Social Media Manager (Team Lead | Organic + Paid | Meta & Google | ROI Ownership)
About the Role
We’re hiring a Social Media Manager to lead and own strategy → execution → reporting across organic and paid channels. You’ll plan creative social strategies, run Meta & Google campaigns end-to-end, and be accountable for growth KPIs and ROI for client accounts.
Key Responsibilities
1) Leadership & Team Management
- Lead a team (creators, designers, copy/video, community, ads exec).
- Set weekly goals, allocate workloads, review outputs, and run stand-ups & weekly reviews.
- Build SOPs, playbooks, and quality bars (naming, file hygiene, turnaround times).
- Coach for skill growth; conduct 1:1s, feedback, and hiring for the pod.
2) Social Media Strategy (Organic)
- Build monthly/quarterly content strategies (pillars, series, calendars, hooks, CTAs).
- Oversee production of Reels/Shorts, carousels, stories, UGC; ensure brand voice & consistency.
- Own community management (DMs, comments, social care SLAs).
- Track content KPIs: reach, saves, comments, watch time, CTR; ship experiments.
3) Paid Social & Search (Performance Marketing)
- Plan → Launch → Optimize → Scale campaigns on Meta Ads (FB/IG) and Google Ads (Search/PMAX/YouTube/Display).
- Create media plans with budgets, forecasts, audiences, geo, placements, and expected CPL/ROAS.
- Set up pixels/conversions (Meta pixel, CAPI), GA4 events, UTM governance, and CRM integrations.
- Run creative testing (hooks, formats, offers), A/B experiments, frequency caps, and funnel stages (TOFU/MOFU/BOFU).
- Collaborate on landing pages (offer clarity, copy, CRO, speed) with designers/dev.
- Own daily/weekly optimization: bids, budgets, audiences, negatives, placements, search terms.
4) Client Communication & Reporting
- Run kickoff workshops, monthly reviews, and QBRs with actionable insights.
- Share dashboards (Looker/Data Studio/Sheets), narrative analysis, and next-step experiments.
- Manage expectations on timelines, attribution, and budget pacing; flag risks early.
5) Compliance & Governance
- Ensure ad policy compliance (Meta/Google), cookie/consent where needed, and brand safety.
- Maintain creative rights, music licenses, and influencer disclosures.
Must-Have Skills & Experience
- 2–3 years in social media & performance marketing; leading creators/ads execs.
- Hands-on Meta Ads (lead gen, catalog, conversions) and Google Ads (Search/PMAX/YouTube).
- Strong grasp of funnels, attribution, GA4, pixels, UTMs, CRM hygiene.
- Content instincts: hooks, scripting, briefs for video/carousels; understands what drives saves, comments, watch time.
- Confident client communication; clear English/Hinglish.
Good-to-Have
- Experience with LinkedIn Ads, YouTube Shorts, Remarketing/Email/WhatsApp flows.
- CRO tools (Hotjar, PageSpeed insights), basic SQL/Sheets analytics, Looker Studio.
- Influencer/UGC coordination and brand collaborations.
Tools You’ll Use
Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads/GA4, Tag Manager, Business Suite, Looker Studio, Sheets, Notion/Trello, Canva/Adobe, CRM (HubSpot/Zoho/LeadSquared).
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person