# Alex Balvinsky — SMM manager, community manager and social media strategist

> Alex Balvinsky (Алексей Бальвинский) is an SMM manager, community manager and content strategist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, working remotely worldwide. 5+ years growing brands on Telegram, Discord, X (Twitter), TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and Reddit, mostly in crypto/Web3, fintech, gaming, B2B and SaaS. Works in English (C2), Spanish (C1) and Russian (native). Hireable for consultations, strategy reviews, profile teardowns and fractional SMM / community lead roles.

## Contact

- Telegram: https://t.me/balva_guy (fastest)
- Email: alex.balvinsky@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/balvinsky/

## Services and prices (US$, paid up front, money-back guarantee)

- [Socials Consultation — $300](https://balvinsky.io/services/): 1 hour on Google Meet, accounts reviewed in advance; recording and a one-page summary within 48 hours.
- [Strategy Review — $200](https://balvinsky.io/services/): written audit of your content plan and last 1–3 months of analytics: comments, SWOT, benchmark against similar accounts, prioritized 30-day plan. Ready in 5–7 days.
- [Profile Teardown — $100](https://balvinsky.io/services/): a 20–30 minute recorded video walkthrough of your socials with the 5 changes to make first. Ready in 3–5 days.
- [Fractional SMM / Content / Community Consultant — price on request](https://balvinsky.io/services/): part-time senior SMM or community lead.

## Results

- >4M views in 6 months and +1.3M views on X (Freedx, crypto exchange)
- 700k organic reach: the full-year target hit in 2 months (Freedx; X +540%, TikTok +813%)
- >2M organic views, +500% following, +250% weekly active users (EMCD fintech)
- Telegram 2.5k → 25k, X 650 → 3k, YouTube 0 → 3k, LinkedIn 2 → 3.5k (EMCD)
- Discord & Telegram 0 → 3k organically in a new CIS market (Ubuntu Tribe)
- Reddit community 0 → 1,000, fully organic (Freedx)

## Experience

- Community Lead, product under NDA (credit line, virtual card, staking) — Jun 2026 to present, remote
- Social Media Manager, Freedx (crypto exchange, virtual card) — Dec 2025 to May 2026: 8 platforms, short-form video (multiple 500k+ view TikToks), Reddit strategy, AI-agent content automation, Discord + AMAs in RU/EN/ES
- Social Media Manager, Munich International Mining (hardware hosting) — Oct 2025 to Dec 2025: brand voice and guidelines for 3 brands, Figma visual system
- Community Manager, Ubuntu Tribe (gold-backed token) — Sep 2025 to Feb 2026: Telegram moderation bot, automated funnels, gamified Discord
- Lead Social & Community, EMCD Fintech — Sep 2023 to Sep 2025: led SMM and community managers across 5 platforms, launched YouTube channels, crisis communication
- Social & Content Manager, Manager360 & Dia-Gram — Jan 2023 to Sep 2023
- Community Manager, Apr Marketing Agency (gaming) — Dec 2021 to Jan 2023

## Skills

SMM, social media strategy, content strategy, community management, moderation systems, crisis communication, editorial calendars, short-form video, copywriting, ghostwriting, brand voice, viral marketing, KPI tracking and reporting, competitive analysis, Telegram bots, AI agents, n8n, Claude, ChatGPT, Notion, Figma, Google Analytics, Power BI, Sprout Social.

## Pages

- [CV (English)](https://balvinsky.io/cv/) · [CV (Español)](https://balvinsky.io/es/cv/) · [Резюме (Русский)](https://balvinsky.io/ru/cv/)
- [Plain-text CV, best for reading](https://balvinsky.io/ats.html) · [ES](https://balvinsky.io/es/ats.html) · [RU](https://balvinsky.io/ru/ats.html)
- [Services and prices](https://balvinsky.io/services/) · [ES](https://balvinsky.io/es/services/) · [RU](https://balvinsky.io/ru/services/)
- [About me (live: watch, music, books, puzzles)](https://balvinsky.io/me/)
- [CV PDF](https://balvinsky.io/assets/Alex_Balvinsky_CV_EN.pdf) · [Portfolio PDF](https://balvinsky.io/assets/Alex_Balvinsky_Portfolio.pdf)

## Education

B.S. in Philosophy, Higher School of Economics (Moscow, 2022). Hootsuite Social Marketing (2026), Anthropic "Claude 101" (2026), Google Digital Marketing & E-Commerce (2023).