We’re seeking a Social Media Manager (to grow Gaana South from Ground-Up), who brings energy, structure, and intuition to digital execution. This is not just about thinking of reels, story polls, and scheduling posts — it’s about building as well as growing responsive communities , owning timelines , thought-through planning and coordination, cross-team collaboration, and actioning trends in real time while implementing the creative strategy set by the Regional Content Director.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute the content calendar across platforms (Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebook)
- Coordinate with copywriters, designers, and across-multiple-departments for on-time asset rollouts.
- Be the first responder to cultural trends, meme formats, artist drops, and fandom moments — create, adapt, post
- Monitor analytics to spot what’s working and where optimizations are needed
- Own all publishing pipelines : scheduling, captioning, tagging, CTA embeds
- Handle live interactions, Q&As, and reactions during key campaign periods
- Artist & Label, as well as in-house and external talent coordination and set-up for shaping the assets.
- Maintain organized documentation (content banks, artist birthdays, campaign rollout sheets)
- Participate in weekly brainstorms + share reports with strategic insights and inputs.
Key KPIs
Platform-wise follower growth (% and absolute)Engagement Rate (ER) across content typesSpeed-to-post (TTR) on trending formatsVolume of posts / live moments per weekCommunity comment replies / sentiment analysis.Reporting and team communication.Must-Have Skills
4-6yrs years experience in digital marketing campaign management or social media account growth & content strategy + executionDeep familiarity with South Indian fandom culture (music, film, meme & pop pages and trends)Mastery in tools like Meta Business suite and creator studio, Instagram, YouTube Studio, Snapchat, WhatsApp for Business, Canva, Buffer / HootsuiteStrong coordination & tracking skills able to follow through to final posting and performance of the post.Fluency in any two South Indian languages along with English.Attention to detail is non-negotiable.Bonus : Experience in managing / growing meme pages, film production house accounts or fan accounts or movie accounts as part of an agency.