Social Media Manager Job at TEKsystems in Menlo Park

Social Media Manager

Recruiting for a creative, analytical, and strategic Social Media Manager. As a driving force behind our wearables social content, you'll bring our brand voice to life across platforms and be responsible for crafting compelling content that educates and inspires.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle day‑to‑day scheduling, posting, and calendar management across platforms.
• Pitch, develop, and plan breakthrough social content.
• Work closely with Social Lead to ensure the content calendar is accurate and up to date.
• Identify, surface, and amplify social trends, formats, and hooks to develop retention‑driven content.
• Pitch trend‑driven opportunities for owned social content or collaborations with influential creators.
• Conceptualize, write, and create original caption copy that cuts through the noise and grabs people's attention on social media.
• Interpret social insights and adapt social strategy to hit monthly KPIs across channels.
• Collaborate with Social Producers to optimize processes for seamless workflow.
• Partner with Social Creative Team to develop innovative, thumb‑stopping video and text‑based content that adheres to strategy, prioritizes social best practices, and drives brand engagement.
• Partner with Community Manager to identify UGC and drive product brand love.
• Work with agency partners and other external creative collaborators on social deliverables and publication.
• Be a forward thinker: Anticipate blockers and stay on top of deadlines.
• Operate globally: Coordinate relevant initiatives with regional marketing counterparts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent marketing experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in a social media role with hands‑on experience managing a large brand's social presence.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence strategic decisions.
• Deep understanding of social marketing, creator, and content trends.
• Fluent in the language of the internet, with a deep understanding of social platforms.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams and external partners.
• Detail‑oriented and able to maintain accuracy under pressure with many workstreams, projects, stakeholders, and processes.
• Strong problem‑solving ability when facing pivots, challenges, and multiple layers of approvals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in innovative consumer product categories such as consumer tech, AR/VR technologies, sports, fashion, and culture brands.

Key Skills

• Creative production skills.
• Communication skills.
• Organizational skills.

Additional Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating YouTube and Threads channel approaches (YouTube portfolio required; Threads portfolio optional).

Job Type & Location

Contract position based out of Menlo Park, CA. Hybrid working arrangement.

Pay and Benefits

Pay range: $65.00 – $75.00 per hour.

• Medical, dental & vision.
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital.
• 401(k) retirement plan – pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available.
• Life insurance (voluntary life & AD&D for employee and dependents).
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Health Spending Account (HSA).
• Transportation benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Time off / leave (PTO, vacation, or sick leave).

Application Deadline

The position is expected to close on January 16, 2026.

The company is an equal‑opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.