Director, Content and Social Media

New York, USA (On-site)

$145K/yr – $165K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global content strategy and hands-on content creation across channels, aligning with brand voice and performance goals, while leading a player-coach team.

  • Own development and execution of content strategy across web, email, campaigns, and social.
  • Must-have: 7-10+ years in content, copywriting, or editorial roles in global environments.
  • Standout: Player-coach with hands-on writing, editing, and scalable content programs across channels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and execution of global content strategy and editorial plans aligned to business and campaign priorities.
  • Apply and operationalize WeWork’s brand voice, tone, and messaging frameworks across marketing channels, in alignment with Marketing & Communications leadership.
  • Translate business priorities into clear, customer-focused narratives and content approaches.
  • Ensure messaging is consistent and effective across key touch-points (web, email, campaigns, and social), with content optimized for search and AI discoverability.
  • Lead development of rich content across formats, including long- and short-form written content (articles, reports, case studies, web) and visual content (video, social, and multimedia assets) in partnership with Creative Director.
  • Operate as a player-coach: directly write, edit, and develop content for priority initiatives while overseeing broader production.
  • Translate strategies into clear briefs and scalable content programs across channels.
  • Own and oversee marketing and brand copy across campaigns, website, email, product marketing, sales materials, and social.
  • Directly execute high-impact content (e.g., key campaigns, launches, flagship thought leadership).
  • Partner with Growth and Performance Marketing to develop and optimize content for paid channels (search, display, paid social, lifecycle), contributing to messaging across the funnel.

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years of experience in content, copywriting, or editorial roles in a fast-paced, global environment.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating work product across brand, campaign, editorial, and digital content.
  • Experience developing content strategies, editorial plans and executing across multiple channels.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting or leading organic social content for B2B/Enterprise-level companies. Proficiency with social media platforms.
  • Familiarity with performance marketing and conversion-focused copywriting.
  • Solid understanding of SEO/GEO and digital content ecosystems.
  • Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
  • Ability to translate complex ideas into clear, engaging messaging.
  • Experience managing or mentoring writers or small teams.
  • Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

  • Experience leveraging AI tools for content development is a plus.

Benefits

  • Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for comprehensive benefits (subject to applicable plans), including 20 days PTO, ~13 holidays, 80 hours paid sick time, 16 weeks parental leave, healthcare, 401k, and life/AD&D insurance.

WeWork

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Founded in 2010
New York, New York, USA
5.3K employees (508 in marketing)
63% recommend to a friend
61% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$410.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.1%
Direct
57.7%
Referral
6%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
366 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
11.5 years
Median Tenure
5.1 years

Funding

Total Funding
$22.2B
Last Raise
$450M
Post IPO Equity, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2024
    Post IPO Equity • $450M
  • Jan 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $250M
  • May 2022
    Post IPO Debt • $350M

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