Social Media Manager (Freelance)

Dubai · On-site

About this role

ITP Media Group is looking for a creative, reliable, and detail-orientated freelance Social Media Manager to support the day-to-day running of our social media accounts. This role is central to how our brands show up online, from planning and posting content to producing quick-turnaround edits and designs. The ideal candidate is hands-on, self-motivated, and comfortable working across multiple platforms and content formats.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain social media accounts across platforms, ensuring consistent, on-brand posting.

  • Plan and execute a regular content calendar in line with brand and campaign priorities.

  • Produce basic social media edits, including captions, resizing, and quick creative touch-ups.

  • Design static content (posts, stories, covers) for use across social channels.

  • Edit basic video content for reels, stories, and short-form platforms.

  • Monitor engagement and platform performance, flagging trends or opportunities.

  • Liaise with the wider content and design teams to source assets and align messaging.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience managing social media accounts, ideally for a brand or business.

  • Working knowledge of basic graphic design tools for static content creation.

  • Basic video editing skills for short-form social content.

  • Adobe Creative Suite experience (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, or similar) is a plus.

  • Strong attention to detail and consistency across platforms.

  • Ability to manage multiple content pieces and deadlines at once.

What We Look For In The Person

  • Creative: brings fresh ideas to content and isn't afraid to experiment.

  • Reliable: available on-site five days a week and consistent with deliverables.

  • Detail-Orientated: ensures accuracy and quality across every post.

  • Adaptable: comfortable pivoting quickly in a fast-paced media environment.

  • Team Player: works well with design, content, and events colleagues.

Company at a glance

ITP Media Group is one of the world’s most diversified media houses, with a portfolio spanning international consumer and trade publishing, influencer marketing, live events, and creative communications solutions.

Founded in 1987, today the privately owned company operates more than 40 media brands and over 200 live events annually from offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and the UK, with further global expansion slated for 2026.

ITP Media Group brands around the world include ahlan, Arabian Business, Boutique Hotelier, Caterer Middle East, Commercial Interior Design, Construction Week, Hotelier Middle East, Out Of Office and WatchPro, while the company also operates Complex, Cosmopolitan, Dazed, Esquire, Grazia, Harper’s Bazaar, Icon, Spartan, Time Out and Tough Mudder in the Middle East, and Gault&Millau in the UAE.

Across its vast network of digital, social, audio, video, print and events platforms, ITP Media Group reaches a global monthly audience in excess of 200 million.

Team Size201-500 employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryMedia Production
Location
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Websiteitp.com
LinkedInLinkedIn

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