Social Strategist

New York, USA (Remote)

$76K/yr - $93K/yr (Est.)Mid Level3+ years expContract

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The role centers on crafting platform-specific social strategies grounded in audience insight and brand goals, steering social-first shoots, and guiding cross-functional collaboration. You will build strategic frameworks and calendars, analyze performance, and translate data into actionable optimizations. Strong storytelling and presentation skills help align creative teams and clients around a clear north star.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop platform-specific social strategies that are rooted in audience insight, brand objectives, and cultural relevance.
  • Concept and contribute to social-first content shoots; from pre-production planning and shot list development to on-set creative direction and real-time decision making.
  • Partner with content creators, graphic designers and copywriters, and video editors to ensure all creative output is strategically sound and platform-optimized before and after capture.
  • Build and present strategic frameworks, content calendars, and creative briefs that give teams a clear north star.
  • Analyze performance data post-publish and translate learnings into actionable optimizations and next steps.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3–7 years of experience in social media strategy, preferably at an agency or within a brand environment.
  • Hands-on experience contributing to or leading social-first content shoots.
  • Fluency in content strategy, community management, comms planning, and social analytics.
  • Understanding of the broader marketing and communications mix and how social ladders up to larger campaign goals.
  • Strong presentation and storytelling skills. You can make a deck sing, making clients feel confident in the work we’re doing.
  • Experience working alongside or directly with talent, publicists, and brand stakeholders.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to be a connective force across creative, strategy, and client teams.
  • Existing design and deck development skills are a plus.
  • Passion, hustle, and an unrelenting curiosity for where social is headed next.

Preferred

  • Existing design and deck development skills are a plus.
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Beekman Social

Beekman Social is a collective of strategists, creatives, and producers who design brand expressions that break through algorithms to provide measurable returns. We operate in culture, helping clients spark conversations. Our network of collaborators allows us to tap into the right communities at the right time to further cultivate relationships with client audiences.

Founded in 2018
New York, New York, USA