Social Media · Video
Northern Black: Brand & Social Content
Client
Northern Black
Location
UK
Year
2023–Present
Focus
Social Strategy, Product Content, Client Journeys

As Head of Content Creation at Northern Black since July 2023, I lead all video and social content across four accounts on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, growing the combined following by 36.6% and generating 42.7 million views.
Work spans cinematic client-journey films for tattoo projects, product-led content driving traffic to northernblack.shop, and live event coverage edited for real-time social output.
Results
Overall growth
Headline figures across four accounts and three platforms, July 2023 to September 2026.
+259,862
Followers added
+36.6%
Audience growth
42.7M
Views
3,006
Posts published
2,643,791
Likes
248,105
Saves
80,812
Comments
Audience growth
Follower growth per channel
@northernblack on Instagram grew fastest off the smallest base. Facebook added the most people overall and remains the fastest-growing channel by volume.
TikTok
+19.7%
369,981 → 442,800
+69.6%
148,622 → 252,040
Instagram — @isar.oakmund
+21.6%
122,510 → 148,979
Instagram — @northernblack
+83.3%
68,591 → 125,747
Output & reach
Overall reach per year
Roughly 79 posts a month across four accounts for over three years, with no fallow quarter. The jump in 2025 came from format strategy, not extra volume.
2023 (from July)
5.7M
views
754 posts
2024
7.3M
views
785 posts
2025
18.7M
views
798 posts
2026 (to September)
11.1M
views
669 posts
Best performing content
Top 3 posts by each platform
TikTok
@northernblacktiktok
@northernblack
@isar.oakmund
Northern Black
Product
Product Content
Product-led photography and video built to drive traffic to northernblack.shop.









Tattoo
Tattoo Content
Cinematic client-journey films and studio coverage following tattoo projects from consultation to finished piece.





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