Social Media Manager

About Echelon ECHELON is a veteran founded & operated energy drink built for the military community, athletes, competitors, and those who demand more. No artificial flavors or colors, zero sugar, and no proprietary blends. We're gritty, community-driven, & rapidly scaling across military, DTC, and national retail. SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER - MARKETING About Echelon ECHELON is a veteran founded & operated energy drink built for the military community, athletes, competitors, and those who demand more. No artificial flavors or colors, zero sugar, and no proprietary blends. We're gritty, community-driven, & rapidly scaling across military, DTC, and national retail. THE ROLE ECHELON is looking for a culturally plugged-in Social Media Manager to own our organic social presence and help make the brand impossible to ignore online. This hands-on individual contributor turns our products, drops, partnerships, retail moments, events, and community into timely content that grows ECHELON's audience and cultural relevance. What You’ll Do Social Strategy and Execution Develop and execute ECHELON's social strategy and calendar across Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Discord, & more. Translate brand and marketing priorities into platform-native content while protecting ECHELON's distinct voice, humor, and visual identity. Stay plugged into internet culture, trends, memes, and emerging formats; move quickly on relevant opportunities without forcing the brand into conversations where it does not belong. Collaborate with the Brand Voice team to maintain brand sense of humor and voice. We take our products seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Own organic social around drops, launches, retail moments, partnerships, and events - from tease and reveal through launch-day reaction, UGC, and post-launch storytelling. Capture or coordinate content at key activations and work with internal teams, freelancers, and creative partners as needed. Community, Creators & UGC Be the pulse on ECHELON's audience and adjacent communities by monitoring and engaging across comments, DMs, tagged content, creators, brands, sentiment, and emerging conversations. Collaborate with the Influencer & Affiliate Manager to build a UGC pipeline across military Base Reps, ambassadors, athletes, creators, partners, and highly engaged customers. Partner closely with the Influencer & Affiliate Manager to amplify strong creator content on owned channels, surface organic creators, advocates, and brand opportunities for deeper partnership. Track social performance and community insights, maintain an organized content library, and report learnings and opportunities to the Director of Marketing. Required Qualifications 3-5 years of experience in social media management, organic social, digital content, or a related role Portfolio demonstrating strong social-first content and meaningful organic engagement Deep understanding of Instagram, TikTok, X, short-form video, and current internet culture Experience coordinating with creative freelancers (photographers, videographers, editors) & managing production workflows Experience with online communities, UGC, creators, or ambassadors, with the ability to move fast and operate autonomously in a high-growth environment Working knowledge of social media management tools Excellent writing, brand voice, creative judgment, and sense of humor Ability to move fast, manage multiple workstreams, & prioritize effectively in a high-growth environment Preferred Qualifications Background in DTC ecommerce, CPG, beverage, or culturally driven consumer brands Experience supporting product drops, retail moments, activations, or creator/ambassador programs Proven influencer or creator management experience, including scouting, briefing, & performance analysis Familiarity with fitness, wellness, & the military/veteran communities #J-18808-Ljbffr