Source: https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-2080970/ Title: Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer), $42-53/h | Deftridge Summary: Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer) for a senior Social Media Manager, remote in the US. $42-$53 an hour, 4 to 10 hours a week. Starts within 7 days. Regular Posted Nov 4 · DT-2080970 # Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer) Senior · Social Media Manager · Remote · United States **$42–$53** / hour About $1,440 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** Omnichannel retailer with stores in six countries · 51–200 employeesCL-18336 · based in Fairfield - **Where** Remote · United States - **Format** Regular role - **Time needed** 4–10 h a week - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async2 h a week overlap with PT **1,146** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This omnichannel retailer with stores in six countries (51–200 employees) is looking for a senior 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 is a retailer with stores and an online channel, and the team works to a weekly trading rhythm. The work is fully remote. Any location in United States works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (PT). ## What you deliver - Schedule 8 posts a week across LinkedIn, Instagram and X from an approved monthly plan. - Questions collected in one thread, answered within one working day - A short handover note when the engagement pauses or ends - Work logged against the agreed list, so the company contact can see progress without a call ## What a week looks like - Wednesday: pick up the queue and confirm priorities - Midweek: two short working sessions of one to two hours - Thursday: update sent before the company's end of day **Duration:** 16 weeks, renewable. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included. ## Tools Buffer Hootsuite Canva ## Who fits - 5-10 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 - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones - 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 - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so ## 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 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** Buffer, Hootsuite, Canva - **Offers** 7 hours a week, weekday evenings - **Rate** $48 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $48 an hour, is **above** the median senior Social Media Manager rate in the United States ($45). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $45 This task $48 $32 $69 [All Social Media Manager jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/united-states/) · [Social Media Manager rates in United States](https://deftridge.com/rates/social-media-manager/united-states/) · [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-18336 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, Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer) is noted. 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