Social Media Manager (freelance)

M+C Saatchi Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 167,000 - 279,000; Part time

Job summary

The Social Media Manager at M+C Saatchi Group will oversee day-to-day social activity across multiple channels from onsite Dubai-based offices.

You will lead monthly content plans, coordinate cross-functional teams, and translate social strategy into actionable briefs while maintaining platform-first content and monthly performance reviews.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing social media accounts for brands or within an agency environment.
• Strong understanding of Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn and emerging social platforms.
• Experience developing content calendars and briefing creative and production teams.
• Strong client-management and project-management skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of social content, community management, analytics and reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• UAE or regional experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of monthly social content plans and calendars.
• Manage day-to-day client communication and social media requirements.
• Translate the wider social strategy into clear, actionable content briefs.
• Coordinate Social Media Executives, Community Managers, designers, editors and production teams.
• Manage content workflows from briefing and production through to approvals, publishing and reporting.
• Ensure content is platform-first, relevant and consistent across each social channel.
• Identify reactive and proactive social opportunities.
• Oversee publishing and community management activity.
• Review social performance and contribute to monthly reporting and recommendations.
• Maintain clear timelines, priorities and responsibilities across the account.
• Support shoots and content production where required.
• Work closely with the Social Media Director on strategic development and senior client requirements.

Skills

Social media management

Content calendars

Client management

Project management

Platform knowledge

Analytics & reporting

Communication skills

Dubai/UAE experience

Job description

Freelance 6 months contract - onsite

The Social Media Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of social activity across multiple channels, working closely with the Social Media Director, Social Media Executives, Community Management team, creatives and production partners.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the development of monthly social content plans and calendars.
• Manage day-to-day client communication and social media requirements.
• Translate the wider social strategy into clear, actionable content briefs.
• Coordinate Social Media Executives, Community Managers, designers, editors and production teams.
• Manage content workflows from briefing and production through to approvals, publishing and reporting.
• Ensure content is platform-first, relevant and consistent across each social channel.
• Identify reactive and proactive social opportunities.
• Oversee publishing and community management activity.
• Review social performance and contribute to monthly reporting and recommendations.
• Maintain clear timelines, priorities and responsibilities across the account.
• Support shoots and content production where required.
• Work closely with the Social Media Director on strategic development and senior client requirements.

Experience and skills:

• Strong experience managing social media accounts for brands or within an agency environment.
• Strong understanding of Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn and emerging social platforms.
• Experience developing content calendars and briefing creative and production teams.
• Strong client-management and project-management skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of social content, community management, analytics and reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• UAE or regional experience is advantageous.

M+C Saatchi Group was founded in 1995 and is now the biggest Independent creative agency group in the World. Founded on one core principle, Brutal Simplicity.