Manager, Social Content Writer - OleHenriksen

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$108K/yr – $129K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own and evolve social copy across platforms, direct AI writing workflows, and inform content strategy with a data-driven, brand-aligned voice.

  • Leads social, email, and paid media copy with a strong hooks-first approach
  • Shapes AI tools and prompts to scale branded outputs
  • Monitors platform performance and applies SEO/keyword insights to maximize reach

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Social captions—written natively for each platform, not adapted from campaign copy
  • Hooks and on-screen copy for TikTok and Reels content—writes copy that works in video, not just alongside it
  • Paid social copy—headlines, body copy, and CTAs for paid media across all social platforms
  • Email and CRM copy—campaign emails, SMS, and automated flows; generates variants and subject line options at volume
  • Content strategy input—brings a copy and messaging POV into content planning conversations with the Social Art Director
  • AI writing workflows—owns and develops AI copy tools for the content team; builds prompts, trains outputs to brand voice, generates variants at speed
  • Platform copy intelligence—tracks what copy approaches, hooks, and formats are working on each platform and brings that intelligence into the creative process
  • Ability to leverage SEO/GEO insights and keywords to ensure maximum discoverability of content, while still adhering to the brand voice across channels

Requirements

  • 5+ years of copywriting experience with a demonstrable social-first portfolio
  • Has written natively for social—understands the difference between a caption and a campaign headline
  • Already fluent in AI writing tools—doesn't need to be trained on the concept
  • Understands how copy performs differently across TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and email
  • Strong instinct for hooks—can write an opening line that stops a scroll
  • Some content strategy background is a plus—can think about what to say, not just how to say it
  • Beauty experience a plus

Benefits

  • medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks during the calendar year and December wellness/shutdown week for applicable positions.
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Kendo Brands, Inc.

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Kendo is the small but mighty force behind your favorite beauty products. A play on the words “can do,” Kendo is redefining the beauty industry through next-generation products, visionary campaigns and unforgettable retail presence. Kendo creates original founder brands, partnering with major faces from fashion and entertainment. The house of brands currently includes KVD Beauty, Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, Fenty Skin, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen Skincare, and Lip Lab. We tell their stories to bring to life the dream products you’ve always wanted, but have never been able to find.Come grow with us! Since Kendo’s founding in 2010, we’ve experienced phenomenal growth and accelerated global expansion. We’re based in San Francisco, but we also operate headquarters in Toronto, London, Paris and Singapore, our products are in 27 countries and counting. And, we couldn’t grow without our people. We embrace entrepreneurial spirit, so the opportunities are endless. We believe in five values, our Kendo Kredo. Adhering to these in business, in our interactions with each other, our customers, and our recruitment process, we remain true to our culture and the foundation upon which the house was originally founded."Can Do” SpiritAdvocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion Storytelling ResilienceProduct ExcellenceOur Open Jobs.https://www.kendobrands.com/careers/

Founded in 2014
San Francisco, California, USA
882 employees (282 in marketing)
55% recommend to a friend
74% CEO approval

Salaries

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$108K/yr – $129K/yr

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Traffic Source Mix
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Direct
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Referral
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Social
11%
Paid
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Current headcount: ~882
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Manager, Social Content Writer - OleHenriksen

Kendo Brands, Inc. · San Francisco, CA · Hybrid