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Remote Social Media Strategist jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed teams in sectors from e-commerce and SaaS to media, healthcare, and consumer brands. Employers hiring remotely right now include Sweat Pants Agency, PESI, and WAND. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Scott Social Description:
Scott Social is a boutique social media marketing agency with a fully remote team. We elevate and streamline the social media and digital marketing efforts of small businesses, from beautiful content creation to heart-to-heart community management and everything in between. We're beginning the process of niching into hospitality and e-commerce.
We’re looking for an experienced Social Media Strategist who’s available for 35-40 hours with a salary of $56,000 to $66,000.
APPLICATIONS DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND.
Responsibilities:
- Become an integral part of the team to plan, create, and manage brand-consistent digital marketing strategies for multiple clients.
- Write and edit clear, engaging, and on-brand copy for captions, blogs, promotional emails, infographics, and all forms of social media.
- Consistently design error-free content without spelling, grammatical, and formatting mistakes and meet all assigned deadlines.
- Maintain brand guidelines when overseeing graphic design and sourcing miscellaneous content, then use this content to plan & design an aesthetically pleasing Instagram grid.
- Engage in daily community management which requires listening and responding to the client’s audience using a brand-consistent voice.
- Create assets for our Paid Ads Specialist to use in paid campaigns.
- Mood board and plan for internal and client photoshoots.
- Support content creation for our clients. This might look like filming UGC in person at the client's business or helping at a client photoshoot.
- Analyze monthly analytics, track ROI of campaigns, and adapt social media strategies as needed to increase effectiveness.
- Optimize the language, tone, and message of social media strategies based on our clients’ target audience’s behaviors.
- Think outside the box to brainstorm unique, original, innovative, and relevant concepts that stand apart from the competition.
- Assist with client communication through email correspondence, monthly calls, content edits, and analytics reporting.
- Create fun content for Reels, TikTok, and other social media platforms.
- Participate in weekly team meetings and collaborate with the team to develop unique campaigns and content calendars for clients.
Required Skills and Abilities
- Writing Skills - Consistently write error-free content without spelling, grammatical, and formatting mistakes.
- Attention to Detail - Must be detail-oriented; able to follow processes and routines. Execute social media publishing strategies ensuring that all posts are accurate, punctual, safe, and on-brand.
- Time Management – Effectively manage one's own time, adjust to changing priorities, and meet all assigned deadlines despite interruptions.
- Proactiveness – Anticipate problems, needs, or changes and pivot accordingly.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Visual Communication Skills – Collaborate with a graphic designer and video editor to craft visuals that educate, motivate, and engage the viewer.
- Creativity – Creatively lead, attend to, and oversee innovative, unique, and original client campaigns from conception to implementation.
Requirements + Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years experience in social media management
- 1 year preferred in an account management role
- Strong knowledge and familiarity of social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, and LinkedIn
- Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, communications, creative writing, English, or equivalent work experience required
- Passion for social media and ability to stay on top of trends and social media best practices
- Experience in adapting language, tone, and messaging to the audience of varying clients across industries
- Experience in successfully managing multiple long and short-term projects
- Ability to manage deadlines to deliver tasks on schedule and problem-solve through issues
- Must have availability to work during business hours of Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm PST
- Must be detail oriented, a clear communicator and a problem-solver
The Benefits:
- Fully Remote Working Schedule: Work from home or from a coworking space.
- Wifi + Cell Phone Reimbursement: We’ll reimburse you $100 each month for your cell phone and Wifi.
- Responsible PTO Policy: As a full time employee, you will have a responsible PTO Policy which means you can take time off as you need it. Part time employees qualify for 72 hours of PTO annually.
- Retirement Plan: Once hired as a full time employee, you can sign up for a retirement plan with a 3% match.
- Maternity + Paternity Leave: Full time employees may receive up to 12 weeks of maternity and paternity leave with up to 50% of their average weekly salary. Part time employees may receive up to 25% of their average weekly pay for up to 12 weeks.
- Health Insurance Options: Once hired as a full time employee, you will receive healthcare reimbursement options of up to $500 per month.
- Yearly Retreat: In 2024, we went to Scottsdale. Last year, we went to the Olympic Rainforest in Washington. Next, we're going to San Diego! All travel expenses are covered.
- Learning Opportunities: Want to take a course? Go to a conference? We’ll reimburse learning opportunities for you, up to $750 per year.
Application Requirements
- Provide examples of your social media work below, including (but not limited to) screenshots of previous posts, analytics, copywriting for captions, and/or links to accounts that you currently manage.
- APPLICATIONS WITHOUT WORK SAMPLES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Pay: $56,000.00 - $66,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
Application Question(s):
- Are you located in Phoenix Metro? Applicants not located in the Phoenix area will not be accepted.
- Please provide a link to your portfolio below with at least one relevant work sample. If you provide links to social media accounts, please include the dates that you managed that account.
Work Location: Remote
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Who's Hiring
- Sweat Pants Agency12

- PESI1

- WAND1

- Optimum71

- Atlassian1

Top Industries Hiring
- Investment & Asset Management
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote social media strategist jobs.
- Proven experience managing brand accounts across major social platforms
- Proficiency with social media management and scheduling tools
- Ability to analyze performance data and translate insights into strategy
- Experience planning and executing paid social campaigns with defined budgets
- Strong copywriting skills tailored to platform-specific audiences and formats
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field preferred
Tips for Your Remote Social Media Strategist Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote social media strategist openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your experience and apply directly without sorting through mixed results. Early applications reach hiring managers before inboxes fill up.
Show your async communication skills
Remote social media strategist roles run on written communication. Your cover letter and any take-home prompts should demonstrate that you can brief stakeholders, pitch content ideas, and flag performance issues clearly in writing, without relying on a meeting to clarify your thinking.
Build a portfolio around measurable remote work
Remote hiring managers want to see outcomes you drove independently. Document campaigns with specific results, content calendars you owned, or platform growth you can attribute to your strategy. Screenshots, decks, and case write-ups all work, even for freelance or contract projects.
Prove you know the right remote tools
Call out the platforms you use to manage remote social media work, including scheduling tools like Hootsuite or Buffer, project management tools like Asana or Notion, and reporting dashboards. Naming these signals to distributed teams that you won't need onboarding on day-to-day tooling.
Remote Social Media Strategist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote social media strategist job?
Target companies that already run distributed teams, since they have established workflows for remote social media work and won't need convincing that the role can function off-site. Remote employers screen hard for self-direction and written communication, so your application materials should demonstrate both. A portfolio showing campaign results, platform growth, or content calendars you managed independently will carry more weight than a list of responsibilities.
Which companies hire remote social media strategists?
Companies hiring remote social media strategists right now include Sweat Pants Agency, PESI, and WAND, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Remote-first SaaS companies, direct-to-consumer brands, and digital media organizations are among the most consistent sources of fully remote openings for this role.
Can you get a remote social media strategist job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work independently from day one without in-person onboarding. To open the door, build a public portfolio through freelance projects, brand collaborations, or managing accounts for nonprofits or small businesses. Showing measurable results, even from small-scale work, tells remote hiring managers you can execute without hand-holding.
Do you need a degree for remote social media strategist jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers prioritize demonstrated platform expertise, a portfolio of campaigns, and measurable results over a specific degree. Certifications in content marketing, paid social, or analytics tools can reinforce your credentials. If you can show you've grown an audience, driven engagement, or managed a content calendar at scale, most remote hiring teams will weigh that heavily alongside or instead of formal education.
Which industries hire the most remote social media strategists?
The sectors hiring the most remote social media strategists are Investment & Asset Management, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These industries rely on distributed marketing teams to reach digital-first audiences, making the social media strategist role a natural fit for fully remote arrangements.
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