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Social Media Manager
Manages an organization's social media presence — creating content, engaging audiences, and analyzing metrics.
Did you know?
The hashtag was suggested for Twitter by Chris Messina on 23 August 2007, with the tweet: 'how do you feel about using # (pound) for groups'.
How subjects help
- Business Studies: Plan campaigns that help a company reach new customers and sell its products.
- Communication: Write short, lively posts and reply to followers in a brand's friendly voice.
- Art & Design: Create graphics and short videos that make people stop scrolling and look.
- Statistics: Compare likes, shares and clicks to find out which posts actually work best.
A famous name
Gary Vaynerchuk: Grew his family wine shop through YouTube, then co-founded VaynerMedia, a social-media agency.
Try it yourself: Report today's news
- Pick something that really happened today at home, school or outside.
- Answer: who, what, when, where and why?
- Write it as a five-sentence news story with the most important fact first.
- Ask someone who was there: did you get the facts right? Fix anything that was wrong.
Journalists check every fact, lead with what matters most, and correct mistakes openly.
Also try: Check three claims before you share them.
Known for it in
USA, UK, Australia, UAE, Netherlands