Freelance Social Media Manager

New York, USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expContract

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global social strategy and calendar for McCann, coordinating across platforms and regions to keep a cohesive voice and timely campaigns.

  • Must-have: 5 to 7 years' experience running social for an agency.
  • Standout: Experience coordinating global/regional/local social initiatives across a network.
  • Standout: Cannes Lions/tentpole campaign exposure or similar cross-network leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and develop McCann and McCann New York's organic social strategy, maintaining an active presence across major platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube)
  • Create, build and maintain a global social content calendar covering creative work, thought leadership, culture, Truth Central, impact and awards
  • Plan ahead around key dates, milestones, announcements, and campaigns to present McCann as a cohesive global network
  • Provide a point of view on engaging with new channels and maximizing evolutions to existing platforms
  • Help develop social tone of voice and evolve, as needed
  • Design assets, write captions, and publish posts in line with the company's tone of voice
  • Create engaging content across platforms, including simple graphics, images, and animation
  • Partner with design and production resources as needed; assist in sourcing and commissioning appropriate talent
  • Concept, pitch and brief innovative social content and content series
  • Coordinate content planning with McCann's Director of Communications to ensure social and comms alignment
  • Liaise with regional and local social leads, aligning with the global calendar and tentpole events like Cannes Lions
  • Consult with local offices to improve their agency social presence and advise on best practices
  • Assist key McCann leaders with their social content
  • Annual auditing of local social channels
  • Liaise with representatives from social platforms to troubleshoot issues and source solutions
  • Establish a regular reporting framework to monitor, track, analyze and report on performance, optimizing content strategy

Requirements

  • 5 to 7 years' experience running social for an agency

Preferred

  • Experience with Cannes Lions or tentpole campaigns
  • Experience coordinating global/regional/local social initiatives across a network
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McCANN New York

We build brands that move people and markets through the radical creativity of Truth Well ToldTM.We don’t make campaigns, we build brands. We don’t follow trends, we uncover enduring human truths. That has been the promise of Truth Well Told since our founding in 1912 – a promise we renew every day as an iconic brand that builds the world’s most iconic brands through finding the truth and telling it well.Truth Well Told unites our 10,000+ people across 100+ countries, as does our commitment to Conscious Inclusion, which upholds the highest standards of bravery, integrity and generosity. Named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2025 and 2024, McCann was the most awarded agency at Cannes Lions 2023 and ranked Most Effective Agency Network by the Global Effie Index 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Founded in 1902
New York, New York, USA
370 employees (156 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.7%
Direct
55.2%
Referral
5.5%
Social
9.4%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~373

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
62 (17% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
6.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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