Connecting with others over social media is loads of fun so imagine if you got to make a career out of it!. An increasing number of brands and marketing teams are hiring social media managers to take their social efforts to the next level. If you’ve always wanted to get paid to do what you love, read on for five tips to help you land your dream job in social media!

1. 5 Tips for Getting Your Dream
Job in Social Media
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2. If you’ve always wanted to get paid to do what you love, read on
for five tips to help you land your dream job in social media.
Connecting with others over social media is loads of
fun so imagine if you got to make a career out of it!
An increasing number of brands and
marketing teams are hiring social media
managers to take their social efforts to the
next level.

3. Make sure all profile information is filled out, use snazzy, professional avatar
pictures, and update frequently every day.
Practice on yourself.
Be the CEO of your social media presence by
treating your personal accounts like you would
a client’s.
Let your social accounts show off your talent for
you.

4. Mention your search on all your social
channels including, of course, LinkedIn.
Network and connect.
The key to finding a great job is to let as
many people as possible know you’re
looking.
The good news is that connecting and
networking is exactly what social media
services are all about.
Let your friends and peers know, and be
sure to ask for referrals.

5. Once you’ve got all that committed to memory, you’ll want to make sure you
know how to use common social media management tools like Hootsuite and
Sprout Social.
Learn the tools of the trade.
There’s more to social media management than posting terrific
content.
You also need to understand how to interpret data and analytics, define key
performance indicators that prove your success, and all the differences
between the various platforms and services.
You must also learn the lingo so you can speak to clients about paid vs. organic
reach or explain what page- and post-level engagement is.

6. There are plenty of helpful courses and reading material online, available for
the low cost of free.
Get technical.
Social media managers needs to have some basic technical skills in order to
work with content management systems, image manipulation programs, and
apps your clients may prefer.
Take the time to learn a little about working with things like Photoshop,
WordPress, CSS, and HTML.

7. It’s not a good idea to tweet things like,
“Well, it’s been a few days since I posted
here. Guess I better figure out what to say”
because it sends the message that
maintaining your social accounts is too
much effort.
Have fun!
Companies shopping around for a social media manager look for candidates
who are energetic, fun, and passionate about what they do because they know
it translates into great content on their social channels.
Instead, keep your messages positive and upbeat -- never let them see you
sweat.

8. Let your personality shine through and show
organizations that you social media is in your blood.
You’ll have that job in no time!
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