Social Media Manager

Overview

Ready to make a real impact on a global scale? Aquent is partnering with a leading global innovator to find a passionate and experienced Social Media Manager to drive their paid social media strategy. This is your chance to shape how a renowned brand connects with its audience, leveraging cutting-edge trends and data-driven insights to create engaging content that sparks conversation and drives results. This is a hybrid contract until 2nd Jan 2026 based in New York paying between $70.57 to $78.42 an hour.

As a key member of the marketing team, you will collaborate with cross-functional partners, including organic social, activations, engagement, and global brand teams, to develop and execute innovative social-first content. You’ll be the creative force behind paid media campaigns, working closely with internal creative teams and agencies to bring your vision to life. Your expertise in social media best practices and your finger on the pulse of trending content will ensure that every campaign resonates with the target audience.
What You’ll Do:

• Support our paid social media efforts in partnership with cross functional teams—inclusive of our organic social and activations and engagement teams and our global brand team
• Oversee the development and implementation of social-first content creation for the paid media plan in partnership with the internal creative team and agencies.
• Provide support for social creative agency management.
• Stay informed about trending content, conversations, news, cultural events, and emerging social formats.
• Utilize internal and external social analytics and other internal data to inform strategy, iterate creative, and continuously improve future campaigns.
• Provide consistent reporting on key social KPIs.

Must-Haves:

• Strong marketing experience with brand/agency-side developing social media creative
• Extensive knowledge of social media best practices
• Skilled in innovative storytelling across social platforms—experience in concepting, briefing, and managing social content calendars
• Experience working with / managing agencies and internal partners
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, comfortable adapting to the changing needs of the business / social trends
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills; known for being a team player – easy to work with, positive, motivating, and incredibly collaborative

About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.
Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.