Social Content + Strategy Manager (maternity cover)

New York, USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expContract

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive social content strategy and execution for a beauty/consumer brand, leading planning, briefs, and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Own prep for monthly and campaign brainstorms, coordinating stakeholders and synthesizing takeaways.
  • Must-have: 3–6+ years in social media/content marketing with strong brand voice execution.
  • Standout: Experience managing creator relationships and end-to-end content production.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own prep for monthly and campaign brainstorms, including stakeholder coordination, gathering inspiration, and synthesizing takeaways.
  • Collaborate with the Director to conceptualize and execute social initiatives supporting brand priorities, launches, retailer needs, and community storytelling.
  • Help streamline cross-functional communication so key information flows efficiently to the social team.
  • Track industry trends and emerging platforms; identify new opportunities for the brand.
  • Continuously plug into audience insights and platform trends to shape ideas.
  • Produce social content end-to-end: ideate, brief to partners, write copy, and prepare posts across platforms.
  • Architect and manage the social calendar, ensuring campaigns and evergreen content ladder up to strategy.
  • Oversee content briefs and smaller-scale shoots; organize assets and ensure timely delivery.
  • Write or refine copy for social posts as needed.
  • Partner closely with Creative and Brand teams to translate marketing messages into thumb-stopping social content.

Requirements

  • A seasoned social media/content marketer with 3–6+ years experience, ideally within beauty, lifestyle, or consumer brands.
  • Able to both strategize and execute, comfortable jumping in to produce, edit, and post content.
  • Deeply knowledgeable about social platforms, creator ecosystems, and content trends.
  • A strong creative thinker with excellent instincts for brand voice, storytelling, and visual execution.
  • Organized, proactive, and able to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • A collaborative partner who can move work forward with clarity and confidence, even within a short-term contract structure.

Preferred

    Benefits

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