Source: https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-basingstoke-dt-4787750/ Title: Community Management, hybrid in Basingstoke | Deftridge Summary: Community Management for a senior Social Media Manager, hybrid in Basingstoke. £21-£25 an hour, 3 to 8 hours a week. Starts within 7 days. Regular Shortlisting · 2 candidates Posted Oct 22 · DT-4787750 # Community Management Senior · Social Media Manager · Hybrid · Basingstoke **£21–£25** / hour About £550 a month at 6 h a week. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Construction group in residential development · 51–200 employeesCL-82020 · based in Basingstoke - **Where** Hybrid · Basingstoke - **Format** Regular role - **Time needed** 3–8 h a week - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Early mornings2 h a week overlap with UK time The company is already looking at 2 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides. **4** professionals have asked about this task **776** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This construction group in residential development (51–200 employees) is looking for a senior Social Media Manager for an ongoing part-time engagement of 3–8 h a week. Replies to comments and messages in the brand's voice. Workload peaks and dips, so a few fixed hours a week fit better than a full-time seat. It works in real estate and construction, where project documents change often. The team sits in Basingstoke. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. The company prefers early-morning hours, before a normal working day starts. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (UK time). ## What you deliver - Respond to comments and direct messages daily within four working hours. - A written update every Tuesday with what was done, what is next and anything blocked - Questions collected in one thread, answered within one working day - Work logged against the agreed list, so the company contact can see progress without a call ## What a week looks like - Wednesday: 15-minute check-in to agree the week's items - Monday: main working block (3 hours) - Tuesday: hand-off note with what shipped and what is open **Duration:** 12 weeks, renewable. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included. ## Tools Sprout Social Slack ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Social Media Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Sprout Social and Slack - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Used to short written handovers - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late ## Not included - Managing other contractors or employees - On-call availability outside the agreed window - Travel or work at a fixed location ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in GBP after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior Social Media Manager - **Experience** 5-10 years in marketing & content - **Tools** Sprout Social, Slack - **Offers** 6 hours a week, weekday evenings - **Rate** £23 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, £23 an hour, is **in line with** the median senior Social Media Manager rate in South East (£23). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median £23 This task £23 £19 £32 [All Social Media Manager jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/united-kingdom/) · [Social Media Manager rates in South East](https://deftridge.com/rates/social-media-manager/south-east/) · [Marketing & Content jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/marketing-and-content/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-82020 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Community Management is noted. 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