Hiring Tips for Social Media Management Agencies
If you're looking to expand your social media management agency, but don't really know where to start? It's like we are looking in a mirror at our former-selves! Now, we are so proud of our Social Savvy agency and we are so ready to help you find your DREAM TEAM ✨
Hiring is one of those things (like social media) that's all around us and fairly common, so every misinterprets it as "easy." It's far from easy finding your business besties and creating a well-rounded team. Below you'll find our favorite hiring tips when you are ready to grow your social media management agency.
✨ Don't hire your mini-me.
Think about your friend group - you have the funny one, the mom friend, and outgoing one. You might always think, "it's so weird that we are friends because we are so different." There's absolutely a reason for that, sis! It's good to have someone who's different than you to compliment you in all the best ways. Can you imagine if you had an entire team of people that were ONLY analytical thinkers? It would be all numbers all the time. While you want to work with someone you enjoy being around, you don't want to hire the person who an exact clone of you because you want someone to challenge you, do tasks that you can't, and enjoys different things! So, don't hire your mini!
✨ Hire slow & Fire fast.
You might be feeling overwhelmed (probably why you are hiring someone, right?!), but this cannot be a rushed process! You'll know when you find the right fit. How great is it when you find someone you gel with?! Wait for that, "click" moment, where your expectations piece together! There is someone out there for every job, be patient in finding them. On the other hand, if you hired and it does feel like the right fit - there's no 50 chances when it comes to wasting your money and your time. Fire fast if you know it wasn't a good fit.
✨ Clearly define job roles & responsibilities.
We are social media managers. We've all had that corporate job where they say, "Social Media Manager," and then you some how get roped into handling - payroll, buying office birthday cakes, web design, grooming the boss's dog, and ordering office supplies...Don't be that company. Create a clear outline of what you want another team member to do before starting the hiring process.
✨ Don't create a confusing application or onboarding process.
We have such an advantage here as social media managers! Treat a potential employee how you'd treat a potential client - what qualities make the discovery process seamless and how can you put that into action with an application process? How do you onboard clients so it's not overwhelming to either party? What are red flags in clients that you look for in discovery calls and how will that relate to employees? Go back to the basics of your client systems and think of how you can use this in your hiring strategy - after all who doesn't love repurposing!
✨ Remember that you're not just your own boss anymore, you are someone else's, too!
That means organization, systems, check-ins! When you add a team, a new level of organization and systems have to step in, otherwise, you are going to be right back to square one with feeling overwhelmed, plus your new hire feeling overwhelmed, too. We LOVE ClickUp for our team organization and systems to manage projects, personal tasks, and um, literally everything. Weekly Zoom check-ins and slack communication in between is golden for us, but what works for you? Be intentional and think through this part of the process before adding on to the team!
We can't wait to see the powerhouse team you hire and to see you living out your agency dream! Hiring is an ongoing process, be patient, and be confident. We fully expect to see you claiming all the boss energy!
Hiring questions? Ask away in our Social Media Manager Community!
