Social Media Manager

Boston, MA (Remote)

$90K/yr – $120K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own social content and on-camera storytelling for a creator-forward brand, managing strategy, calendar, formats, and cross-team alignment while driving organic reach and audience growth.

  • Content strategy and planning: shape calendars and themes across Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube, tying to campaigns.
  • On-camera creation: produce and appear in short-form video and craft compelling captions and scripts that fit the brand voice.
  • Analytics and collaboration: translate performance data into content decisions and coordinate with Content, Creative, and Growth teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Content strategy and planning - Own and contribute to Later's social media content calendar across priority platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube, ensuring consistent publishing cadence and thematic alignment with broader marketing campaigns.
  • Partner with your fellow social media manager to develop quarterly and monthly content themes that map to Later Media's story. Creating compelling moments for our audience(s).
  • Identify trending formats, sounds, and cultural conversations early, and translate those signals into content ideas that feel native to each platform while staying true to Later's voice.
  • Develop and maintain platform-specific strategies that reflect each channel's unique audience behavior, algorithm dynamics, and content formats.
  • Collaborate with Content, Creative, and Growth Marketing teams to align social activity with campaign launches, blog priorities, and product announcements.
  • Content creation and on-camera presence - Conceive, produce, and appear in short-form video content for platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, confidently representing the Later brand on camera.
  • Write compelling copy for social posts, captions, and video scripts that reflect Later's brand voice: confident, in the know, and genuinely approachable.
  • Collaborate with the Creative team on asset production, contributing creative direction for graphics, video, and motion content while maintaining brand consistency.
  • Produce content that spans the full spectrum of formats, from educational carousels and product explainer videos to trend-responsive clips and community spotlights.
  • Bring a creator's sensibility to your work, understanding how to make content that earns attention organically rather than simply pushing brand messaging.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of hands-on social media management experience, ideally in-house at a brand or in a content-forward agency environment.
  • Demonstrated comfort and confidence on camera, with a portfolio of short-form video content you have personally appeared in or produced.
  • Deep, current platform knowledge across Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn, including an understanding of algorithm behavior, content formats, and audience dynamics unique to each.
  • Strong copywriting skills, with the ability to adapt tone and format for different platforms and content types while maintaining a consistent brand voice.
  • Experience managing social content calendars and publishing workflows, with strong organizational skills and a track record of meeting deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
  • Comfort with social analytics tools and a habit of letting performance data shape creative decisions.
  • Collaborative working style with experience partnering across creative, content, and marketing teams.
  • Genuine enthusiasm for the creator economy, social media trends, and the evolving landscape of influencer marketing.
  • Experience using social media management platforms for scheduling, analytics, and community management.

Preferred

  • Bonus: hands-on experience with Later's platform, or familiarity with link in bio tools, creator marketplaces, or influencer marketing software.

Benefits

  • Additionally, all permanent team members are eligible to participate in various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package.
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Later

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Later is a leading social and influencer marketing solution and link in bio tool. We help the world’s top brands create high-performing social content and collaborate with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI.Learn more at https://linkin.bio/latermedia/

Founded in 2014
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1.9K employees (133 in marketing)
71% recommend to a friend
90% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$187K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.8%
Direct
63.2%
Referral
3.8%
Social
1.7%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
102 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
6 years
Median Tenure
1.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$276.4M
Last Raise
$135M
Private Equity, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2022
    Private Equity • $135M
  • Dec 2021
    Private Equity • $120M
  • Oct 2018
    Series A • $5.8M

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