Director of Social Media at Inkitt | San Francisco, CA | $140K/yr – $190K/yr

Director of Social Media

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$140K/yr – $190K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 6 months ago

Job Summary

Drive and lead social media strategy and production for Inkitt, Galatea, and CandyJarTV, owning content creation, team management, and performance optimization.

Must-have: 7+ years of social media marketing and people management experience.
Standout: Proven ability to grow brands from launch to maturity with data-driven insights.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Create and execute social media strategy for Inkitt, Galatea, and CandyJarTV
Create and post up to 10 multimedia content across TikTok, Instagram, and other priority social platforms
Manage and hire a team of social media direct reports
Regularly review performance, identify growth opportunities, and ensure targets are achieved
Deeply understand and engage with pop culture! Those cool, plugged in creators driving entertainment and cultural conversations (know how to authentically infiltrate it)!
Foster community by engaging followers, responding to DMs/comments, and building brand loyalty
Obsess over the newest AI tools! Master them before everyone else and use them to create scroll stopping social content. (Fast, efficient, and always ahead of the curve!)
Willing to travel as needed to LA at least once a month. We want you to be on set to capture fun footage to post onto our social channels

Requirements

7+ years of social media marketing experience
People management experience strongly preferred
Camera facing (comfortable appearing in video content)
Deeply plugged into pop culture, BookTok, romance shows, and trends, with a strong record of creating viral content
Highly strategic, analytical, and creative. Has a strong grasp of social media KPIs and analytics along with being able to translate insights into actions
Skilled in content creation, editing, design with tools such as Capcut, Adobe, Canva, AI tools
Able to demonstrate trend driven campaigns by providing results and key learnings
Experienced in growing brands from launch to maturity and shaping their social identities
Strong enthusiasm for the Galatea stories and CandyJarTV content
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

Autonomous
Bring solutions instead of problems
Data driven
Quick to action
A high functioning workaholic
Looking for exponential career growth
Have lots of fun building a generational AI x Entertainment company

Benefits

401k plan, designed to help you save for the future
Health benefits tailored to your needs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Professional coaching for everyone
Team-building events, including our annual Tulum trip
Unlimited access to our Galatea app and CandyJar TV app
Unlimited budget for self-development books
Charity donation of your choice at your one year anniversary
Free lunch in office everyday
Class Pass membership for US based employee and gym access for Berlin employees
Dog friendly offices in San Francisco & Berlin

Inkitt

3.9 Glassdoor

Inkitt is building the Disney of the 21st century - the most data-driven, the most AI-driven company in the world of entertainment. Leveraging AI and predictive algorithms, Inkitt discovers unknown stories and turns them into blockbuster hits, producing a new $1M ebook every 4 weeks and selling directly to consumers through its Galatea app. Inkitt has become the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world, boasting a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers. Recently raising a Series C and backed by some of the top VC’s such as: Khosla, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA Ventures. Most recently, we launched CandyJar TV, where we’re turning the million-dollar hits into actual TV series and directly selling them episode by episode.

Founded in 2014

San Francisco, California, USA

262 employees (175 in marketing)

www.inkitt.com/jobs

69% recommend to a friend

72% CEO approval