Local Social Media Marketing Specialist

Posted last week

Worldwide

Summary

Job Title Regional Social Media Manager / Local Social Media Agency for Overseas Market Growth Project Overview We are looking for experienced local social media freelancers or small agencies to help us build and operate social media channels in different overseas regions. The target regions may include: · Southeast Asia · Europe · North America · South America · Other local markets if relevant We do not expect one person or one team to cover all regions. We prefer to work with specialists who understand their own local market, language, platforms, user behavior, and account environment. Our main goal is to use social media for brand presence, local content, customer acquisition, inquiries, and potential lead generation. We may also connect social media with our independent website,mainly for credibility, traffic redirection, and customer verification. Who We Are Looking For We are looking for: · Local social media freelancers. · Small local social media agencies. · People with experience in regional social media growth. · Operators who understand both organic content and paid ads. · Specialists who can advise us on local platforms, local account setup, and local user behavior. You should have experience with at least some of the following: · Facebook · Instagram · TikTok · X · YouTube Shorts · Pinterest · LinkedIn · Reddit · WhatsApp / Telegram communities · LINE, Zalo, or other regional platforms · Local forums, groups, communities, or content platforms What We Need First Before we decide whether to pay for a test project or sign a long-term agreement, we need an initial proposal from you. Your proposal should help us compare candidates and decide which region, platform, and cooperation model to test first. The proposal does not need to be extremely long, but it must be specific to your region and based on real market experience. Proposal Requirements Please include the following in your proposal: 1. Region and Market Understanding · Which region or country are you most experienced in? · What are the most important social media platforms in that market? · How do local users usually discover brands, products, or suppliers through social media? · Are there any local platforms, communities, forums, groups, or messaging tools we should consider? 2. Platform Recommendation Please recommend which platforms we should prioritize and explain why. For each recommended platform, please explain: · Whether it is better for organic content, paid ads, community engagement, direct inquiries, or brand credibility. · What type of content works best. · What kind of audience we can reach. · Whether it is suitable for customer acquisition or only brand presence. · Estimated difficulty and expected timeline. 3. Organic Social Media Plan Please explain how you would operate organic social media in your region: · Content directions. · Posting frequency. · Suggested formats, such as images, short videos, Reels, Stories, posts, groups, or community content. · Local language copywriting or localization. · How to handle comments, messages, and potential inquiries. · What results can reasonably be expected in the first 1-3 months. 4. Paid Ads Recommendation We have not decided whether organic content or paid ads should be the priority. We need your local recommendation. Please explain: · Whether paid ads are necessary in your market. · Which platforms are suitable for paid ads. · Suggested testing budget. · Suggested campaign objectives. · Audience targeting approach. · Creative testing approach. · What metrics should be used to evaluate performance. We do not expect unrealistic guarantees. We prefer clear testing logic, realistic expectations, and transparent reporting. 5. Local Account Setup In some regions, local accounts may perform better or may be easier to operate. If you recommend setting up local accounts, please explain: · Which accounts need to be created locally. · Whether a local phone number, local identity, or local payment method is required. · How the account will be registered. · How our company can own or control the account. · How access, admin rights, recovery email, phone number, and handover will be handled. Important: Any account, page, ad account, content, followers, data, or related asset created for this project must belong to our company unless otherwise agreed in writing. 6. Materials Needed From Us Please list what you need from us, such as: · Brand information. · Product information. · Product photos. · Product videos. · Existing website. · Existing social media accounts. · Customer reviews. · Promotion information. · Target customer information. · Copywriting references. 7. Case Studies Please provide relevant case studies or examples. For each case, please include: · Region or country. · Industry or product type. · Platforms used. · Your role. · Cooperation period. · Organic or paid strategy. · Results achieved. · Screenshots or proof if available. Sensitive information can be blurred. 9. Pricing Please provide pricing based on your region and service scope. If possible, please quote separately for: · Initial regional proposal or market research. · Local account setup. · Monthly organic social media operation. · Content creation. · Local language copywriting. · Paid ads management. · Community or message handling. · Short video production. · Influencer or KOL coordination, if available. You may also provide three packages: 1. Basic test package: suitable for a 4-6 week trial. 2. Standard monthly operation package: suitable for regular content and basic customer acquisition. 3. Growth package: suitable for paid ads, content testing, and reporting. Suggested First Test Project We prefer to start with a 4-6 week test project before long-term cooperation. A possible first test scope: · Regional social media and competitor analysis. · Platform recommendation. · Local account setup or account optimization. · 8-15 organic posts or content concepts. · 3-5 paid ad creative ideas, if paid ads are recommended. · Basic profile optimization with website link. · Weekly progress update. · End-of-test report with recommendations. Cooperation and Security Requirements If we decide to cooperate, we may ask you to sign: · NDA. · Service agreement. · Account ownership agreement. · Data security agreement. We prefer to use platform permission systems instead of sharing main account passwords whenever possible. If local account registration requires your local resources, we must agree in advance on: · Account ownership. · Admin access. · Login and recovery method. · Handover process. · What happens when cooperation ends.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Social Media Marketing
Nice-to-have skills
Facebook
Internet Marketing
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:6 days ago
  • Interviewing:
    5
  • Invites sent:
    8
  • Unanswered invites:
    2
About the client
Member since Dec 17, 2024
  • China
    Suzhou, Capital Of Jiangsu Province4:26 AM
  • $2.4K total spent
    6 hires, 4 active

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