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Will AI replace social media managers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting social media managers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 304 live social media managers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 25% of current social media managers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
304live openings
25%ask for AI skills
11%remote
142companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Media, TikTok, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Flexibility — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| WPP Media | 44 |
| Omnicom Media | 17 |
| Monks | 10 |
| VML | 10 |
| DEPT® | 8 |
| PMG | 7 |
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