Social Media Manager (Contract) at subsense | Palo Alto, CA | $25/hr – $40/hr

subsense

Social Media Manager (Contract)

Palo Alto, CA (Remote)

$25/hr – $40/hrMid Level4+ years expContract

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and execute a B2B/deep-tech social program, from strategy and editorial calendar to end-to-end production and community engagement, while translating complex tech for diverse audiences.

Own content pillars, platform-native storytelling, and newsjacking aligned with PR and leadership signals.
Monitor reach, growth, and engagement, reporting weekly and iterating based on analytics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Own the social strategy: content pillars, per-platform approach, calendar, cadence, and news-jacking around announcements.
Execute end-to-end: design on-brand visuals and animations per our brand guidebook, produce and edit short-form video, write platform-nativecopy (with PR on narrative), publish, and engage the community.
React promptly to news from PR and leadership, and integrate it across platforms with the right sequencing.
Analytics: track reach, views, target-audience growth, and engagement; report weekly and adjust.
Protect credibility: no over-claiming beyond R&D; respect stealth and pre-clinical constraints (patent-first).

Requirements

4+ years running B2B / deep-tech or science-adjacent social;proven audience growth (bring numbers).
Strong storytelling — translating complex tech for mixed audiences(technical, investor, general) without hype or inaccuracy.
Hands-on simple short-form video, plus creating visuals within abrand system.
Comfortable working to a brief (Subsense + PR) and iterating onfeedback.
Fluent English; US / global audience fluency.
Analytics fluency (LinkedIn / X insights, GA4, a social tool).

Preferred

Fundraising / investor-audience content; deep-tech VC or family-office familiarity.
AI-assisted content workflows (efficiency for a small team).
Figma and Canva experience to design visuals and animations.
LinkedIn — primary channel; thought leadership, company milestones, team voice.
X — key channel to attract investor attention.
YouTube — podcasts, animation, explainer & long-form.
Instagram — broader audience, events, culture & behind-the-scenes.
Substack — possible, TBD.