Manager, Social Media (13-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

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Hi there! Thanks for stopping by 👋 Are you an experienced, bilingual social media leader ready to help shape the global brand presence of a dynamic technology company headquartered in Montreal? Lightspeed is seeking a strategic and collaborative **Manager, Social Media** to join our in-house Brand & Communications team for a **13-month fixed-term contract**. In this role, you’ll maintain and evolve Lightspeed’s global social media strategy and presence, working closely with a talented social media team and cross-functional partners across the business. You’ll ensure a cohesive brand presence across global and regional channels, guide the team’s priorities and development, and turn social insights into opportunities to strengthen our brand and connect with audiences across markets. Reporting to the Senior Director, Communications, you’ll play a key role in shaping Lightspeed’s social media presence across markets. **Please note that this is a 13-month fixed-term contract position.** **What you'll be responsible for:** - **Social media strategy & evolution**: Maintain and evolve Lightspeed’s global social media strategy, ensuring alignment with business and marketing objectives. Optimise channel strategies and content pillars, and identify opportunities to strengthen our social presence and audience engagement. - **Team leadership & development:** Manage and support a team consisting of a Social Media Specialist, Community Management Specialist and Social Media Intern. Set priorities, provide guidance and mentorship, and ensure clear ownership across social media initiatives. - **Social media content production:** Manage our social media production agency and collaborate with in-house Design and Motion teams to develop social-first content and case studies. Provide strategic direction, feedback and approvals throughout production. - **Cross-functional partnership:** Act as a strategic social media partner to Brand, PR, Product Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Events and other teams. Integrate social media into broader campaigns and initiatives from planning through execution. - **Global & regional alignment**: Partner with North America, EMEA and APAC teams to ensure a cohesive global social presence while accounting for regional and local market nuances. Support consistency with global strategy, brand guidelines, messaging and best practices. - **Campaign management**: Support the planning, briefing, management and measurement of brand and social media campaigns. Provide strategic feedback on concepts and production plans to ensure content supports broader campaign objectives. - **Lightspeed Québec:** Manage Lightspeed Québec’s social presence, ensuring local strategy and content align with the broader brand while reflecting the Québec market and audience. Collaborate with local stakeholders to identify relevant stories, campaigns and opportunities. - **Workflow & operations**: Oversee key social media workflows, including content calendar planning, briefing, approvals, asset delivery and publishing. Identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working. **What you'll bring to the team** - 6+ years of experience in social media management, ideally within an established brand. - Experience in people management. - Experience developing and managing social media strategies. - Experience working with creative partners and agencies to develop and deliver social-first content and campaigns. - Comfort using social media performance data to identify insights and inform content and strategy. - Familiarity with social media management, listening, and analytics tools. - Fluency in spoken and written English and French. - Located in Montreal. - As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position. **Even better if you have:** - Experience in the technology or SaaS industry, particularly in e-commerce or point-of-sale solutions. - Experience working across global and regional social media programs, balancing brand consistency with local market needs. - Experience with advanced social media advertising strategies and budget management. - Experience implementing AI tools into workflows to increase efficiency. We know that people are more than what’s on their CV. If you’re unsure that you have the right profile for the role... hit the ‘Apply’ button and let’s have a chat! *To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.* *Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.* ## **Where to from here?** Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our [career page here](https://www.lightspeedhq.com/careers/). Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs. ## **Who we are:** Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks. Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries. Lightspeed handles your information in accordance with our [Applicant Privacy Statement](https://www.lightspeedhq.com/legal/applicant-privacy-statement/).