Social Media Content & Marketing Assistant

Job description

About this role

The primary focus of this role is execution rather than high-level marketing strategy. The VA will work from established branding, templates, client direction, and existing content processes to create Canva-based social graphics, prepare social media content, and assist with scheduling. The ideal candidate has practical social media experience, a good visual eye, strong Canva skills, and the ability to efficiently produce consistent content within established brand guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Create social media graphics using established Canva templates
• Adapt existing templates with new imagery, copy, and client-specific information
• Produce recurring content for designated agency clients and the agency's own brand
• Maintain consistency with existing branding and previous content
• Organize completed creative assets for review and scheduling
• Work from content direction provided by the owner and clients
• Assist with preparing recurring monthly social media deliverables
• Repurpose approved information into appropriate social formats
• Make requested edits and revisions efficiently
• Support higher-volume client content requirements as assigned
• Upload and schedule approved content through designated scheduling platforms
• Maintain accurate posting schedules
• Verify content is properly formatted before scheduling
• Confirm scheduled posts are ready for publication
• Assist with maintaining content calendars
• Make occasional basic website content edits as trained
• Assist with recurring digital marketing execution tasks
• Learn and utilize Vendasta's marketing and AI tools as needed
• Support additional content and marketing projects as the role develops
• Each engagement is based on a defined scope of work and is governed by an independent contractor agreement. Services must be performed professionally, with adherence to any timelines, guidelines, and deliverables agreed upon in writing.

Qualifications and requirements

• Previous social media content creation experience required
• Canva experience required
• Experience creating branded social graphics required
• Social media scheduling experience preferred
• Strong written English communication
• Experience supporting multiple brands or clients preferred
• Digital marketing agency experience preferred
• Basic website editing experience is a plus
• Portfolio of relevant social media work preferred
• Creative with a strong eye for clean social media design
• Highly proficient with Canva
• Comfortable working from existing templates rather than redesigning brands from scratch
• Organized and able to manage recurring content deadlines
• Familiar with social media scheduling workflows
• Able to take direction and execute consistently
• Comfortable learning new marketing and AI-enabled platforms
• Efficient when producing multiple pieces of content at scale
• Vendasta (Training Provided)
• Duda (Preferred / Training Provided)