Freelance Social Media Manager

Wasserman • Boston, MA

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About The Position

THE·TEAM is seeking a hands-on freelance Social Media Manager to support NEXT GEN·TEAM’s U.S. social channels. The role manages day-to-day publishing and community engagement, creates platform-native content, collaborates with creators, and identifies timely opportunities to connect with Gen Z audiences across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging platforms. The position calls for strong creative instincts and the organization needed to manage high-profile channels. Experience in tech and with Gen Z audiences is strongly preferred.

THE·TEAM operates across sports, music, and entertainment, serving talent, brands, and properties globally. NEXT GEN·TEAM connects brands with the next generation of consumers through an audience-first approach and integrated research, peer-to-peer, social and digital, experiential, media, and community strategies. The freelance contract is three months at an hourly rate of $30. The role is not eligible for company benefits.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on social media management experience at an agency or in-house brand.
• Experience managing content calendars, publishing, and community engagement across multiple social platforms.
• Ability to independently capture and edit compelling short-form photo and video content.
• Experience working with creators and UGC, including briefing, feedback, and approvals.
• Strong writing, editing, and quality-control skills, with the ability to adapt to a defined brand voice.
• Knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, social trends, and platform-native content best practices.
• Highly organized, collaborative, and responsive in fast-moving environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in tech and with Gen Z audiences is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with publishing or listening tools such as Sprinklr.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day social channel operations, content calendars, and publishing across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and relevant emerging platforms.
• Schedule, format, tag, and quality-check content, tailoring copy and creative to each platform and the client’s brand voice.
• Engage with online communities, monitor conversations, and escalate potential reputational issues as needed.
• Create and edit social-first photo, video, and quick-turn content for Reels, Stories, TikTok, and other formats.
• Identify timely trends, cultural moments, and audience conversations that offer authentic engagement opportunities.
• Source, brief, and coordinate creators and UGC content from development through feedback, approvals, and delivery.
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to keep content on strategy, on brand, and on schedule.
• Stay current on platform updates and recommend improvements to channel execution and workflows.

What This Job Offers

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