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Social Media Manager (Contract, Part time)

We’re looking for a social media manager with video editing skills for Few Shall Return. This is a part-time (hourly), contract role for 4-5 months with potential for becoming a permanent full-time role after the contract period.

Ballard Games is a three-person game studio. We build PC and Console games for gamers who don’t have time. Due to the size of our company, we are seeking to hire people who like to wear many hats and are comfortable with multiple areas of ownership.

We believe in remote work and you are welcome to work from anywhere in the world. The team is split between two locations in the USA: Seattle, WA and Allentown, PA.

Our current social media presence: https://linktr.ee/ballardgames.

Responsibilities

• Video Production: Edit 3–5 vertical shorts weekly, plus occasional landscape promotional trailers. Might require that you record, or coordinate others to record game footage.
• Social Management: Write copy and schedule posts across TikTok, Bluesky, Reddit, etc.
• Community Building: Moderate and grow the Discord server.
• Campaign Execution: Run online community events.
• Analytics Tracking: Monitor metrics to drive business metrics.

Qualifications

• Editing Portfolio: Proven ability to create fast-paced vertical shorts and landscape trailers.
• Platform Expertise: Knowledge of algorithms and trends across the social media platforms that we use.
• Discord Fluency: Hands-on experience structuring and managing servers.
• Experience: Previous experience with indie Steam launches or Next Fest.
• Bonus: Passion for extraction and RPG games like Few Shall Return.
• Bonus: Already established social media presence.

Benefits

• Work from anywhere in the world.
• Work on any time zone as long as you make it to 2-3 weekly meetings on Pacific timezone.
• Equity in the company based on experience and availability.

If you believe that you’re the person for this role, send us an email at [email protected] with your resume and a single paragraph (not more than 60 words) about why you. Do not include cover letters or long AI-written essays because we have a single, real person reading every email. We’re not screening with AI.

We’ll only consider applications directly from candidates. Hiring agencies or companies will be ignored.

PS: To verify if this listing is still valid, go to the Ballard Games Careers page.