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Manager · Social Media Manager · Hybrid · Austin

$57–$68/ hour About $1,890 a month at 7 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
AI research company for drug discovery · 5,000+ employeesCL-94995 · based in Austin
Where
Hybrid · Austin
Format
Regular role
Time needed
4–10 h a week
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Manager · 7-12 years
When you work
Weekday evenings2 h a week overlap with CT

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About this task

This AI research company for drug discovery (5,000+ employees) is looking for a manager Social Media Manager for an ongoing part-time engagement of 4–10 h a week. Plans and publishes posts across channels.

The company wants a senior person on this without carrying the cost of a full-time role. It builds AI products and needs human experts to check what the models produce.

The team sits in Austin. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (CT).

What you deliver

  • Schedule 12 posts a week across LinkedIn, Instagram and X from an approved monthly plan.
  • 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
  • A written update every Wednesday with what was done, what is next and anything blocked

What a week looks like

  • Daily: one hour at a time that suits you, inside the agreed window
  • Tuesday: ten-minute sync if anything is blocked
  • Wednesday: weekly summary posted to the shared thread

Duration: 12 weeks, renewable. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail.

Tools

BufferHootsuiteCanva

Who fits

  • 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Social Media Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Comfortable working in Buffer, Hootsuite and Canva
  • 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
  • Used to short written handovers

Not included

  • Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so
  • On-call availability outside the agreed window
  • Managing other contractors or employees

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 USD 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
AlexManager Social Media Manager
Experience
7-12 years in marketing & content
Tools
Buffer, Hootsuite, Canva
Offers
7 hours a week, weekday evenings
Rate
$62 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $62 an hour, is above the median manager Social Media Manager rate in Texas ($50). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

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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-94995 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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