Full-Time

Community Manager

McKinney

McKinney

201-500 employees

Creative media and influencer agency

Compensation Overview

$65k - $75k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Durham, NC, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

In-office Tue-Thu on hybrid schedule.

Category
Growth & Marketing

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Requirements
  • 1-3 years of related experience moderating and managing online communities
  • Fluency across major social platforms and their best practices
  • Strong, concise writing with a range of brand voices
  • Comfort with social analytics and turning data into next steps
  • A proactive, collaborative mindset and calm under quick turns
Responsibilities
  • Manage day-to-day of social handles (including but not excluding Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest) to ensure social strategies are being executed, positively improve audience growth, and drive business growth
  • Monitor, assess, and respond to ongoing social media mentions, replies, and comments to cultivate brand love and shepherd potential and current customers appropriately
  • Work directly with the client to identify real-time opportunities and manage approvals
  • Develop and manage cross-channel social editorial calendar to cultivate an organic drumbeat of content, as well as identify opportunities to leverage paid media to increase reach and engagement
  • Collaborate with strategy, creative, and content creation teams to develop on-brief social creative that achieves objectives, engages an audience, and keeps our brands at the forefront of culture
  • Develop short-form, text-only content that embodies a brand’s voice to build organic communities
  • Collaborate with creative, strategy, and account teams to concept and develop client-facing presentations and plans that deliver on desired goals
  • Track social analytics, and provide ongoing reporting that tells a clear story of where we’ve been and where we need to go next
  • Develop client-facing sentiment and competitive landscape on an ongoing basis
  • Help manage surprise and delight programs, including identifying potential recipients
  • Managing user generated content processes for brands including the discovery, outreach, and permission functions.
  • Keep a pulse on online trends, current events, and cultural opportunities relevant to the brand and proactively action on-brand trends
  • Lead exploration of emerging social platforms to identify new opportunities to develop creative ways to further engage with audiences and guide purchase intent

McKinney is a creative, media and influencer agency that helps brands stand out through integrated campaigns across creative, media and influencer channels. It offers brand storytelling, media planning and buying, and influencer activation, with McKinney Health specializing in Pharma and Wellness. The agency operates from offices in Durham, New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Toronto, and beyond, leveraging the Cheil Worldwide network and earning industry recognitions such as Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators and a B Corp certification. Its goal is to drive noticeable brand attention and business results while maintaining an exceptional, inclusive workplace that supports creativity.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Durham, North Carolina

Founded

1969

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What believers are saying

  • Toronto leadership can deepen local credibility and win Canadian growth accounts.
  • Cross-border collaboration supports multinational clients needing coordinated Canada-U.S. execution.
  • McKinney’s awards and workplace recognition help attract talent and reassure prospects.

What critics are saying

  • Toronto expansion depends on John Pace and Daisy Qin delivering client wins quickly.
  • U.S.-reported Canadian operations slow decisions and weaken local responsiveness.
  • McKinney Canada lacks disclosed large client wins, creating an enterprise credibility gap.

What makes McKinney unique

  • McKinney Canada is led by FCB Canada alumni John Pace and Daisy Qin.
  • The Toronto team combines creative, strategy, and executive leadership with U.S. coordination.
  • McKinney leverages Cheil’s 53-office network for cross-border Canadian client service.

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