Social Element

Social Element is a global social media agency founded in 2002 by Tamara Littleton. We focus on growing and nurturing social communities for brands while maintaining brand safety.

We operate globally from headquarters in the UK and North America, working in 30 countries and 41 languages. We integrate social intelligence, human insight, and technology into our services. Our services include social strategy, insights, ideation, creative content, engagement, and innovation. We also offer influencer marketing, moderation, brand safety, social listening, training, and consultancy. We provide tools like Social Currency Audit & Score, Social Growth Plan, and Social Playbooks, alongside community management, paid social media, experiences, brand protection, and training.

Our clients include Mondelēz Oreo, Visa, Nissan, Westfield, The Works, Keurig Dr Pepper, and McCarthy Stone. We are Ecovadis registered for sustainability measurement and certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by WeConnect International. We’ve been a member of the Internet Watch Foundation for over 15 years, supporting a safer internet. We also support The Conscious Advertising Network and have pledged not to work with fossil fuel brands.

Our mission is to protect and grow brands socially by putting social intelligence, humans, and technology at our core. We aim to help brands earn a place in people’s lives and be socially valuable. Our stated values are ‘Global. Inclusive. Trusted. Powered by human values.’

We are conscious of our impact on the planet and our people, ensuring our work methods and supplier choices reflect these considerations. We use a remote-first approach to maintain a low environmental footprint. We also support a sustainable future for the creative industry by pledging not to collaborate with fossil fuel polluters.

Social Element is led globally by Co-CEOs Linn Frost and Ashley Cooksley, supported by an all-female Executive team. We emphasize an inclusive and flexible culture, designed to accommodate diverse ways of living and working. We support employees in thriving and encourage them to bring their full selves to work.

Our workforce includes 73% female employees with an all-female board, 19% who are neurodivergent, 14% with a disability, 15% from the LGBTQ+ community, 47% from underrepresented ethnic groups, and 44% who are carers. The average length of service for employees is 6.83 years. While primarily remote-first, our team convenes for specific events. We were ranked ¹⁴⁄₁₀₀ as an inspiring workplace globally.

We have 201-500 employees and operate in 39 countries, with 22% of our teams in the 44-75+ age range. We serve both local and global clients.

We offer remote-first working flexibility and strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive and feel comfortable bringing their full selves to work.