Director Social, Cultural Content & Community Strategy

USA (Remote)

$130K/yr – $170K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive cultural storytelling and community-basis growth for a social-first beauty brand, blending editorial, creator-led content, and real-world activations.

  • Own cultural content strategy and multi-platform storytelling across social, creator, experiential, and emerging channels
  • Must-have: 8–12+ years in social-first brand strategy or community-building roles in beauty/fashion
  • Standout: Experience building community-led growth engines and cross-functional leadership

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Cultural Content Strategy
  • Develop and lead a multi-platform content strategy across social, creator, experiential, and emerging channels
  • Identify and translate cultural moments into brand-right storytelling opportunities
  • Evolve the brand voice while protecting its core DNA (joy, vitality, skin-first confidence)
  • Partner with Creative to ensure storytelling feels editorial, modern, and culturally literate
  • Community Architecture
  • Build a scalable community strategy that moves from audience → loyalists → advocates
  • Develop programs that deepen participation (UGC, ambassadors, brand insiders, IRL touchpoints)
  • Oversee community management tone, response framework, and engagement standards
  • Transform customer feedback into strategic insights for product and marketing
  • Integrated Launch Strategy (Social-Led)
  • Reimagine product launches and campaigns as social-first moments that cascade into paid, email, retail, and PR
  • Partner cross-functionally to be part of campaign ideation from the ground up, ensuring brainstorming begins with platform-native storytelling and social behavior—not traditional top-down campaign frameworks
  • Partner with Creative to develop visual systems and content worlds designed for short-form video, conversation, remixing, and UGC adaptation. • Ensure launch concepts are built to travel organically across social feeds before being adapted to other channels
  • Establish repeatable launch playbooks that prioritize community engagement, creator participation, and shareable formats
  • Ensure retail partnerships (e.g., Sephora) are amplified through authentic community storytelling rather than static promotional messaging
  • Experiential & IRL Integration
  • Ensure events, pop-ups, and retail activations are content engines
  • Build frameworks that turn physical experiences into scalable digital storytelling
  • Create feedback loops between community and real-world activations Throughout Data + Performance

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years in social-first brand strategy, cultural marketing, or community-building roles at beauty , fashion and/or lifestyle brands
  • Experience with a founder-led brand preferred
  • Deep understanding of social ecosystems (Instagram, TikTok, emerging platforms)
  • Experience building community-led growth engines — not just campaign calendars
  • Equal parts creative and analytical
  • Fluent in Gen Z and Gen X tone without losing brand integrity
  • A natural culture spotter, you see shifts before they trend
  • Highly collaborative leader who can inspire cross-functional teams
  • Passion for clean beauty, sustainability, and empowering women at every age
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    Josie Maran

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    Good for you. Good for the planet. Josie Maran is the pioneer of clean, Argan Oil-powered beauty. Our juicy body butters, sustainably-sourced oils, and scents are made with Earth-first ingredients to deliver beautiful, radiant skin to all. Company Culture:Come along for the ride; you’ll love it here. We are a community of visionaries dedicated to making a positive impact on the world. We are passionate and hungry to help people beautify themselves with clean, ethically-sourced formulas. We do it all in a positive atmosphere where kindness is championed, and excellence is endless.Our Deepest Reasons For Being in Business -To inspire all to enhance their well-being and sense of harmony with both themselves and with nature. -To create products that delight all the senses enabling all women and men to experience optimal aliveness. -To accelerate the evolution of humanity and maintain the viability of Planet Earth as a life support system so that all our children can enjoy its beauty and bounty long into the future. The People We Most Love to Work With 1. They are passionate and hungry to make the world better. 2. They want to realize their full potential as a human being. 3. They aspire to excellence in everything they do. 4. They are creative and out of the box thinkers. 5. They see the glass half full and the opportunity in every experience in life. 6. They know how to play well on a team and build esprit de corps. 7. They believe anything is possible and will always find a way.

    Founded in 2007
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    93 employees (25 in marketing)
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