Junior Social Media Manager
Remote | British Columbia preferred | Part-time Subcontractor
Starting at $650 CAD/month + additional paid creative opportunities
Salt Leaf is a boutique digital marketing agency looking for a creative Junior Social Media Manager to join our growing team.
We work closely with small businesses and brands to create thoughtful, strategic marketing that actually feels like them. Our clients are never just account numbers. We care about understanding their businesses, their audiences and what makes their brands unique. We are looking for someone who brings that same level of care to their work.
This role is for someone who already has experience creating social media content and, importantly, has a really great creative eye.
You'll initially work closely with the founder of Salt Leaf, taking the strategy and content direction she's developed for our clients and turning it into polished, on-brand content.
We're not looking for someone who needs every slide, hook, template and creative decision mapped out for them. We want someone who can be given the direction, understand the brand and think: "Oh, I know what we could do with this."
What You'll Be Doing
You'll initially support the content creation and delivery for two established Salt Leaf social media clients, working from existing brand guidelines and strategy.
Your work will primarily include:
- Turning approved content plans into polished, on-brand social content, including graphics, carousels, and short-form video/Reels (photo and video assets will be supplied)
- Creating occasional Instagram Stories and supporting community engagement for one account
- Scheduling content
- Bringing your creative eye to the work: finding inspiration and suggesting ideas when you see something that would be a great fit for a client
You'll work closely with our founder while you learn each brand, with clear direction, feedback and support along the way.
There will also be opportunities for additional paid creative work for Salt Leaf's ads clients as needed.
You Might Be a Great Fit If...
You have a great creative eye. This is probably one of the most important parts of the role. You understand what makes content feel polished, intentional and premium, and you notice typography, spacing, composition, imagery and the little details that make something feel right. You can work within an established brand rather than applying the same aesthetic to every account. Salt Leaf works with brands where visual quality matters, and are particularly drawn to creative work that feels elevated and would be at home with boutique hospitality, tourism, lifestyle and premium service brands. Knowing how to use Canva is important. Having an eye for what actually looks good is even more important.
You're creatively proactive. If we give you the purpose of a post, the client's strategy, brand guidelines and assets, you can take it from there. Hearing something like "I saw this concept and immediately thought it could work really well for this client" would make us very happy.
You care about the details. Spelling, brand fonts, colours, alignment, all of it. You don't want to check something off a list just because it's technically finished.
You're reliable and communicate well. We don't expect you at a computer 9-5, but we do expect clear communication, deadlines respected, and problems flagged early.
You're collaborative. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, but we're looking for someone warm, engaged, curious and excited about what we're building.
Experience
This is a junior role, but it isn't a "I'll teach you how to make a Reel" role. You should already be comfortable with most of the following:
- Canva
- Instagram and Facebook
- Reels and short-form video editing
- Meta's editing tools (ie Edits)
- Writing social media captions
- Hooks and basic social media content best practices
- Social media scheduling
- Working within brand guidelines
- Finding creative inspiration independently.
You might have worked freelance, at another agency, in-house for a brand, or as a content creator. We're less concerned about the exact path than the quality of your work and your creative instincts.
How the Role Can Grow
Initially, we will continue to lead client strategy, high-level content planning, client relationships, captions, and final review. As you learn the accounts and demonstrate that we can trust your work, the goal is more independence. For the right person, there's room to grow into greater content planning and account ownership as Salt Leaf grows, with compensation reviewed accordingly.
Compensation & Working Arrangement
This is a subcontractor position starting at $650 CAD/month for the defined recurring client scope, a deliverables-based monthly retainer rather than an hourly role.
Current scope includes 2 Story sequences a week, 1 hour a week of outward engagement, up to 9 completed Reels a month, approximately 4-6 designed carousels a month, and pulling photos from the content bank to schedule approved posts (up to 21 total posts a month, including the Reels and carousels above).
There's also opportunity for additional paid creative work outside the regular scope, particularly for Meta Ads clients.
Remote, with a preference for someone based in British Columbia. You'll need to be able to provide services as an insured subcontractor, and you'll need enough crossover with Pacific Time working hours for communication and occasional meetings.
How to Apply
I'd love to see your work and get a sense of who you are. Please submit your CV with the last three jobs, agencies or clients you've worked with, a portfolio or examples of your social media/design work, examples of Reels or short-form video you've edited, and answers to the application questions.
Applications are open now and reviewed on a rolling basis. There's no fixed deadline, and we would rather take the time to find the right person than rush to fill this quickly. Our hope is to have someone onboarding in September, but that will flex around finding the right fit.
Pay: From $650.00 per month
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Can you provide services as an insured subcontractor?
- Please provide a link to a portfolio or examples of social media/design work you've created
- Why are you interested in this position?
- What kind of working relationship and environment helps you do your best work?
- Where do you see yourself in five years?
- Are you based in BC? If not, are you based in Canada?
Work Location: In person
