Compensation: $90,000 to $110,000 annually
Onsite Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Workplace Location: Fully Onsite
POSITION SUMMARYThe Social Media Operations Manager is a senior operations leader within the Cardone Ventures organic social department. This role owns the systems, pipeline, and people infrastructure that drive content output across all three brand pillars; Brandon Dawson, Natalie Dawson, and Cardone Ventures. Reporting to the Director of Social Media, this person directly leads the Social Media Manager team, holds approval authority on content across all brands, and serves as the operational point of contact for live events and cross-functional project management. This is a role for someone who thinks in systems, leads with accountability, and takes personal ownership of team-wide output quality.
SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE:- The content calendar is always scheduled a minimum of 14 days out across all three brand pillars with zero gaps
- Social Media Managers are clear on priorities, deadlines, and expectations at all times
- Final content approvals are completed on time, with assets moving through the pipeline without bottlenecks
- Every live event has a fully prepared social capture plan, briefed to the creative team at least 14 days in advance
- Lead-gen and CTA-driven content is consistently live across all brands every week
OBJECTIVES- Lead, manage, and develop the Social Media Manager team across BD, ND, and CV brands
- Own final content approval prior to Director of Social Media for all three brand pillars before publishing.
- Maintain a fully populated content calendar scheduled a minimum of 14 days in advance at all times
- Build and deliver shot-lists to the creative team a minimum of 14 days before each event or shoot
- Coordinate social media coverage for all live events - briefing, on-site direction, and post-event asset prioritization
- Drive ideation across the team, maintaining active content idea trackers for each brand pillar
- Manage and optimize core operations tools including Asana, Sprout Social, Manychat (lead magnet), and Frame.io
- Ensure a minimum of 2 lead-gen or CTA-driven pieces are live per week across all brands
- Produce and deliver weekly EOW performance summaries to the Director of Social Media
- Partner with the Director of Social Media on quarterly brand pillar strategy updates
COMPETENCIES- Leadership, ability to manage, motivate, and hold accountable a team of Social Media Managers across multiple brands
- Operational excellence, systems thinker who builds scalable processes and keeps pipelines running without being prompted
- Cross-functional communication, confident communicator who aligns creative, ops, and leadership stakeholders
- Content judgment; strong eye for brand-aligned content quality across short-form video, static, and long-form formats
- Event coordination; experienced managing social coverage logistics for live events from pre-brief through post-production
- Platform fluency; deep working knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, Twitter, and podcast platforms
- Data literacy; comfortable pulling and interpreting performance data from Sprout Social to inform strategic decisions
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE- 3+ years of experience in social media management, content operations, or a related field
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience managing or leading a team
- Hands-on experience with Asana, Sprout Social, and Frame.io or equivalent tools
- Demonstrated experience managing content across multiple brands or brand pillars simultaneously
- Experience coordinating social media coverage at live events strongly preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field preferred, but not required with equivalent experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to travel to and attend live events as required
- Must be able to work on-site at Cardone Ventures HQ
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