Social Media Manager (Contract)

Saylor Agency
New York, NY
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience managing global brand campaigns at a social media agency.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with agency experience managing global brand campaigns and strong creative strategy skills
    — “time at a social media agency working on a global brand (required)”
  • Professionals adept at aligning social content with cultural trends and platform dynamics
    — “Track cultural trends, platform updates, and competitor activity to sharpen campaign thinking”
  • Individuals skilled in data-driven decision-making and strategic presentation
    — “Pull performance data and benchmarks to support strategic recommendations”

Things to consider

  • Must be available for EST hours despite being a remote role
    — “candidates should be comfortable working east coast hours”
  • Preference for candidates based in New York or New Jersey
    — “preference will be given to candidates in New York or New Jersey”

How to stand out

  • Highlight campaign examples that demonstrate cross-platform strategy and cultural relevance
    — “Develop platform-specific recommendations for Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, and Reddit”
  • Emphasize experience in creating data-backed social media strategy decks
    — “help build social creative strategy decks for upcoming campaigns”
  • Showcase ability to present ideas clearly to internal teams and clients
    — “Help shape deck narratives and present ideas to internal teams and clients”
  • Demonstrate fluency in CapCut for content editing
    — “Editing skills in CapCut”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • measurable results from social strategies
  • client-ready thinking
  • timely delivery of creative strategy decks
Typical background
social media marketingdigital marketing

Skills & requirements

Required

Social Media StrategyContent CreationCampaign PlanningPlatform-specific RecommendationsData AnalysisPresentation Skills

Preferred

Video EditingSEO

Stack & domain

InstagramTiktokXThreadsRedditCapcut

About the role

Original posting from Saylor Agency via Greenhouse

About Saylor

Saylor is an LA-based creative agency for entertainment brands and brands who seek to entertain. We are an office filled with passionate people who love to work together to develop authentic, sharable content that inspires fans across the internet. We represent a wide range of clients including Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Hulu, Paramount+, and more.

We’re a close-knit team of creatives who value collaboration, quality of work, innovation, and most importantly: being social. In the office, we aim to create a supportive environment where individuals are encouraged to work together to problem-solve for our clients. 

Position Overview

We're looking for a EST-based Social Media Manager to join our social team on a global brand account. You'll help build social creative strategy decks for upcoming campaigns, turning insights, platform knowledge, and cultural trends into clear, client-ready thinking. The role runs through the end of the year, with the opportunity to extend and grow into a full-time position.

Responsibilities:

Partner with the social team to build creative strategy decks for global campaigns, from insights and platform plans to content ideas

Develop platform-specific recommendations for Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, and Reddit

Track cultural trends, platform updates, and competitor activity to sharpen campaign thinking

Pull performance data and benchmarks to support strategic recommendations

Help shape deck narratives and present ideas to internal teams and clients

Qualifications:

3 to 4 years of social media experience, including time at a social media agency working on a global brand (required)

A track record of developing social strategies that drove measurable results

Expertise across Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, and Reddit

Comfort with analytics tools such as Sprout, Sprinklr, and Meta Business Suite

Strong writing, deck-building, and presentation skills

Organized and reliable on deadlines, with flexibility as hours shift week to week

Editing skills in CapCut

Location and Salary

This is a remote, contract role and candidates should be comfortable working east coast hours, and preference will be given to candidates in New York or New Jersey. Rate is $60 - $75 per hour based on experience.

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Saylor is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Source: Saylor Agency careers (Greenhouse)

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