Social Media Coordinator (Contract)

Saylor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Saylor, a Canada-focused creative agency, is seeking a Social Media professional to manage content and engage communities across Canadian accounts while supporting U.S. work. The role blends social strategy, copy, and content creation within a collaborative team.

Based in Toronto, this full-time contracted position offers a salary range of 55K–75K USD, with potential extension beyond January 2027. You will work with the Social team on pitches, publishing, and performance insights.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in social campaigns and community management for a major brand.
• Passion for creative & social marketing and entertainment.
• Strong knowledge of trends, memes, and online culture.

Responsibilities

• Manage and post assets across social channels on schedule.
• Write captions, memes, and copy for brand assets and pitches.
• Brainstorm and contribute ideas for client pitches daily.
• Track trends and campaign schedules; align with brand strategy.
• Support scripting and creation of social assets with timecodes/images.
• Foster engagement across platforms using tone-of-voice and tactics.
• Assist with weekly/monthly social reporting and insights.
• Collaborate with Social team to ensure consistency across channels.
• help build out content calendars for brands and campaigns.

Skills

Social media

Copywriting

Content creation

Community management

Trend awareness

Communication skills

Education

Tools

Sprout Social

Job description

About Saylor

Saylor is an LA-based creative agency for entertainment brands and brands who seek to entertain. We are an office filled with passionate people who love to work together to develop authentic, sharable content that inspires fans across the internet. We represent a wide range of clients including Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+, Hilton, Sanrio, and more.

We’re a close-knit team of creatives who value collaboration, quality of work, innovation, and most importantly: being social. In the office, we aim to create a supportive environment where individuals are encouraged to work together to problem-solve for our clients.

Position Overview

We’re looking for a true digital native with deep ties to Canada — whether you’re based there, grew up there, or have a strong connection to Canadian culture — who “lives” on social media and stays on top of trends, memes, entertainment, and pop culture. While primarily supporting Canadian accounts, this role will also contribute to U.S. accounts. This person will bring a strong understanding of both markets and identify opportunities to adapt and cross-collaborate trends across audiences. The ideal candidate has strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously.

This role will work directly with the Social team to ideate and create content across current and emerging social platforms. They will assist with content pitches and development, social listening, copywriting, publishing and community management.

This is a great opportunity to grow with a company! This role will primarily function at the intersection of social media strategy, community management, and content creation. Past that, we expect this individual to test and learn new skills as Saylor and the social landscape changes.

Location & Salary

This is a full-time, contracted role with a salary range of $55K-$75K USD, depending on experience. This contract will end at the end of January 2027, with the possibility of extension.

Responsibilities

• Deep knowledge of Canadian culture, entertainment, and social media conversations, with a strong understanding of what resonates with Canadian audiences
• Posts assets across social channels accurately and on time
• Writes captions, memes, and general copy for brand assets, as well as creative pitches that capture client’s attention and win approvals
• Participates in brainstorms and contributes creative ideas for client pitches on a daily basis, including tracking trends, priority talent and titles, and campaign schedules.
• Assists with scripting and creating social assets, pulling timecodes and sourcing images to create client-approved statics
• Fosters community and engagement across platforms by executing on strategy, capturing tone-of-voice and utilizing engagement driving tactics
• Supports accounts through weekly and monthly social reporting and performance analysis, identifying key trends, insights, and opportunities for future content and strategy
• Collaborates with Sr. Social Media Manager, Social Media Manager, Content Creator and other Social Media Coordinators to ensure all efforts are aligned with brand strategy
• Supports the Social teams by helping to execute strategies across multiple platforms and projects
• Assists with building out content calendars for brands and campaigns

Minimum Requirements

• 1-2 years experience working on social campaigns and community management with a major brand, ideally at a creative agency
• Experience in and passion for creative and social marketing
• Interest and passion for entertainment
• Love for popular culture, memes, and online trends
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and multitasking ability
• A love and talent for smart/witty copy
• Knowledge of social media best practices and current trends
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong initiative and problem-solving abilities
• Familiarity with publishing or social tools like Sprout Social

Saylor is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.