Social Media Manager

The social media manager is responsible for growing our community of followers on multiple platforms, engaging with those followers and driving traffic to our blogs, videos, books and courses. You do this by creating, curating and distributing engaging content on each platform.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) that will be responsible for all social media outreach and strategy. I’m looking for someone with at least a year experience in social media management and experience using the major platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter).

My target audience is in the United States with peak hours between 9am to 10pm eastern standard time. The Social Media Manager schedule does not need to overlap this time completely but will need to work some hours overlapping.

Duties & Responsibilities

You will be managing multiple profiles on multiple social media platforms for my four blogs and YouTube channel. Needless to say, this will require you to stay organized and develop a daily schedule to manage the community of followers on each platform.

• Sharing links to my blog posts and videos when published
• Curating blog posts from a list of approved bloggers
• Using a social media management tool to keep constant content on social profiles
• Creating images for each blog post – size appropriate images for Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook
• Creating shareable images like motivational quotes and memes
• Engaging daily with community of followers on each platform with questions and comments
• Using appropriate strategies and outreach to grow followers on each platform
• Researching topic-related influencers on each platform to connect into our community

Goals

• Grow our community of followers on each social platform (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter)
• Increase engagement in each social community and clicks from social platforms to blogs and YouTube videos

Skills & Abilities

• Social media is your passion. You enjoy building communities, engaging with people and creating shareable graphics.
• You have a visual eye and can create shareable images that motivate and inform.
• You know how to stay updated on social trends, how to use different platforms and what works for growing followers on each.

What We Do

Blogging since 2013 and a YouTube creator since 2017, I own four blogs and a YouTube channel reaching half a million people a month. The four blogs are all within the personal finance niche; debt, online loans, investing and making money online. As part of your cover letter, find the name of one of my blogs and the YouTube channel to include in your letter. The YouTube channel covers videos mostly in the investing and making money niche.

The business makes money on a variety of income sources including books, courses, sponsorships, affiliates and ads. I believe firmly in creating online assets and income sources and am always looking for new ways to monetize the business.

I believe in the entrepreneurial spirit, even if you’re not an entrepreneur or business owner. Happiness at work is a matter of finding what you enjoy doing and making it a part of your life. I want to hire and surround myself with people that feel the same way, that enjoy their role and feel like an owner of the ---------- pensation and Benefits

This is a long-term position with a serious role in our growth. You will be highly compensated for your work and are expected to earn that compensation every day.

• Paid every two weeks through PayPal ($700)
• Annual bonus on company performance
• Paid vacation and holidays (5 vacation and 9 holidays per year)
• Annual courses for training and personal development

Position Requirements

• Advanced and conversational proficiency in English
• Minimum one year experience as a social media manager including management of Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter
• Prior experience using a social media management tools like Buffer, Hootsuite, MeetEdgar or others
• Experience creating graphic images for social media accounts (Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram)

Application Instructions

• Email resume and cover letter
• References to social media accounts you have managed and contact information for owners, minimum one year experience required in social media management
• Reference with links to social media posts and graphics you have created
• Cover letter including an answer to following questions
• If hired, what three things would you suggest to strengthen my social media profiles?
• What social media management tools have you used and what did you like about them?
• Which social media platforms do you consider yourself an expert in using and growing a community?