Social Media Manager - Temp to Perm

Santa Monica, CA (On-site)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level3+ years expTemporary

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Social Strategy & Content Leadership
  • - Partner with account and strategy teams to translate client goals into social media and content strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.
  • - Identify emerging trends, cultural moments, creator behaviors, and platform opportunities that increase relevance, engagement, and brand affinity.
  • - Contribute audience insights, competitive observations, and platform expertise to support account growth and performance.
  • - Lead social content planning across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, Threads, and emerging platforms.
  • Content Development & Creative Partnership
  • - Partner with creative teams to develop social-first concepts, campaigns, and content ideas informed by audience behavior, cultural trends, and business priorities.
  • - Lead social content review processes and provide strategic feedback on creative concepts, copy, and platform execution.
  • - Ensure content aligns with brand voice, platform best practices, and campaign objectives.
  • - Identify content gaps and proactively recommend opportunities that strengthen content performance and audience engagement.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of social media experience in an agency or consumer-facing brand environment.
  • Deep understanding of social platforms, internet culture, creator ecosystems, and emerging digital trends.
  • Experience managing brand presence across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, Threads, and emerging channels.
  • Strong content strategy, editorial, storytelling, and copywriting skills.
  • Experience developing social-first content strategies and translating business objectives into engaging content programs.
  • Proven ability to provide strategic feedback on creative concepts, copy, and social executions.
  • Experience leading community management and building engaged online audiences.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate performance data into actionable insights and recommendations.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Flexibility to occasionally work evenings and weekends as business needs arise.

Preferred

  • Experience with beauty, lifestyle, CPG, entertainment, or culturally disruptive brands.
  • Experience with influencer marketing and creator partnerships.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Sprout Social, Tubular, Siftsy, or similar platforms.
  • Experience supporting launches, activations, or live event coverage.
  • Spreads joy. ✨
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Movers+Shakers

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Movers+Shakers is a socially-native creative agency on a mission to spread joy. We drive cultural relevance for brands with Gen Z and Millennials. Our expertise spans social strategy, campaigns, influencer, always on, and community management. We're the #1 fastest-growing agency in the world and Ad Age Agency of the Year (3x)! Our clients rely on us to push them into tomorrow, creating cultural relevance across mainstream and emerging social platforms. With 250+ billion views across our campaigns, Glossy named us "the TikTok whisperers." Digiday named us “Most Dedicated to Employee Growth and Most Valued Employees." Curious about joining a talented, diverse, and award-winning team? Check out our openings at https://moversshakers.co/careers-current-openings

Founded in 2016
Santa Monica, California, USA
131 employees (42 in marketing)
54% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

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$75K/yr – $85K/yr

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Social Media Manager - Temp to Perm

Movers+Shakers · Santa Monica, CA · On-site