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25-40
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25-40
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The Community Manager will create engaging social-first content, monitor trends, build community connections, and optimize social strategies for client campaigns.
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Later is the enterprise leader in social media and influencer marketing software, services, and data, trusted by leading brands and agencies worldwide. Following our acquisition of Mavely, the Everyday Influencer Platform®, Later enables brands to scale creator partnerships from nano to premium influencers while managing social media content and campaigns across all major social and affiliate networks. Through proprietary performance data, marketing leaders can drive attributable sales and optimize social commerce with our software platform or award-winning services. 

Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014: Mavrck, the industry-leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence™), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social™) and first-to-market link in bio tool, Later Link in Bio. In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision: to enable the world to make a living with their creativity.

We’re trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest.

We enable marketers to create high-performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI. 

Applications will be open from 9/26-10/1About the Role

We’re looking for a creative and culture-obsessed Community Manager to drive best-in-class social engagement for our clients. This role is equal parts content creator and digital community builder: you’ll create scroll-stopping, platform-native content while building authentic connections between brands and their audiences. You’ll be at the frontlines of culture—spotting trends before they peak, shaping real-time responses, and ensuring our clients maintain a dynamic, relevant presence across social platforms.

As part of Later’s Services team, you’ll collaborate closely with influencer, creative, and client success partners to deliver campaigns that blend social storytelling with creator influence—ultimately fueling brand growth, loyalty, and engagement.

What You’ll DoTechnical / Execution
  • Create and publish best-in-class, social-first content across IG, TikTok, X, YouTube Shorts, and emerging platforms.

  • Lead social content shoots end-to-end (pre-production, production, post).

  • Monitor culture, memes, and trends to craft timely, brand-appropriate content that drives engagement.

  • Engage daily with online communities, embodying multiple brand voices and building relationships with audiences.

  • Track performance data and use insights to adapt and optimize social strategies.

Team / Collaboration
  • Partner with internal influencer and creative teams to deliver seamless, integrated campaigns.

  • Collaborate with clients to ideate and execute innovative content strategies tailored to audience goals.

  • Act as a trusted partner to stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, alignment, and consistent delivery of outcomes.

Research / Best Practices
  • Stay ahead of platform updates, emerging formats, and social algorithms to keep client content competitive.

  • Share insights on evolving cultural and digital trends to inform strategy and inspire cross-functional teams.

What Success Looks Like
  • Clients consistently see measurable growth in engagement, reach, and community sentiment across their social platforms.

  • Campaigns and activations deliver against agreed KPIs and are recognized for creativity and cultural relevance.

  • Content is consistently on-brand, high-quality, and optimized for each platform.

  • Communities feel engaged, valued, and connected to the brands you manage.

  • You’re seen internally as a cultural trend-spotter and trusted collaborator who elevates client campaigns.

What You Bring
  • 2–3 years’ experience as a Community Manager or similar role, ideally within a marketing/creative agency.

  • Proven track record of independently managing and growing social presence for large B2C brands.

  • Strong content creation skills—including copywriting, editing, and visual storytelling across multiple formats.

  • Hands-on experience managing client accounts and delivering high-impact social strategies.

  • Comfortable analyzing social performance data and translating insights into action.

  • Deep understanding of internet culture, social trends, and platform nuances.

  • Experience with social tools (e.g., Later, Hootsuite, Buffer, Sprout Social) is an asset.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field (preferred).

  • A proactive, creative, and collaborative mindset—with the ability to balance speed, quality, and cultural fluency.

How you work: 

  • You’re proactive and results-driven, always taking initiative, aligning your actions with company goals, and delivering consistent outcomes. 
  • Strategic and forward-thinking, you balance immediate needs with long-term opportunities to drive impactful, innovative results.
  • Your curiosity fuels success, keeping you sharp on industry trends, competition, and our cross-functional business dynamics. 
  • Adaptable and resourceful, you handle shifting priorities with ease, manage your time effectively, and know when to ask for support.
  • You share insights to help the team stay ahead and make informed decisions.
  • You bring positivity and resilience to every challenge, tackling obstacles with grit and optimism that inspires those around you. 
  • You lead with emotional intelligence, building trust, supporting others, encouraging growth, and fostering strong relationships through empathy and collaboration. 

Our approach to compensation:

We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation. We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope. We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.

Our salaries are benchmarked against market Total Cash Compensation for the geographic location of our job posting. Compensation for some roles is structured as On Target Earnings (OTE = base + commission/variable) while for others it is structured as Salary only.

To comply with local legislation and ensure transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings. Skills, experience and other factors help determine the final salary we offer which may vary from the original range posted. 

Salary Range: 

$25-$40 USD / hour - 25 hours a week.

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Where we work:

We have offices in Boston, MA; Vancouver, BC; Chicago, IL; and Vancouver, WA. For select positions, we are open to hiring fully remote candidates. We post our positions in the location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located. 

Diversity, inclusion, and accessibility:

At Later, we are committed to fostering a culture rooted in an inclusion-first mindset at every level of the company, embracing the importance of hiring and building teams for culture add rather than culture fit. We openly build and maintain unbiased hiring, pay, and promotion practices to create a foundation for an equitable workplace, paving the way for systemic change.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or age. Please let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.

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Later Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office

Located on the 21st floor of the Exchange building, our Boston office is in the heart of the city with amazing views of the water. It's a short walk from Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, so there are endless options for lunch! It's an easy commute with many forms of public transportation nearby.

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