Social Media Manager Job at PoweredUp Consulting (Ikeja, Lagos) – Apply Today

PoweredUp Consulting • Lagos • Full-Time

Job Description

The Social Media Manager will grow the brand's social presence, own the weekly content calendar, and create original content across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

  • Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos (Fully Remote, with occasional in-person sessions)
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: ₦150,000–₦250,000 monthly (depending on experience)

About the Company

PoweredUp Consulting is recruiting on behalf of a Lagos-based software company that builds and ships digital products for the Nigerian market, including payments and marketplace products. The company works with Nigerian founders and SMEs and is growing its presence in the local tech community. Its work environment is remote-first, with occasional in-person sessions in Ikeja.

Key Responsibilities

  • Grow the brand's social presence by building and expanding the audience, increasing followers and engagement, and widening reach among Nigerian founders, SMEs, and the tech community.
  • Own the weekly content calendar and generate ideas, plan and prepare all content for the coming week across channels.
  • Develop original content ideas aligned to content pillars: thought leadership on building software products, client case studies, practical education for founders and SMEs, and product updates.
  • Write clear, engaging, on-brand copy for every post and prepare visual briefs for design.
  • Plan content for LinkedIn, X, Instagram and WhatsApp, adapting format and tone to each platform and its audience.
  • Collaborate with the Go-to-Market Lead on campaign themes, product launches and announcements.
  • Maintain a consistent brand voice and follow content and compliance guidelines.
  • Track performance and prepare a short weekly report on engagement, reach and growth, with recommendations.
  • Stay current on trends and conversations in the Nigerian tech, founder and SME space.
  • Keep the content calendar, asset library and brand files organised and up to date.
  • Be available for occasional in-person planning or review sessions at the Ikeja office when needed.

Required Skills

  • 2 or more years of experience managing social media for a brand, agency or your own growing account, with results you can show.
  • A portfolio of social content you have created and accounts you have grown.
  • Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to adapt tone across platforms.
  • A clear communicator who can present content ideas and the reasoning behind them.
  • Good understanding of the Nigerian tech, founder and SME audience.
  • Organised and reliable, able to deliver a complete calendar on time every week.
  • Based in Lagos, or able to attend occasional in-person sessions in Ikeja when required.
  • A degree in Marketing, Communications or a related field is a plus but not required.

Bonus Skills

  • Comfortable creating simple graphics and templates in Canva.
  • Uses AI tools such as ChatGPT or Claude to speed up ideation, drafting and research.
  • Familiar with scheduling tools such as Buffer, Hootsuite or Meta Business Suite.
  • Basic short-form video editing, e.g. CapCut.
  • Able to read platform analytics across LinkedIn, Meta and X.
  • Organised with planning tools such as Notion, Trello or Google Sheets.
  • Comfortable writing in Nigerian Pidgin where it suits the audience.

How to Apply
Interested candidates should send their CVs to recruitment@poweredupcon.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Why This Job Might Be a Good Fit
This role suits a social media manager who understands the Nigerian tech and founder audience and can produce both thought leadership and conversational content. Because the brand builds software products, the role offers a specialist portfolio in B2B tech marketing, which is valuable for agency or in-house tech roles.

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