Social Media Manager

Social Media Manager

Location is Hybrid – Los Angeles, CA. The start date is ASAP for this 6 month contract position.

Job Title: Social Media Manager Location-Type: Hybrid – Los Angeles, CA Start Date Is: ASAP Duration: 6 months (contract) Compensation Range: $55–65/hr W2 Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Job Description: The client is seeking a hands-on Social Media Manager and Strategist to grow a cinema-focused social platform through data-driven strategy, community engagement, and original content creation.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute an organic social growth strategy focused primarily on Instagram and TikTok.
• Define measurable social media goals, KPIs, and growth targets and report on performance.
• Analyze content performance and use data to continuously test and optimize strategy.
• Provide strategic direction, feedback, and guidance to an existing team of content creators.
• Create social content directly, including on-camera and/or edited content as needed.
• Identify trends, conversations, films, and cultural moments relevant to younger film audiences.
• Attend film screenings, activations, collaborations, and industry events throughout Los Angeles.
• Build relationships with filmmakers, creators, collaborators, and members of the film community.
• Identify and develop relationships with additional content creators when needed.
• Help build an engaged community around cinema discovery and independent film culture.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3 years of hands-on experience owning and managing social media accounts and defining and executing measurable social media strategy.
• Proven ability to organically grow social media accounts using a structured, data-driven testing process.
• Ability to define goals and KPIs and develop strategies that deliver against measurable targets.
• Genuine passion for and experience with cinema, film culture, and particularly the independent film space.
• Deep understanding of Instagram and/or TikTok audience growth and content strategy.
• Strong awareness of current film conversations, creators, trends, and cinema culture.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on content creation.
• Comfortable creating content on-camera and/or editing social content.
• Based in the Los Angeles area and available to attend screenings, activations, and events multiple times per week as needed.
• Social, outgoing, personable, and comfortable representing a brand in person.
• Resourceful, self-directed, and comfortable working in a flexible, grassroots environment.
• Ability to provide realistic growth projections and demonstrate accountability against performance goals.
• Ability to provide their own content creation and editing equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience growing a film-focused Instagram, TikTok, or other social account.
• Existing personal social presence centered around film or cinema culture.
• Established relationships within the Los Angeles film, filmmaker, or creator community.
• Experience working as a freelancer, independent creator, or within a lean content team.
• Portfolio or examples of social accounts personally grown through organic strategy.