Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)
Manager · Social Media Manager · On-site · Portsmouth
- Company
- Streaming and audio company covering business news · 501–1,000 employeesCL-69956 · based in Portsmouth
- Where
- On-site · Portsmouth
- Format
- Regular role
- Time needed
- 4–10 h a week
- Start
- Starts within 7 days
- Level
- Manager · 7-12 years
- When you work
- Early mornings1 h a week overlap with UK time
The company is already looking at 4 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides.
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About this task
This streaming and audio company covering business news (501–1,000 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 person who did this left, and the company would rather bring in an experienced part-timer than rush a permanent hire. It publishes content on a schedule, so editorial deadlines are fixed.
The company prefers a person who can come to Portsmouth for kickoff and the final review; the rest is remote. The company prefers early-morning hours, before a normal working day starts. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (UK time).
What you deliver
- Schedule 10 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
- Tuesday: 15-minute check-in to agree the week's items
- Friday: main working block (4 hours)
- Wednesday: hand-off note with what shipped and what is open
Duration: 16 weeks, renewable. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price.
Tools
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
- Experience in a similar industry
Not included
- Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so
- Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately
- On-call availability outside the agreed window
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
- Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
- You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
- With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
- 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.
- Experience
- 7-12 years in marketing & content
- Tools
- Buffer, Hootsuite, Canva
- Offers
- 7 hours a week, weekday evenings
- Rate
- £26 an hour, agreed with the recruiter
How this rate compares
The midpoint of this range, £26 an hour, is above the median manager Social Media Manager rate in South East (£25). 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-69956 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.