LinkedIn Growth Specialist (AI startup)

# LinkedIn Growth Specialist (AI Job-Search Startup) We’re preparing to launch Placed, an AI-powered job-search app designed to help job seekers move from searching for jobs to actually getting hired. We’re looking for a LinkedIn Growth Specialist who can help us build an active, relevant audience around Placed and significantly improve organic engagement on our LinkedIn page. This is not a basic social media posting role. We need someone who understands how LinkedIn distribution works and knows how to create conversations, get people commenting, and put a startup in front of the right audience. What you’ll be responsible for * Develop and execute an organic LinkedIn growth strategy for Placed * Increase meaningful engagement on our posts * Identify relevant conversations, creators, recruiters, career professionals, and job-seeker communities to engage with * may or may not need to proactively comment on relevant LinkedIn posts to increase visibility and attract the right audience * Identify content trends and topics that are performing well within the job-search/career space * Recommend content angles that are likely to generate discussion * Help grow our follower base with relevant users rather than low-quality or irrelevant followers * Track weekly performance and provide actionable recommendations * Monitor competitors and similar career/job-search products * Help establish Placed as a recognizable brand in the job-search space Who we’re looking for You should have: * Proven experience growing LinkedIn accounts organically * Experience with startup, SaaS, AI, career, recruiting, HR, or consumer-tech brands is a major plus * A strong understanding of LinkedIn engagement and distribution * Experience with organic commenting/community engagement * Strong understanding of LinkedIn content trends * Ability to identify the right audiences and conversations to participate in * Examples of LinkedIn accounts you have personally helped grow What we DON'T want * Bots or fake engagement * Purchased followers * Generic “post 3 times a week” strategies * Spammy mass commenting * Engagement pods * Someone who only creates graphics and schedules posts We care about real people, relevant conversations, and measurable growth which ultimately leads to more user signups for our app and not just views. Initial project We would like to start with a 2–4 week trial, with the possibility of continuing long-term if the results are strong. Please include: 1. 2–3 LinkedIn accounts you have helped grow 2. What you specifically did to grow them 3. Results you achieved 4. Your proposed strategy for growing a new AI job-search startup on LinkedIn 5. Your proposed project price Bonus: If you can look at Placed's current LinkedIn presence and give us 2–3 quick observations or growth opportunities in your proposal, that will help your application stand out We are looking for someone who can own the growth strategy, not simply execute instructions.