Company background
Povi (https://povi.tv) is a US-based livestreaming startup redefining how the world engages with politics. We’re improving the world’s political conversation through live discourse, engagement, and entertainment. Our platform empowers independent journalists and content creators from all sides, fostering transparency and reducing partisanship. We’re building the home for politics, where productive dialogue thrives via a vibrant community and research-backed features.
We’re a small team of passionate entrepreneurs and builders. Right now, we are in the final stages of re-imagining our platform with a grand public launch set for January. And we’re well positioned for rapid growth, with our next funding round planned to commence in late January. Exciting times guaranteed!
Join us as our next Social Media Manager to amplify the voice of a platform that's redefining political engagement. A place where your creative marketing will directly drive real-world impact.
Role Specifics
Position Title: Social Media Manager
Location: Fully Remote - US Eastern Time
Hiring Manager: Beckton Peddy - (co-founder and COO) - beckton@povi.tv
Reports To: Beckton Peddy
Job Type: Part-Time (15-20 hours per week)
Desired Start Date: On or before December 16th, 2025
Job Overview:
We are seeking a passionate and creative Social Media Manager to join our small team part-time on a remote contractor basis. The ideal candidate is deeply immersed in U.S. politics and internet culture, with a knack for creating engaging content that resonates with politcally-inclined audiences. This role will focus on crafting and executing social media strategies, creating compelling video, image and text content, and driving meaningful engagement on platforms like X, Bluesky, Threads, and TikTok.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategy Development:
- Create and implement organic social media strategies to grow our audience, enhance engagement, and foster balanced political discourse.
- Content Creation & Management:
- Develop captivating high-quality content for organic postings, including text, images and videos, maintaining our politically neutral (but engaging and slightly memey) brand voice.
- Schedule and regularly publish posts across TikTok/YT Shorts, Instagram, X/Bluesky/Threads, and Facebook.
- Monitor and respond to audience interactions in a timely manner.
- Collaboration:
- Collaborate with our creators on content & platform features, utilizing their voices to enhance our brand.
- Work with our Growth Lead to execute influencer campaigns, coordinating user-focused influencer content and organic social posting to support acquisition strategies.
- Work together with our Co-Founder and Marketing Director to maintain cohesive brand voice & style.
- Outbound Engagement
- Actively engage with users, creators, and communities on X, Bluesky, YouTube and TikTok to build relationships and drive platform interaction.
- Analytics and Reporting:
- Track, analyze and report on KPI’s to measure success & optimize content performance.
- Trend Awareness:
- Monitor industry trends, emerging platforms, and best practices (e.g TikTok Carousels).
- Stay up-to-date on U.S. politics, internet culture, and trends to keep our content feeling like we are “in the conversation”.
Required Qualifications:
- In-depth knowledge of U.S. politics and internet culture, with a strong understanding of political social media dynamics and trends.
- Social media native with a natural, conversational approach to content creation and engagement.
- Proven experience building or managing social media accounts on TikTok/Instagram or X/Bluesky/Threads.
- Comfortable appearing on camera to create engaging short-video content.
- Intermediate graphic design (AI art is acceptable) and video editing skills.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
Ideal (not required) Qualifications:
- Experience managing social media accounts for a larger brand or media organization.
- Innately passionate about reducing partisanship and fostering political discourse from all sides.
- Advanced graphic design, video editing, or animation skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
- Experience with paid social media advertising.
Benefits:
- Be part of a fast-growing startup environment (Excitement around every corner!)
- Join a remote-first mission driven team that works hard, but is flexible.
- Early opportunities for growth and additional responsibilities.
Interested candidates should submit their resume and links to social media accounts you’ve managed or examples of previous content to beckton@povi.tv by December 10th, 2025.
