Social Media Manager

What You'll Do

Own the Platforms

• Manage Socket's presence across every platform in our mix, and help identify where we should expand next
• Track performance metrics and platform trends on an ongoing basis, and adapt content and strategy based on what the data shows
• Keep Socket present and timely in fast-moving developer conversations and trends as they happen

Produce the Content

• Slice long-form podcasts, webinars, and interviews into high-impact 30 to 60 second clips
• Edit and optimize clips for each platform with captions, dynamic cuts, and visual hooks
• Turn technical blog posts and product updates into carousels, memes, and short screen-recording walkthroughs
• Run a consistent, reliable weekly content calendar

Engage the Community

• Engage directly in comments, reply to industry peers, and jump into trending tech topics with Socket's point of view
• Build a recognizable presence in developer conversations, not just a posting schedule
• Inbound inbox triage, and crisis and reputation monitoring

About You:

• Deep tech and developer literacy: fluent in developer culture, humor, tools, and pain points
• Exquisite meme capabilities, applied judiciously across different platforms and tones
• Terminally online, sharp, and technically precise
• AI native: uses modern AI tools by default as part of how the work gets done
• Proven short-form video and audio editing skills, backed by a strong portfolio
• Demonstrated storytelling ability across a series of posts or a campaign, not just single posts
• Platform fluency: a distinct voice and editing approach for each platform we operate on
• A deep sense of ownership over the channels and the content, not just execution of a calendar
• Ability to take a rough idea or concept and move fast, without needing every detail specified
• Impeccable discretion regarding online communication, given the visibility and stakes of a public brand voice
• Experience in DevRel, developer marketing, or a technical newsroom or media environment, preferred
• Existing presence or credibility within a developer community, preferred
• Experience owning a content calendar solo, end to end
• Comfort with security, infrastructure, and open source subject matter

Benefits:

• Market competitive salary bands
• Meaningful equity program
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage)
• Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge
• Paid parental leave
• Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites

At Socket, we

1. Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction.
2. Move with urgency and focus: We prioritize swift, decisive action.
3. Think rigorously: We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there. We value alternative perspectives and have constructive discussions.
4. Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume good intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve.
5. Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains.
6. Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.