Freelance Paid Social Manager

Spectrum Science; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

Spectrum Science is seeking a Freelance Paid Social Manager to lead end-to-end social campaigns for multiple healthcare brands. You will own campaign setup across Meta, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Reddit, ensure QA, and maintain naming conventions.

You will monitor budgets of several millions, provide performance updates, and translate data into client-ready reports. The role requires 3–5+ years of hands-on experience and a strategic yet hands-on mindset.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of hands-on paid social experience leading campaigns.
• Experience managing large budgets across Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok.
• Understanding healthcare advertising requirements and regulatory guardrails.
• Strong measurement, attribution, and optimization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple brands with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end campaign management across Meta, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Reddit with precise builds and QA.
• Manage multi-million-dollar paid social budgets including pacing, optimization, and reconciliation.
• Serve as day-to-day paid social lead for assigned brands with performance updates and recommendations.
• Analyze campaign performance to uncover insights and translate to client-friendly reporting.
• Support measurement and learning by setting up tests and summarizing results.
• Identify opportunities for optimization, audience refinement, and budget growth.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams including programmatic, search, creative, and account teams.
• Maintain a point of view on major social platforms and emerging opportunities.

Skills

Paid social management

Budget management

Campaign optimization

Analytics & reporting

Multi-brand management

Cross-functional collaboration

Platform trafficking & setup

Tools

Meta Ads Manager

LinkedIn Campaign Manager

TikTok Ads Manager

Job description

At Spectrum Science, our mission—connecting humankind to its best healthlife—comes to life through a culture rooted in curiosity, collaboration, and innovation. We believe breakthrough ideas happen when diverse perspectives are embraced and people are empowered to challenge what’s possible.

Join our team of award-winning health-focused experts across advertising, clinical trial experience, communications, consulting, media, medical communications, and patient engagement. Together, we create the momentum that moves science, brands, and careers forward.

About the Opportunity

We're looking for a Freelance Paid Social Manager with a strategic mindset and a willingness to roll up their sleeves. This is a mid-level role supporting paid social execution across multiple healthcare and pharmaceutical brands.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Owning end-to-end campaign management across Meta, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Reddit, ensuring flawless execution through precise campaign builds, rigorous QA, and standardized naming conventions
• Managing multi-million-dollar paid social budgets, including pacing, optimization recommendations, and budget reconciliation
• Acting as the day-to-day paid social lead for assigned brands, delivering clear performance updates and actionable next-step recommendations
• Analyzing campaign performance data to uncover meaningful insights and translating them into client-friendly reporting
• Supporting measurement and learning agendas by setting up tests and summarizing results
• Identifying opportunities for campaign optimization, audience refinement, and incremental budget growth
• Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams including programmatic, search, creative, and account teams
• Maintaining a point of view on major social platforms and emerging opportunities

You're the Right Fit If You Have:

• 3 - 5+ years of hands-on paid social experience managing campaigns independently
• Proven experience managing large-scale budgets across major social platforms and using pacing documents to monitor and manage spend
• Direct platform experience in Meta, LinkedIn, and TikTok backends including setup, trafficking, optimization, and reporting
• A working understanding of healthcare and pharmaceutical paid social requirements, platform rules, and regulatory guardrails
• Working knowledge of performance marketing principles, including pixel/event implementation, conversion-focused campaign setup, attribution, and optimization toward lower-funnel actions
• The ability to manage multiple brands simultaneously with minimal oversight

Bonus Points For:

• Pharmaceutical or healthcare advertising experience
• Experience presenting performance insights and recommendations directly to clients
• Familiarity with developing strategic and creative briefs

Spectrum is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Spectrum is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact [e-mail]