Social Media Management by M2ONE Carmel
October 2026
What this would cost
to build yourself
Low end is base pay. High end adds 10-hour shoot days and the benefits an employer pays on top of salary. Gear, travel and hiring costs are extra.
A union commercial crew for 3 shoot days: director of photography and camera operator1$5,970 to $8,210
A film and video editor, half-time2, 4$3,140 to $4,490
A social media manager on staff, San Francisco3, 4$7,080 to $10,120
Built piece by piece, every month$16,190 to $22,820
Next page: the same work from M², with the gear included.
What you can't hire
- Every brand on our Filmed for page but one has posted our work on its own account.
- The owners know us even better than the brands do. We can call collectors to bring their cars to ONE Carmel, starting with Monterey Car Week.
- Building it yourself means hiring and managing three people. With us you have one team and one point of contact.
1. IATSE and AICP Commercial Production Agreement, Appendix A wage sheet, October 29, 2025 to September 30, 2026: director of photography $1,234.24 and camera operator $755.60 per 8-hour minimum call; hours 9 and 10 at 1.5x.
aicp.com. 2. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: film and video editors, median pay $75,420 a year, May 2025.
bls.gov. 3. PayScale, social media manager, San Francisco: median base pay $85,000 a year.
payscale.com. 4. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026: benefits are 30% of total pay in private industry ($14.07 of $46.89 an hour).
bls.gov.