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Community Management

Senior · Social Media Manager · Hybrid · Cologne

€32–€38/ hour About €830 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
Digital media company · 5,000+ employeesCL-92415 · based in Cologne
Where
Hybrid · Cologne
Format
Regular role
Time needed
3–8 h a week
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Senior · 5-10 years
When you work
Early mornings1 h a week overlap with CET
Language
English and Germanbusiness level

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About this task

This digital media company (5,000+ 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 publishes content on a schedule, so editorial deadlines are fixed.

The team sits in Cologne. 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 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (CET).

What you deliver

  • Respond to comments and direct messages daily within four working hours.
  • A short handover note when the engagement pauses or ends
  • Questions collected in one thread, answered within one working day
  • A written update every Tuesday with what was done, what is next and anything blocked

What a week looks like

  • Wednesday: pick up the queue and confirm priorities
  • Midweek: two short working sessions of one to two hours
  • Tuesday: update sent before the company's end of day

Duration: 16 weeks, renewable. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail.

Tools

Sprout SocialSlack

Who fits

  • 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Social Media Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Business-level German as well as English: the documents and part of the team work in German
  • 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

  • A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late
  • Experience in a similar industry

Not included

  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately
  • 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 EUR 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 dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou 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
AlexSenior Social Media Manager
Experience
5-10 years in marketing & content
Tools
Sprout Social, Slack
Offers
6 hours a week, weekday evenings
Rate
€35 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, €35 an hour, is in line with the median senior Social Media Manager rate in Germany (€35). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Social Media Manager jobs in Germany · Social Media Manager rates in Germany · Marketing & Content jobs

Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-92415 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.

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