Freelance Community Manager

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart - With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions - We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust - Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing - Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way - Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.

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Community Manager (Freelance) | Acorns

Acorns is seeking a Freelance Community Manager to be the voice and heart of our social media presence. In this role, you will be the frontline advocate for our customers, responsible for managing all social media comments, executing engagement strategies, and providing direct support to ensure our community feels heard, valued, and empowered. You will work closely with our Social Media Manager to ensure a seamless 360-degree brand experience.

This role is being offered on a contract basis with an expected duration of 4-6 months with potential to expand based on business need and requiring 25 hours of work per week.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.

What you will do at Acorns:

• Direct Customer Engagement: Monitor and respond to comments, mentions, and direct messages across all social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Reddit, YouTube.) with empathy and brand-aligned precision.

• Engagement Strategy: Implement creative tactics to spark meaningful conversations and increase community sentiment among our customers.

• Support Partnership: Act as the primary support bridge, escalating technical issues or complex inquiries to the appropriate internal teams while maintaining a helpful and human touch.

• Cultural Relevance: Identify and participate in trending cultural moments and real-time social conversations to keep Acorns relevant and top-of-mind for our customers.

• Sentiment Reporting: Track community trends, feedback, and recurring questions to provide the social team with actionable insights for future content ideation.

• Brand Advocacy: Uphold the Acorns values—Lead With Heart and Always Build Trust—in every digital interaction.

What you will bring to Acorns:

• Community Expertise: Proven experience managing high-volume social communities for consumer brands, with a knack for turning passive followers into active advocates.

• Exceptional Communication: Ability to write in a tone that is approachable, professional, and mission-driven, ensuring every customer feels supported.

• Creative Spark: A high degree of creativity with the ability to brainstorm "outside the box" engagement ideas that turn standard support interactions into memorable brand moments.

• Proactive Problem Solving: A "find a way" mentality to resolve customer concerns quickly and creatively.

• Hunger to deliver game-changing products.

• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery.

• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission.

• Optimistic about the potential of societal change.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.

What we offer:

• Competitive freelance rates.

• Talented and motivated team who care deeply about one another, our mission, and our customers.

• The rare opportunity to create a new world, solving big societal challenges through meaningful work.

About Acorns:

Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 million dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $45/hour and $50/hour; commensurate with experience and qualifications. Company reserves the right to modify hourly rate at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Work Authorization:

Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.