Social Media Manager

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

$67K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive creative direction, social strategy, and content production across multiple accounts, translating objectives into actionable content plans, managing production calendars, and tracking performance and risks.

  • Own the content calendar and delivery across accounts
  • Lead production days and coordinate freelancers
  • Analyze performance and adjust strategy

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Creative direction and strategy
  • - Lead the creative direction for the accounts you work on — the look, the voice, the content approach, and the reasoning behind it. This is a team effort but you will be leaned on for setting the stage in many cases
  • - Build and maintain social strategy for each account: channel mix, content pillars, cadence, and the metrics that define success
  • - Translate business objectives into content plans a founder or marketing lead can understand and sign off on
  • - Track platform changes and audience behavior, and make the call on which shifts are worth acting on
  • Content production
  • - Shoot content on location — product, food, in-store b-roll, founder talking-head, event coverage. Most of this is iPhone-quality work; comfort with a DSLR is a plus
  • - Edit short-form video from raw footage, with strong instincts for hooks, pacing, captions, and sound
  • - Design static assets: graphics, carousels, stories, and brand-consistent templates
  • - Write captions and short-form copy in each client's voice

Requirements

  • 4+ years in social media, content, or account management, ideally including time as the primary point of contact for clients rather than supporting someone else in that seat
  • Unrelenting attention to detail and quality. This is non-negotiable for success in this role.
  • Demonstrated ability to shoot and edit your own content, with a portfolio of short-form work you personally produced
  • Strong instincts for short-form video, and the ability to explain why something works rather than just recognizing that it does
  • Excellent writing — captions, short-form copy, and clear professional client communication
  • Composure under production pressure. Shoot days go sideways, and we need someone who adjusts and keeps the day on track
  • The organization to run several accounts at once without dropping threads, and the judgment to flag capacity issues before they affect delivery
  • Experience with Notion of very similar tool for day-to-day project and task management, or being very skilled at learning and evolving new workflows

Preferred

  • Agency experience, particularly where you both managed the relationship and produced the work
  • Background in one or more of our verticals: food and beverage, retail or grocery, consumer brands, political, or media and podcasting
  • Experience hiring, training, or managing others
  • Paid social experience — campaign strategy, build, and optimization
  • Fluency with AI tools as part of a production workflow

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.1B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
23.2%
Direct
64.2%
Referral
3.2%
Social
7.7%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1

Marketing Team

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