Social Media Manager, Content Creator

Job Description: We are seeking a creative and results-driven Social Media Manager & Content Creator to grow our clients’ digital presence, increase brand awareness, and drive leads and sales. The ideal candidate is highly skilled in content strategy, short-form video creation, community management, and performance marketing across major social media platforms. This is a contract role, as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute social media strategies aligned with brand and sales goals
• Create engaging, high-quality content for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, X, and other relevant platforms
• Produce and edit short-form videos, static posts, stories, informational carousel, ai generated content, viral reels, for correct target audiences captions, and promotional content
• Can make about 60 high quality reels in 10 hours or less, please show your portfolio
• Use a mix of original and high-quality AI-assisted content where appropriate for products and scenes
• Schedule and publish content consistently across all platforms with trending viral target audience audio at best times daily, with stories on all platforms
• Monitor comments, messages, and community activity, and respond in a timely, brand-appropriate manner
• Track trends, competitor activity, and audience insights to improve content performance
• Optimize content using SEO, hashtags, keywords, and platform best practices
• Analyze performance metrics and prepare reports on growth, engagement, leads, and sales
• Collaborate with marketing, design, sales, and e-commerce teams to ensure consistent messaging
• Support or manage paid social campaigns to improve reach, conversions, and ROI

Requirements

• Proven experience in social media management, content creation, and digital marketing
• Strong skills in video editing, graphic design, and content production
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, CapCut, or similar tools
• Familiarity with scheduling tools such as Hootsuite, Buffer, or Meta Business Suite
• Strong understanding of social media strategy, branding, SEO, and analytics
• Experience managing audience engagement, DMs, comments, and online reputation
• Ability to create content that is both visually strong and conversion-focused
• Knowledge of paid ads and lead-generation strategies is a plus
• Photography/videography skills are an advantage

Send me a portfolio with examples and some must include product examples, post, carousels, videos, reels, stories.

Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60617