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Manager · Social Media Manager · Remote · United States

$53–$61/ hour About $1,730 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
Streaming and audio company in lifestyle · 201–500 employeesCL-43387 · based in Victoria
Where
Remote · United States
Format
Regular role
Time needed
4–10 h a week
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Manager · 7-12 years
When you work
Evenings or weekends

11 professionals have asked about this task1,144 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This streaming and audio company in lifestyle (201–500 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 work is fully remote. Any location in United States works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. Evenings or weekends are fine, as long as the agreed weekly output is there.

What you deliver

  • Schedule 8 posts a week across LinkedIn, Instagram and X from an approved monthly plan.
  • Work logged against the agreed list, so the company contact can see progress without a call
  • Questions collected in one thread, answered within one working day
  • A short handover note when the engagement pauses or ends

What a week looks like

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

Duration: 6 months, then month by month. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price.

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

  • Travel or work at a fixed location
  • 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 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
$57 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $57 an hour, is above the median manager Social Media Manager rate in the United States ($55). 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-43387 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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