Social Media Operations Manager

Cardone Ventures; Scottsdale (AZ); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cardone Ventures is seeking a Social Media Operations Manager to lead the social media manager team, owning content approvals across channels and building a proactive, well-structured content calendar. This senior role ensures on-brand output for three brand pillars and coordinates live events with the creative team.

The ideal candidate drives accountability, systems thinking, and quality across all content, while maintaining strong cross-functional collaboration with marketing, events, and

Formación

• 3+ years of experience in social media management or content operations.
• 1–2 years of experience leading a team.
• Hands-on experience with Asana, Sprout Social, and Frame.io (or equivalent).

Responsabilidades

• Lead the Social Media Manager team across multiple brands.
• Own final content approvals prior to Director of Social Media.
• Maintain a fully populated content calendar with 14+ days of forward planning.
• Coordinate social coverage for live events and shoots.
• Produce weekly performance summaries for leadership.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Systems thinking

Cross-functional communication

Content judgment

Event coordination

Data literacy

Platform fluency

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field

Herramientas

Asana

Sprout Social

Frame.io

Manychat

Descripción del empleo

Compensation: $90,000 to $110,000 annually Onsite Location: Scottsdale, AZ Workplace Location: Fully Onsite

POSITION SUMMARY

The Social Media Operations Manager is a senior operations leader within the Cardone Ventures organic social department. This role owns the systems, pipeline, and people infrastructure that drive content output across all three brand pillars; Brandon Dawson, Natalie Dawson, and Cardone Ventures. Reporting to the Director of Social Media, this person directly leads the Social Media Manager team, holds approval authority on content across all brands, and serves as the operational point of contact for live events and cross-functional project management. This is a role for someone who thinks in systems, leads with accountability, and takes personal ownership of team-wide output quality.

ABOUT CARDONE VENTURES

Our mission is to help business owners achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals through the growth of their businesses. We work in dozens of verticals and provide strategic business guidance through courses, live events, partnerships, and investments. Our core values are the backbone of our business and guide our hiring process: we are inspirational, accountable, transparent, disciplined, aligned, and results oriented. This company operates nationally and is growing by the day.

SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• The content calendar is always scheduled a minimum of 14 days out across all three brand pillars with zero gaps
• Social Media Managers are clear on priorities, deadlines, and expectations at all times
• Final content approvals are completed on time, with assets moving through the pipeline without bottlenecks
• Every live event has a fully prepared social capture plan, briefed to the creative team at least 14 days in advance
• Lead-gen and CTA-driven content is consistently live across all brands every week

OBJECTIVES

• Lead, manage, and develop the Social Media Manager team across BD, ND, and CV brands
• Own final content approval prior to Director of Social Media for all three brand pillars before publishing.
• Maintain a fully populated content calendar scheduled a minimum of 14 days in advance at all times
• Build and deliver shot-lists to the creative team a minimum of 14 days before each event or shoot
• Coordinate social media coverage for all live events — briefing, on-site direction, and post-event asset prioritization
• Drive ideation across the team, maintaining active content idea trackers for each brand pillar
• Manage and optimize core operations tools including Asana, Sprout Social, Manychat (lead magnet), and Frame.io
• Ensure a minimum of 2 lead-gen or CTA-driven pieces are live per week across all brands
• Produce and deliver weekly EOW performance summaries to the Director of Social Media
• Partner with the Director of Social Media on quarterly brand pillar strategy updates

COMPETENCIES

• Leadership, ability to manage, motivate, and hold accountable a team of Social Media Managers across multiple brands
• Operational excellence, systems thinker who builds scalable processes and keeps pipelines running without being prompted
• Cross-functional communication, confident communicator who aligns creative, ops, and leadership stakeholders
• Content judgment; strong eye for brand-aligned content quality across short-form video, static, and long-form formats
• Event coordination; experienced managing social coverage logistics for live events from pre-brief through post-production
• Platform fluency; deep working knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, Twitter, and podcast platforms
• Data literacy; comfortable pulling and interpreting performance data from Sprout Social to inform strategic decisions

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of experience in social media management, content operations, or a related field
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience managing or leading a team
• Hands-on experience with Asana, Sprout Social, and Frame.io or equivalent tools
• Demonstrated experience managing content across multiple brands or brand pillars simultaneously
• Experience coordinating social media coverage at live events strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field preferred, but not required with equivalent experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to travel to and attend live events as required
• Must be able to work on-site at Cardone Ventures HQ

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

As an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting the needs of a multigenerational and multicultural workforce Cardone Ventures recognizes that a diverse staff, reflective of our community, is an integral and welcome part of a successful and ethical business. We hire local talent at all levels regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability, and actively foster inclusion in all forms both within our company and across interactions with clients, candidates and partners. Cardone Ventures uses AI-assisted tools as part of our recruiting process. These tools may be used to support resume screening, candidate outreach, or initial assessments. All hiring decisions are made by our People team and hiring managers. If you have questions about our process please contact us.

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