Freelance Social Media Strategist (Insurance)
About this role
We are seeking a Freelance Social Media Strategist to to lead end-to-end strategy, content creation, and profile management across TikTok and Instagram.
This role sits at the intersection of personal branding, short-form video, and organic audience growth. The ideal candidate can take the client's ideas and turn them into polished content, and build a premium, education-first presence from the ground up.
About the ClientThe client is a life insurance agent focused on family and union-member benefits. The positioning is deliberately exclusive and premium, closer to an invite-only, members-only community than a mass-market page: education-first and trust-led. The objective is to establish a credible, high-end profile that attracts the right audience organically and turns inbound interest into referrals.
Responsibilities- Develop and lead an end-to-end social media strategy for TikTok and Instagram, built from the ground up.
- Define content pillars, positioning, and a consistent posting cadence.
- Turn the client's ideas into polished short-form content.
- Produce and edit content end to end, including Reels, TikTok, Shorts, and short-form videos, graphics, captions, and copy.
- Lead the personal rebrand and establish a cohesive, premium, education-first identity.
- Create content that educates audiences on life insurance, family protection, and generational wealth in an accessible, non-salesy way.
- Grow the accounts organically to drive inbound interest, community, and referrals.
- Track engagement, report on performance, and continuously refine the approach.
- Proven experience building and growing TikTok and Instagram accounts, with a portfolio and clear results.
- Strong short-form video skills across ideation, filming direction, and editing.
- Solid graphic design, caption, and copywriting ability.
- A track record building personal or founder-led brands, including rebrands.
- A strong eye for premium, aspirational aesthetics that feel curated rather than mass-market or corporate.
- Ability to make educational or complex topics simple and engaging; finance or insurance familiarity is a plus.
- Focus on organic, community and referral-led growth rather than paid or ads-led tactics.
- Flexible, proactive, and collaborative, able to take direction and run with it without being rigid.
- EST working hours.
Company at a glance
DIGITAL connects technology builders and buyers to accelerate the adoption and commercialization of Canadian solutions.
Established in 2018 under the Government of Canada’s Supercluster Initiative, DIGITAL brings together industry leaders, SMEs, and post-secondary institutions to collaborate on large-scale projects that drive innovation and the development of technology solutions in sectors critical to Canada, such as mining and energy, housing, workforce development and health.
Since inception, DIGITAL has delivered billions in projected revenue for Canadian companies, retained sovereign IP, launched hundreds of commercial products, and helped tens of thousands of Canadians gain the skills needed for the digital economy.
Learn more at digitalsupercluster.ca
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