Social Media Manager

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $115K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize Pirq’s social channels by leading daily operations, calendars, and strategy across platforms, while growing engagement, partnerships, and community.

  • Own daily, weekly, and seasonal content calendars.
  • Lead cross-functional partnerships and manage a high-performing social team.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Organic Social Strategy and Calendar
  • Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of Pirq’s social media channels, overseeing publishing workflows, platform execution, and daily content planning across all owned social accounts.
  • Own daily, weekly, and seasonal content calendars, ensuring community, business goals, partnerships, and marketing initiatives are strategically aligned and consistently represented across channels.
  • Develop and continuously refine channel strategies, content pillars, and social programming to support broader marketing objectives, strengthen audience engagement, and grow Pirq’s social presence.
  • Community Growth and Engagement
  • Grow Pirq’s owned audience across social platforms through consistent, high-quality content, active community engagement, and platform-specific strategies.
  • Lead front-line community engagement and establish clear guidelines for how Pirq shows up across comments, DMs, and broader social conversations, ensuring a consistent, authentic brand voice.
  • Monitor audience sentiment, social conversations, and emerging issues, serving as an early warning system for potential risks or developments that could impact the brand’s reputation.
  • Identify, cultivate, and amplify user-generated content and brand advocates, integrating high-quality community content into Pirq’s broader social strategy.
  • Performance and Trends

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience in social media, content strategy, or content marketing, with demonstrated experience shaping channel strategy—not just executing against it.
  • Proven ability to translate strategy into clear creative briefs, actionable content direction, and effective guidance for internal teams and external collaborators.
  • Strong platform expertise across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and emerging social channels, with a native understanding of platform behaviors, formats, and audience nuances.
  • Strong experience managing content publishing and asset organization platforms, with a proven ability to keep workflows organized and efficient across tools such as Sprout Social, Air, and Asana.
  • Video editing skills with experience using CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Canva, and/or similar editing platforms.
  • Deep cultural fluency and a proven ability to identify emerging trends and translate them into relevant, brand-right opportunities before they become mainstream.
  • Highly developed creative taste in short-form video, including sound, editing, pacing, visual storytelling, and format selection, paired with strong editorial judgment to balance cultural relevance with long-term brand positioning.
  • Experience managing, mentoring, or developing team members, with the leadership skills and readiness to take on people management responsibilities.
  • Data-driven mindset with experience using social performance, audience insights, and analytics to optimize content and inform broader strategy.
  • Ability to operate with speed, autonomy, and sound judgment in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple workstreams while maintaining quality, consistency, and brand standards.

Preferred

  • Location
  • Austin, TX
  • 4 days in office/1 day remote
  • Consumer brand experience preferred, especially in beauty, wellness, food and beverage, or supplements
  • Understanding of how creator content drives paid social, retail, and subscription growth

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
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Pirq

From smooth, creamy, and indulgent protein shakes and powders, to juicy, refreshing hydration mixes, every sip is packed with wellness benefits and flavor-to support you and pirq up your tastebuds.

6 employees (1 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$90K/yr – $115K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (17% of company)
Median Tenure
0.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.4%
Direct
46.9%
Referral
5.4%
Social
18.3%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6
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Social Media Manager

Pirq · Austin, TX · Hybrid