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Hire a Social Media Manager

Hire a social media manager without paying $65K+ a year. Get pre-vetted, AI-fluent social media managers starting at $2.5K per month. We handle sourcing, vetting, payroll, and compliance so you can post consistently across every channel, respond to comments the same day, and catch trends while they still matter, without the overhead of a traditional hire.

Social Media Manager ยท At a Glance
Starting pricefrom $2.5K/mo
Typical local cost$5.5Kโ€“$7.5K/mo
Overhead reductionup to 70%
Embedded within30 days
Experience level3โ€“6+ years
โœ“ Skills-tested for the role โœ“ AI-fluency assessed โœ“ Remote Readiness Score

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A Better Way to Hire a Social Media Manager

Social channels punish inconsistency, and traditional hiring is slow. By the time you have screened candidates for two months and budgeted $65K plus benefits, your accounts have gone quiet, competitors have owned the conversations you should be in, and posting has become the task everyone means to do on Friday. Our model closes that gap. We match you with social media managers who have grown accounts before, and they start in weeks, not quarters.

Candidates prove themselves before you ever see them, through structured skills-based testing, real-world scenario evaluation like building a two-week content calendar for a sample brand, and a hands-on AI fluency assessment. When you hire a social media manager through us, they are embedded in your channels, tools, and approval flow within 30 days, with zero employment admin on your side.

What does a Social Media Manager do?

A social media manager owns your brand's owned channels day to day, from planning to posting to replies. You stop scrambling for content and start showing up on schedule.

  • Own the posting calendar across LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and X, planned weeks ahead and adjusted weekly based on what performs
  • Create and schedule posts in Canva and Buffer or Sprout Social, adapting one core idea into the right format for each channel
  • Reply to comments, mentions, and DMs every day, keeping response times short and the brand voice consistent
  • Report monthly on reach, engagement, and follower growth, shifting the content mix toward formats that earn attention

When is it time to Hire a Social Media Manager?

The moment to hire a social media manager is usually obvious in the feed itself. Check your own accounts against these.

Your last post went out three weeks ago, and the one before that was a last-minute scramble

Someone on your team runs social off the side of their desk, and their real job always wins

Competitors ride short-form trends within a day while your team debates a single post for a week

Comments and DMs from actual customers sit unanswered because nobody owns the inbox

Ready to Hire a Social Media Manager? Show up in the feed every day without thinking about it.

Hire a Social Media Manager

When we say the best, we mean it

We only work with the top 5% of candidates when companies hire social media manager through us. Every candidate is skills-tested on the exact work this role does, assessed for AI fluency on real tasks, and scored with our proprietary Remote Readiness Score โ€” built from 1,000+ successful remote hires โ€” before they reach your team.

Plans weeks ahead but reacts within hours when a trend or news moment fits the brand

Writes captions that sound like a person, matching platform culture without losing the brand voice

Reads the analytics without bias, doubling down on what performs instead of defending pet formats

Treats comments and DMs as the channel, building relationships rather than broadcasting into silence

Tested to get in. Trained to stay ahead.

Testing

Three tests, then a human interview

1
Role skills150+ assessments, built for the exact role they'll do for you
2
Remote readinessOur proprietary Remote Readiness Score โ€” built from 1,000+ successful hires
3
AI fluencyReal tasks with a live LLM โ€” prompting, workflows, judgment
4
Interviewed by a real humanTop scorers meet one of our recruiters before you ever see them
Only the top 5% get in See the tests โ†’
NEVER STOPS
Training

Then they keep getting better

Your hirealways in training
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How We Find You Amazing Talent in 30 Days

01

You Specify a Role

You share job description, core requirements & key skills we should screen for.

02

We Source Talent

We run skills-based testing and manual screening, then deliver 3-5 candidates.

03

We Confirm Alignment

We confirm each candidate is interested in your role & aligned with your company.

04

You Interview & Select

You interview each candidate and, if needed, run a 1-2 hour test project.

05

We Handle Onboarding

We handle identity verification, NDA, compliant contracts & full payroll setup.

06

Your Hire Starts Working

Talent is embedded into your team and works like any other team member.

How much does it cost to Hire a Social Media Manager?

Hiring a social media manager locally typically costs $5,500 to $7,500 per month once you factor in salary, benefits, and overhead. With our model, you can reduce that cost by up to 70% while still getting a full-time social media manager working directly inside your scheduling tools, channel accounts, and analytics dashboards.

Hiring locally
$5.5Kโ€“$7.5K/mo
Salary, benefits, and overhead factored in
Through us
from $2.5K/mo
Employment, contracts, and HR administration handled entirely on our side

We take on the employment contracts, payroll, and HR admin, so nothing new lands on your plate. Consistency is the whole game on social, and when you hire a social media manager who posts, replies, and reports every week without fail, the compounding follower growth does the rest.

Common Questions

How soon can a social media manager start posting?
Matching takes a few weeks, and they are fully embedded within 30 days, including channel access, brand guidelines, and an approval flow you are comfortable with before anything goes live.
What experience level can I expect?
Typically 3 to 6+ years managing brand accounts across LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and X, with experience growing channels from small followings and reporting results to founders or marketing leads.
How are candidates screened?
Through structured skills-based testing, real-world scenarios like building a content calendar and drafting platform-native posts, and a hands-on AI fluency assessment covering drafting and repurposing workflows.
Which tools do they work in?
Most use Sprout Social, Buffer, Later, Hootsuite, Canva, CapCut, and Meta Business Suite daily. They adapt to whichever scheduling and design stack you already run.
Can they work in my time zone?
Yes. Candidates are matched to your working hours, so posts go out at peak times for your audience and comments get answered during your business day, not overnight.
How is this different from a freelancer or social agency?
Freelancers and agencies batch content for several clients at once. When you hire a social media manager through us, one person works your channels full time, inside your Slack, learning your customers.
Do they handle video and short-form content?
Yes. Most can cut and caption short-form clips in CapCut or similar tools for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. For heavier production, they pair well with a dedicated video editor.

Hire a Social Media Manager today

Every quiet week on your channels is attention handed to a competitor. Hire a social media manager who is tested, fast to embed, and relentless about showing up, for a fraction of the local cost.

Hire a Social Media Manager