Social Media Manager at The Right Now. | Los Angeles, CA

The Right Now.

Social Media Manager

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$89K/yr - $128K/yr (Est.)Mid Level3+ years expPart time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive on-site social content creation and real-time engagement for a market-focused brand, with a role anchored in event coverage and community storytelling.

Must-have: 3+ years in social media management and content production.
Standout: In-person shooting at events and on-site storytelling.
Standout: Proficiency with Planable or similar and caption writing.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead 7-day-a-week publishing across Instagram and Facebook, including feed posts, Stories, Reels, and active community engagement.
Oversee daily social planning and scheduling using Planable (or similar platforms) to maintain a consistent posting cadence.
Monitor and engage with the community in real time—managing account logins to handle reposting, tags, likes, comments, and shares.
Capture and edit on-site content for key activations (e.g., Vinyl Fest, Fall Festival, seasonal events).
Build relationships with Market merchants to request and create content that highlights their products, personalities, and stories.
Attend weekly social meetings, internal project calls, and merchant-facing meetings to align on upcoming activations.
Must be available approximately 20 hours per week, including weekends, to manage real-time engagement and Story reposting.
Shoot and edit social-first photo and video content optimized for Instagram and Facebook.
Write engaging, on-brand captions and identify trending audio to maximize reach and impact.
Support creative ideation, storyboarding, and social scriptwriting to generate fun, shareable content.

Requirements

3+ years in social media management, publishing, or content production; experience managing brand channels in agency, hospitality, entertainment, events.
Proficiency in Planable, Plann, Meta Business Suite, Later, CapCut, Canva, and Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.).
Proven ability to capture high-quality content via iPhone, DJI, and Prosumer cameras.
Excellent time management and communication skills.
Strong grasp of platform-native storytelling and social copywriting.
Ability to interpret analytics and translate insights into actionable content strategies.
Knowledge of community engagement tactics and emerging social trends.
Confidence in leveraging AI tools for content ideation, trend research, and workflow optimization.

The Right Now.

The Right Now combines the best in integrated, creative communications strategy, media and talent relations, experience, and social practices for lifestyle and entertainment brands.

Los Angeles, California, USA

33 employees (15 in marketing)

www.therightnow.co