Social Media Manager (Contract)
We're looking for a Social Media Contractor to execute campaigns and publish content across Major League’s Hacking social media channels: MLH accounts, DEV accounts, brand-owned podcast and event accounts (during prime calendar windows).
You'll turn the energy of our events and the achievements of our community into content that informs, inspires, and grows our audience. This is a hands-on role for someone who can collaborate and execute on our content calendar in one hour, and cut a Short or reply to a founder in our mentions the next.
What you'll do:
Collaborate and execute on our content calendar across all MLH social channels including LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram, Discord, Facebook, and YouTube. Familiarity with Bluesky & Threads are a plus.
Create and publish platform-native content: posts, graphics, short-form video, and community highlights
Track, surface, and proactively engage with community and global social media trends
Grow and engage our audience of student developers, alumni, sponsors, and partners
Cover live events, capturing and sharing the hackathon experience in real time
Track performance and pull campaign data as needed
Partner with the content, marketing, and programs teams to keep messaging aligned
2-6 years managing social media for a brand, community, or organization
Experience working with an organization as a social media contractor
Strong writing skills and a feel for adapting voice to different platforms
Hands-on experience with short-form video and graphic/visual content design in Figma or Adobe Suite
Comfort with social analytics and turning metrics into decisions
Familiarity with the developer, tech, or startup world (bonus: you've been to a hackathon)
Self-directed, organized, and able to move quickly across multiple channels
Compensation, Hours and Location
Hourly rate: $45 - $55
Weekly commitment: ~20 hours
Location: Remote role, must be US-based
About MLH
Major League Hacking's (MLH) mission is to empower hackers. Each year over 100,000 young technologists and innovators around the world attend MLH events and join our community. Our events provide a self-driven environment where community members learn from each other outside the confines of traditional academia. The MLH team grew out of this movement and is dedicated to making it accessible to the entire world.
Earlier this year, we acquired DEV (dev.to), an online community for software developers. Our combined ecosystem now supports millions of creators at every stage of their journey.
Our co-founders, Swift and Jon, were recognized for their work in education by Forbes in the 2017 30 Under 30 list.
We work with some of the top technology brands like Google Gemini, ElevenLabs, Cloudflare, and more, to help them reach our community and get the latest and greatest tools into their hands.
We have a group of world-class investors including General Catalyst, Alexis Ohanian (Reddit), Jeff Lawson (Twilio), and Sundance DiGiovanni (Major League Gaming).
We are a mission driven B Corp, committed to responsibly serving the world and our community.
Skills
As published by recruitee · 11 questions · 3 written answers
Basics
Full name, Email, CV, Cover letter, Phone
Short answers (6)
- What name do you prefer to be called by?
- What are your pronouns? optional
- Where can we find you on LinkedIn?
- Where are you currently living/located? (City, State/Region, & Country)
- What are your salary requirements?
- How did you find out about this opportunity?
Pick from a list (2)
- Do you currently live in the United States?
- Are you able to work in the United States without a visa?
Written answers (3)
- Please share the social media accounts you’ve managed, professionally or personally, particularly accounts built around an active, engaged community. Very briefly describe your role in managing each account.
- Tell us about a time you helped engage or grow a community beyond publishing social posts - for example, through comments, replies, DMs, Discord, or other community channels. What did you do, and what impact did it have?
- Anything else you'd like us to know? optional