Partner 20, Social Media Lead, Frontier

Responsibilities

• The Social Media Lead is responsible for growing a16z Frontier’s social channels, including engaging key communities across different audiences in different domains.
• They will work closely with the Frontier marketing team to (1) adapt and distribute existing content pieces into social media posts; and (2) help create content native to social media: clips, campaigns, and more.
• This spans everything from social media for external pod appearances/ media interviews to investment announcements; to events and major industry conferences; to editorial content; to special projects, campaigns, and more.
• This person will also advise the broader a16z Frontier team (from investing to operations) — as well as our portfolio companies — in social media strategy and profile building.
• This is a remote role (including on West Coast time), though occasional in-office presence will be required for regular team offsites, occasional conferences/events, and based on business needs.
• The social media will cover all these marketing functions, while reporting into editorial.
• You would be the online brand voice for a16z Frontier. You’re able to regularly engage with relevant social media communities and different audiences — as well as identifying and engaging key influencers across various verticals/ domains

Requirements

• Direct, hands-on experience owning social media for a high-visibility or high-growth brand — past experience embedded in a content operation is especially welcome
• Excellent communicator — through text, multimedia, design, or memes
• Proven ability to adapt style and voice across different formats, platforms, and audiences — able to be thoughtful, smart, accessible, direct… all while striking the right tone (not corporate, not cringe, not overly whimsical, not staid)
• Experience with X, LinkedIn, etc. required — and optionally, with crypto-native or alt social media tools and video
• Strong command of data — from implementing and using various analytics tools, to regularly interpreting and reporting insights
• Ability to collaborate well cross-functionally, meet multi-threaded deadlines, more
• Passionate about technology, open source, and more
• Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams

Benefits

• health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave
• eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans