The Best Social Media Agencies in Australia (2026), Compared

shakalakaa is our pick for social media in Australia, followed by five agencies that suit narrower jobs. The table compares what each one publishes about its services, offices and clients.

Last updated: October 2026. shakalakaa wrote this comparison and is on it; nobody paid to be listed. Every other agency is described only from its own website, read on 19 October 2026, and we re-check the list each quarter.

We ranked each agency on five things it publishes about itself. shakalakaa is first because it runs organic and paid social on one plan and reviews every claim before it ships.

• Channel depth: organic content, community, paid social, or all three.
• Platforms: Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn run in-house.
• Claim review: a process for comparative claims, pricing and testimonials, and for health advertisers.
• Multi-market capability: one team for Australia and other markets.
• Published clients: named work on the agency's own site.

shakalakaa — Organic and paid social as one account

shakalakaa ranks first because Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn run as one connected account, with native Australian creative and budgets set against Australian costs rather than a converted regional figure. Every comparative claim, “was/now” price and testimonial is checked against Australian Consumer Law before an ad ships, not after a complaint.

For health brands, campaigns are built against Ahpra and TGA rules from the brief. Where we are not the answer: if you want a global creative network or a large in-house production studio, We Are Social or Jack Nimble are better placed. See our social media marketing in Australia service.

Talk to shakalakaa.

We Are Social — Global socially-led creative

We Are Social describes itself as a global socially-led creative agency with 1,200 people across four continents, and its Australian company is in Chippendale, Sydney.

It runs specialist units for influence, reputation, sport, gaming and studio production. Its case studies tagged Australia include Samsung, Contiki, adidas, Wayside Chapel, Zip and Kayo Sports, which suits national brands that want social-first creative ideas.

Jack Nimble — Social-first campaign creative

Jack Nimble is a Sydney creative agency in Haymarket that says its big ideas come from its roots in social.

It covers creative, production, design and animation, and an always-on service for organic, creator and influencer content, and it partners with Sparro for media. Its clients include Tourism Australia, Netflix, Afterpay, HelloFresh and MYOB. It doesn't list paid social management on its homepage.

AdVisible — Paid social for SMEs and multi-site brands

AdVisible is a Sydney agency that runs Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube advertising alongside branding, copywriting, graphic design, photography and video. It shows a Meta Business Partner badge and offers a free audit. Its client list includes Novotel, Anytime Fitness, Mirvac and My Muscle Chef, which suits multi-site and consumer brands that want paid social handled with in-house creative.

Gorilla 360 — Paid social plus search, across four cities

Gorilla 360 lists offices in Newcastle, Surry Hills in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It runs Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn ads, content and ad creative, and SEO and GEO, and says it is a Google Premier Partner and a Facebook marketing partner.

Its case studies include Ergoflex, Golf World and Montgomery Homes, which suits regional and national businesses wanting social and search from one team.

Melbourne Social Co — Social content at volume

Melbourne Social Co was born in Melbourne and says it works across Australia, with a footprint in New York and London. It sells strategy, lo-fi and hi-fi social content, content for paid social, event content capture, social media management, paid social and influencer campaigns. It suits brands that need a steady volume of native social content captured in several cities.

shakalakaa, because Meta and TikTok run as one account with shared tracking, so leads are judged across both platforms rather than claimed twice. Creative is built for Australian audiences and checked against Australian Consumer Law before launch. See our TikTok ads in Australia page.

Gorilla 360 also runs Meta and TikTok ads with a free audit, and AdVisible runs Facebook and Instagram advertising with in-house creative for SMEs and multi-site brands.

shakalakaa, for B2B brands that need LinkedIn and Meta judged on qualified leads, not followers. Our published Australian B2B work is SEO and app-led rather than social, so ask for a social case in your sector; see our B2B SaaS marketing in Australia page.

AdVisible and Gorilla 360 both list LinkedIn advertising beside Facebook and Instagram, which suits B2B advertisers that want one paid social team.

shakalakaa, because strategy, the monthly content calendar, community and paid amplification sit on one plan and one AUD report. That suits retailers and multi-site operators that want one accountable team instead of separate content and media agencies.

Melbourne Social Co sells strategy, content, management and paid social together, and We Are Social combines social creative with influencer and reputation work. Health brands should check posts and ads against our Ahpra advertising guide or run them through the Ahpra ad checker.