CareerPlan

Social Media Manager

Palo Alto, CAFull-time2026-10-29 → 2026-11-11

Core

Own Gist's voice and presence across social platforms, creating content and growing an audience from zero to drive product discovery.

Role type

Senior IC social media manager (growth & content)

Builds

Owned audience and content channels for a new consumer social app

Domain

Consumer social media / Content creation

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Social media strategy, content creation (video/writing), audience growth, platform-native content, influencer collaboration, data analysis, trend spotting, AI tools proficiency

Preferred skills

UGC creation, startup marketing, Substack management, lifestyle feed dynamics

Technologies

Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Substack, AI tools

Responsibilities

Own social strategy and execution across multiple platforms, create platform-native content, partner with creators and agencies, grow audience via experimentation, track and report on performance metrics, spot trends and cultural moments

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC