Social Media Manager (Freelance – Remote, UK)

Company Description

Social Media Board is a specialist job platform focused on the social media, marketing, and digital industry. The platform curates real, active roles from agencies, brands, and recruiters, helping professionals discover relevant opportunities without noise, fake listings, or generic job spam.

Social Media Board operates at the intersection of content, recruitment, and community. Growth is driven primarily through organic social media, email alerts, and high-quality content distribution, with a strong emphasis on LinkedIn as the core acquisition and engagement channel. The brand prioritises clarity, credibility, and consistency over volume.

Role Description

This is a freelance Social Media Manager role supporting the ongoing growth of Social Media Board’s digital presence. The role is hands-on and execution-focused, working closely with the founder to manage, publish, and optimise content across key social channels.

You will be responsible for day-to-day social media activity, with a particular focus on LinkedIn and supporting platforms where job seekers and recruiters are active. The role centres on distributing job content, platform updates, and insight-led posts in a clear, consistent, and professional tone.

This is a freelance engagement with flexibility around hours, ideal for someone who understands social-first distribution, audience relevance, and performance-driven organic growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and publish content across Social Media Board’s social channels, primarily LinkedIn.
• Schedule daily and weekly job-related posts in line with platform activity and audience behaviour.
• Write and refine captions that are clear, accurate, and aligned with the Social Media Board brand voice.
• Support distribution of curated job listings, platform updates, and recruitment insights.
• Maintain a structured content calendar focused on consistency rather than volume.
• Monitor engagement, comments, and messages, escalating relevant conversations where needed.
• Track post-level performance and identify patterns around reach, engagement, and saves.
• Spot trends in social media hiring, job content formats, and platform behaviour to inform posting strategy.
• Work closely with the founder to refine what content performs best and iterate quickly.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing social media accounts for a brand, platform, or community.
• Strong understanding of LinkedIn as a primary growth and engagement channel.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to simplify job-related content.
• Experience scheduling and managing content using social media management tools.
• Comfortable analysing basic social metrics and using insights to improve performance.
• Organised, reliable, and able to manage content independently.
• Familiarity with recruitment, job boards, or professional audiences is a strong advantage.
• Previous freelance or contract experience is preferred.

Engagement Details

• Freelance role with flexible hours.
• Remote-first working arrangement.
• Day rate or monthly retainer depending on scope and availability.
• Opportunity to grow with the platform as Social Media Board scales.