Social Video Manager

studycareers; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

StudyCareers is seeking a senior lead to drive social video production and creator partnerships across college- and career-focused channels. You’ll shape a repeatable process from idea generation through publishing and measurement, helping creators produce platform-native content that connects with audiences and supports business growth.

You will lead social media specialists, source creators, negotiate agreements, and guide storytelling while preserving each creator's voice.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in social media or talent management, including 2+ years managing creators and partnerships.
• Deep knowledge of TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube (shorts and long-form).
• Strong judgment on hooks and storytelling, preserving creator voice.
• Proven ability to source, negotiate, and grow creator relationships.
• Experience leading social production and managing social media specialists.
• Analytical skills linking channel performance with conversions and revenue.

Responsibilities

• Lead social media specialists and manage the end-to-end production system, from ideation and creator recruitment to publishing and performance review.
• Develop AI-assisted research and trend-tracking workflows while keeping content credible, authentic, and community-focused.
• Set experimentation plans, apply platform best practices, and share insights across channels.
• Find and recruit creators, customers, partners, and user-generated-content talent; manage outreach, negotiations, and agreements.
• Give creators creative direction on storytelling and channel fit while preserving their individual voices.
• Keep talent, production, publishing schedules, and budgets on track; build engaged channel communities.
• Track social performance against audience and business measures, including conversions and revenue, and report findings to guide future work.

Skills

Social media leadership

Creator partnerships

Negotiation

Analytics

AI tools

Video production

Job description

Role overview

Lead social video production and creator partnerships across college- and career-focused channels. You’ll shape a repeatable process from channel ideas and talent sourcing through publishing and measurement, while helping creators make platform-native content that connects with audiences and supports business growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead social media specialists and manage the end-to-end production system, from ideation and creator recruitment to publishing and performance review.
• Develop AI-assisted research and trend-tracking workflows while keeping content credible, authentic, and community-focused.
• Set experimentation plans, apply platform best practices, and share insights across channels.
• Find and recruit creators, customers, partners, and user-generated-content talent; manage outreach, negotiations, and agreements.
• Give creators creative direction on storytelling and channel fit while preserving their individual voices.
• Keep talent, production, publishing schedules, and budgets on track; build engaged channel communities.
• Track social performance against audience and business measures, including conversions and revenue, and report findings to guide future work.

Requirements

• At least five years in social media, creator partnerships, or talent management, including two or more years directly managing creators and negotiating partnerships.
• Current, in-depth knowledge of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube, including long-form video and Shorts.
• Strong judgment on hooks, storytelling, and editing, with the ability to let creators retain their own voice.
• Demonstrated ability to source, negotiate with, and grow creator relationships.
• Experience leading social production and managing social media specialists.
• Analytical skills that connect channel performance with conversions and revenue, not only views.
• Experience using AI tools for research, trend tracking, content production, or workflows.

Nice to have

• Experience building a user-generated-content or customer-to-creator program.
• SEO and search knowledge, including keyword research, metadata, and how video appears in search and AI-generated answers.

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time contract role, with work scheduled during Pacific Time business hours, Monday through Friday.
• Requires use of your own computer and reliable high-speed internet.