Social Media Strategist

Overview

• Placement Type:
  Temporary
• Salary: $45-50 Hourly, up to $50.00/hr
• Start Date:
  
  Mar 9, 2026

Aquent, a partner to a leading global enterprise at the forefront of digital innovation and cultural trends, is seeking a dynamic individual to join a vibrant team. This is an incredible opportunity to shape the digital presence of a globally recognized brand, directly influencing how millions engage with compelling stories and cutting‑edge content. Your expertise will be pivotal in evolving brand voice, fostering deep community connections, and setting new benchmarks in social media engagement.

We are looking for a visionary who thrives at the intersection of culture and digital strategy. In this role, you will be instrumental in crafting the brand's narrative across key social platforms, driving impactful content, and cultivating a thriving global community. Your contributions will directly enhance brand visibility, foster authentic connections, and keep the brand at the pulse of emerging digital trends.

• Content Development: Conceptualize and create compelling social‑first content for key brand stories across priority social platforms.
• Platform Management: Manage distribution, scheduling, posting of all content across global social media channels, ensuring daily platform hygiene including bio updates, links, highlights, and playlists.
• Community Building & Management: Actively engage with, listen to, and grow social communities through consistent monitoring, direct responses, and follower engagement.
• Social Listening: Maintain a keen awareness of sentiment and trends across the social ecosystem, identifying and elevating opportunities for real‑time reactions and participation.
• Brand Voice: Uphold and evolve the brand’s tone of voice across all social platforms, ensuring seamless consistency with overall brand positioning.
• Relationship Management: Collaborate effectively with all key stakeholders, including external partners (agencies) and internal departments such as Brand, Creative, and Communications.

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• At least 5 years of experience in a senior social media role, working with globally recognized brands or companies.
• Expert‑level proficiency across major social media platforms including Instagram, Tik Tok, X, and You Tube.
• A deep understanding of the brand's ethos and a keen eye for emerging social media trends.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of today's most popular social platforms and their influence on youth culture.
• Deeply immersed in digital culture, with an innate ability to identify emerging trends across style, sports, art, music, and pop culture.
• Proven experience in social media management and community management for brands, with a track record of executing best‑in‑class engagement strategies.
• Strong writing skills, with the ability to adapt to a distinct brand tone of voice and embody the brand persona in all outbound messaging.
• A high standard of creative taste, coupled with a detail‑oriented mindset and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A highly motivated and collaborative professional, capable of driving projects independently, meeting tight deadlines, and working cross‑functionally.

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. 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.

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