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SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER PROPOSAL
A proposal from Northwind Studio to serve as your embedded social media manager, covering scope, hours, and rate.
PREPARED FOR
Acme Co
PREPARED BY
Northwind Studio
DATE
August 18, 2026
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER PROPOSAL
A proposal from Northwind Studio to serve as your embedded social media manager, covering scope, hours, and rate.
PREPARED FOR
Acme Co
PREPARED BY
Northwind Studio
DATE
August 18, 2026
Northwind Studio
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER PROPOSAL
This proposal sets out how Northwind Studio will serve as an embedded social media manager for Acme Co. It covers responsibilities, hours, tools access, and how we work with your team.
HOURS
20 hrs/wk
Embedded with your team.
CHANNELS
3 accounts
Managed day to day.
COMMIT
6 months
Renewable at the end of the term.
Northwind Studio
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER PROPOSAL
The engagement runs across three phases. Each closes with a written deliverable before the next begins.
PHASE 1 · ONBOARDING
Tool access, brand voice review, content pillar alignment, and a 60-day rolling calendar shared with your team.
PHASE 2 · DAILY MANAGEMENT
Publishing, community response, weekly standups, and coordination with other functions across marketing.
PHASE 3 · REVIEW AND PLANNING
Monthly performance report, next-month plan, and quarterly roadmap review with your team.
Not included: creative production beyond light edits, paid media budgets, paid influencer or creator fees, and platform subscriptions. Media spend is billed at cost.
Northwind Studio
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER PROPOSAL
Fixed monthly retainer for the embedded role, plus a one-time onboarding fee. Terms and hours can be adjusted before signature.
| Item | Rate | Qty | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onboarding and calendar setup (one-time) | $2,500 | 1 | $2,500 |
| Monthly retainer (20 hrs/week) | $5,500 | 6 | $33,000 |
| Reporting and dashboards (one-time) | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 |
| Total | $36,500 | ||
| Milestone | Share | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| On signature (setup) | Upfront | $3,500 |
| Monthly retainer | Monthly | $5,500 |
| Duration | 6 months | Renewable |
Invoices are due within 15 days. Kickoff is scheduled within 2 weeks of signature, subject to the kickoff date you provide on the acceptance page.
Northwind Studio
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER PROPOSAL
To proceed, complete the fields below and sign. This proposal is valid for 30 days from the date on the cover.
PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER
PREFERRED KICKOFF DATE
CLIENT
Acme Co
MANAGER
Northwind Studio
The Social Media Manager Proposal template is a five-page document for pitching yourself as the dedicated manager behind a brand's channels. It defines the role overview with hours, channel, and commitment stat cards, your responsibilities, a three-phase scope — onboarding and access, day-to-day management, monthly review and planning — a fee table with a computed total, and an acceptance page.
Position the engagement your way in Bonsai: set the weekly hours, define which channels you manage, and structure the monthly review. Merge fields fill in the client and date, and the built-in signatures make the hire official on the last page.
Everything below comes pre-configured. Turn sections on or off, edit the copy, or add your own — Bonsai remembers your choices for next time.
Can I edit every section? Yes — every heading, paragraph, stat, table row, and signature block is fully editable in Bonsai.
Can I add more pages? Yes — add, reorder, or duplicate pages once the template is open.
Do merge fields auto-fill? Yes — Sender, Receiver, and Date pull from your client contact and the current date automatically.
Role retainer or hourly? Either — the hours stat card and fee table adapt to a flat monthly role fee or an hours-times-rate arrangement.