Content Strategist (temp- perm)

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$150K/yr – $180K/yrSenior LevelTemporary

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive and own the global content strategy and social-first storytelling for a fast-growing beauty brand, aligning creative, production, and platform-native execution to business goals.

  • Must-have: 10+ years in content strategy or social with leadership experience.
  • Standout: Proven ability to scale multi-channel content programs across brands.
  • Standout: Deep experience partnering with creative, influencer, and production teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drive overarching content vision and POV that drives cultural relevance, emotive storytelling, and product performance across digitally native channels
  • Lead content strategy from concept through production, ensuring impact and consistency
  • Build content frameworks and guardrails that empower teams to move fast without sacrificing quality or brand integrity
  • Champion a social-first approach across the organization, ensuring content is designed for the platforms where our consumers live, not adapted as an afterthought
  • Partner closely with consumer engagement and creative to translate product launches, campaigns, and brand initiatives into comprehensive content strategies that ladder to business objectives
  • Work hand in hand alongside the creative team as a true strategic partner—ensuring campaigns are built with social and digital at the core of the creative strategy, not as an add-on
  • Translate big creative ideas into platform-native executions that feel organic, authentic and amplify the narrative in all the right ways
  • Bridge the gap between brand aspiration and social reality—helping key stakeholders understand what works in culture and across the internet's ecosystem
  • Ensure consistency and cohesion across all content touchpoints while allowing flexibility for platform-specific innovation
  • Collaborate with media, PR, partnerships, and retail teams to create integrated content ecosystems for earned, owned and trade channels - ensuring content amplification for key activity is always a considered piece of the holistic plan

Requirements

  • 10+ years in content strategy, social media, digital marketing, or creative roles with progressive leadership responsibility
  • 5+ years managing teams of 10+ people, including social, influencer, content production
  • Proven track record launching and scaling content strategies for consumer brands (beauty, lifestyle, fashion, CPG or adjacent categories preferred)
  • Experience working with in-house and external creative agencies as well as production partners on campaign and day to day work
  • Experience building annual content strategies, roadmaps, and calendars aligned to brand and business priorities
  • Experience dimensioning resources (headcount, agency support, production costs) to meet ambitious goals
  • Proven ability to manage multi-million-dollar content and production budgets

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and bonus program for full-time team members
  • Flexible hybrid work environment with opportunities for collaboration and growth
  • Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and celebrates individuality
  • The chance to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning global beauty brand
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Sol de Janeiro

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Inspired by the power and warmth of the Brazilian spirit, Sol de Janeiro stands for ultimate self-love and celebration. Embracing the authentic Brazilian beauty philosophy of loving and flaunting your body, Sol de Janeiro was founded in 2015. The brand’s award-winning collection of body care, fragrance, and hair care isknown for luscious textures, clinically proven formulations, and transportive fragrances. Beloved by multi-generational global consumers, Sol de Janeiro is available at premium global retailersas well as on its own website.

Founded in 2015
New York, New York, USA
536 employees (173 in marketing)
26% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.4%
Direct
50%
Referral
3.9%
Social
3.6%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~539

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
125 (23% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Total Funding
$14.6M
Last Raise
$14.6M
Series Unknown, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2019
    Series Unknown • $14.6M

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