Social Media Manager

Riverhead Financial Partners; Melville (NY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverhead Financial Partners seeks a creative, hands-on Social Media Manager to lead our content strategy. You will own daily social presence, craft engaging content, and translate milestones and industry insights into compelling posts from the Riverhead office in Melville.

You’ll film, edit, and publish short-form videos, write captions with hooks, and collaborate with leadership to uncover stories that reinforce our brand across channels.

Qualifications

• Experience creating social media content across platforms.
• Strong writing and storytelling abilities for captions and hooks.
• Ability to analyze content performance and iterate.

Responsibilities

• Own Riverhead Financial Partners’ day-to-day social media presence.
• Develop and execute social media strategies across relevant platforms.
• Create original, engaging content and trend-aware ideas.
• Develop concepts for short-form videos, graphics, photography, campaigns, and recurring content series.
• Film and capture content in and around the office.
• Edit short-form video content for social media.
• Create or coordinate branded graphics and visual assets.
• Write captions, hooks, headlines, and supporting social copy.
• Maintain a consistent publishing schedule and content calendar.
• Monitor emerging social media trends and formats.
• Identify trends to adapt for the Riverhead brand.
• Turn company milestones and announcements into compelling content.
• Highlight Riverhead’s people, culture, technology, and capabilities.
• Collaborate with sales and leadership to identify stories worth showcasing.
• Help develop executive and employee-facing content when appropriate.
• Manage comments, engagement, and brand interactions.

Skills

Content creation

Video editing

Copywriting

Storytelling

Camera presence

Analytics

Tools

Video editing tools

Graphic design software

Job description

# Social Media ManagerMelville, NY Full-time $50,000 – $85,000 / year## About the RoleRiverhead Financial Partners is seeking a creative, highly motivated **Social Media Manager** to lead and execute our social media and content strategy.This role is responsible for shaping how Riverhead is represented across social platforms — creating compelling content, identifying trends, developing campaigns, and consistently finding new ways to make commercial finance engaging, relevant, and visually distinctive.We’re looking for someone who understands **modern social media culture**, not just traditional marketing. You should know what captures attention, what feels current, how different platforms communicate, and how to translate a professional financial brand into content people actually want to watch and engage with.You’ll work directly with company leadership, sales, and other teams to turn transactions, company milestones, industry insights, office culture, and original ideas into high-quality social content.This is a **hands-on creative role**. You won’t simply manage a content calendar — you’ll be expected to develop ideas, create content, capture media, edit, publish, analyze performance, and continuously evolve Riverhead’s social presence.## What You’ll Do* Own Riverhead Financial Partners’ day-to-day social media presence* Develop and execute social media strategies across relevant platforms* Create original, engaging, and trend-aware content that strengthens the Riverhead brand* Develop concepts for short-form videos, graphics, photography, campaigns, and recurring content series* Film and capture content in and around the Riverhead office* Edit short-form video content for social media* Create or coordinate branded graphics and visual assets* Write captions, hooks, headlines, and supporting social copy* Maintain a consistent publishing schedule and content calendar* Monitor emerging social media trends, formats, sounds, editing styles, and platform behavior* Identify trends that can be adapted appropriately for the Riverhead brand* Turn company milestones, funded transactions, partnerships, events, and announcements into compelling social content* Develop content highlighting Riverhead’s people, culture, technology, and capabilities* Work with sales and leadership to identify stories and opportunities worth showcasing* Help develop executive and employee-facing content when appropriate* Manage social media comments, engagement, and brand interactions* Track content performance and use analytics to improve future creative decisions* Experiment with new formats, concepts, and distribution strategies* Maintain Riverhead’s visual identity and brand standards across social channels* Help coordinate photography, videography, and other media production when needed## What You’ll CreateContent may include:* Short-form videos and Reels* Transaction and funding announcements* Company and office content* Educational commercial finance content* Founder and leadership content* Employee and team features* Behind-the-scenes content* Industry commentary and insights* Client success stories* Company milestones and announcements* Recruiting and culture content* Event coverage* Branded graphics and carousels* Trend-driven social content* Original recurring content series* Long-form and short-form video concepts* Photography and visual storytellingThe objective is not simply to post frequently. It is to create a **recognizable, credible, modern, and engaging brand presence** for Riverhead Financial Partners.## What We’re Looking ForSuccessful candidates typically demonstrate:* A strong understanding of modern social media platforms and content culture* A natural ability to recognize trends and understand why content performs* Strong creative instincts and visual judgment* Experience creating short-form social media content* Experience filming and editing video* Strong copywriting and storytelling abilities* An understanding of hooks, pacing, retention, and audience engagement* Ability to turn ordinary business moments into interesting content* Strong attention to visual detail and brand consistency* Comfort appearing behind or in front of the camera when necessary* Ability to work independently and consistently generate new ideas* Strong organization and content planning skills* Ability to balance creativity with the standards of a professional financial brand* An understanding of social media analytics and performance metrics* Willingness to experiment, learn, and continuously improve* Strong communication and collaboration skills* A high level of personal accountability and ownership## Qualifications* Professional, freelance, academic, or personal experience creating social media content* Demonstrated ability to create high-quality photo, video, or graphic content* Experience with modern video editing and content creation tools* Familiarity with major social media platforms and their respective content formats* Strong portfolio, social media account, or examples of previous creative work preferred* Experience managing social media for a company, brand, creator, or organization is a plusA specific degree is **not required**. We care more about your creativity, judgment, portfolio, understanding of social media, and ability to consistently create great content.Previous experience in financial services is also **not required**.## Social Media at Riverhead**Create, Don’t Just Manage**This is not a role centered around scheduling generic corporate posts. We want someone who actively creates, experiments, and develops original ideas.**Stay Ahead of Trends**Social media moves quickly. You’ll be expected to understand what is happening across platforms and determine how emerging formats and trends can be adapted to Riverhead without compromising the professionalism of the brand.**Make Finance Interesting**Commercial finance can traditionally be presented as dry or overly corporate. Your job is to help change that.You’ll find creative ways to make transactions, entrepreneurship, business financing, technology, and the people behind Riverhead interesting and accessible.**Build a Recognizable Brand**Every post contributes to how people perceive Riverhead. You’ll help establish a consistent visual language, voice, and creative identity that makes our content immediately recognizable.**Work Directly With the Business**You’ll have access to the people, transactions, technology, milestones, and day-to-day activity happening inside Riverhead, giving you a constant source of authentic content to work with.## What Success Looks LikeSuccess in this role is measured by more than follower count.We’ll look at your ability to:* Consistently produce high-quality content* Increase engagement and organic reach* Grow Riverhead’s audience across relevant platforms* Improve the quality and consistency of our brand presence* Generate creative concepts that differentiate Riverhead from competitors* Increase awareness of Riverhead and its capabilities* Turn company activity into compelling stories and media* Identify successful formats and build repeatable content around them* Create content that strengthens credibility with clients, partners, recruits, and the broader business community* Continuously improve performance using audience and content data## Our Core Values* **Client-First Mindset** — Everything we communicate should reinforce the value we create for business owners.* **Relentless Accountability** — We take ownership of our work, deadlines, and results.* **Speed With Precision** — We move quickly while maintaining a high standard of quality.* **Team Over Ego** — Great content comes from collaboration and shared ideas.* **Continuous Growth** — We constantly experiment, learn, and improve.* **Integrity Always** — We represent Riverhead accurately and responsibly.* **Entrepreneurial Spirit** — We bring ideas to the table, take initiative, and turn concepts into reality.## Schedule & Location* **Employment:** Full-Time* **Schedule:** Monday–Friday* **Work Environment:** In Office* **Location:** 58 S Service Rd, Melville, NY 11747* Candidates must be able to commute reliably to our Melville officeBecause this position involves capturing authentic content from our team, office, and day-to-day business activity, this is primarily an **in-person creative role**.## Build the Riverhead BrandRiverhead Financial Partners is building a modern commercial finance company, and we want our media presence to reflect that.We’re looking for someone who sees social media as more than a place to publish company updates. We want a creator who understands **attention, culture, storytelling, branding, and the speed at which digital media evolves**.You’ll have the opportunity to help define Riverhead’s voice, visual identity, and presence across social media while creating content around a growing company, its people, its technology, and the transactions happening every day.If you’re constantly thinking of content ideas, understand what’s trending before everyone else starts copying it, and know how to turn those ideas into polished media, we’d like to hear from you.**Apply to Join Riverhead Financial Partners**## Pay rangeThe annual base salary range for this role is **$50,000 – $85,000 / year**, as required by New York pay-transparency law. Where an offer lands in the range depends on experience and qualifications.Riverhead Financial Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.