Senior Social Media Manager

USA (Remote)

$75K/yr – $83K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive social leadership across Gen Z brands by guiding content, strategy, and real-time trends for Her Campus, Spoon University, and College Fashionista.

  • Own day-to-day content creation and social operations across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest
  • Must-have: 4+ years in social media with Gen Z/women’s media brands and 1+ year in management
  • Standout: Leadership across multiple brands with cross-department collaboration and real-time event coverage

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all day-to-day content creation, posting, and social operations for all Her Campus, Spoon University, and College Fashionista social platforms, with a focus on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest.
  • Manage two full-time editors and seasonal interns, working closely with them to assign and edit daily social content and evergreen assignments, and maintain the social content calendar
  • Work closely with the Director of Social to evolve and refine social vision and strategy, working collaboratively across departments to execute
  • Lead the execution of non-video social franchises for Her Campus, Spoon University, and College Fashionista, as well as the planning and packaging of original Her Campus and Spoon University video franchises
  • Own operations for Study Break, Her Campus’s twice weekly newsletter, closely monitoring metrics and collaborating with HCM’s internal team to increase open rates and subscribers
  • Regularly analyze social data, preparing weekly reports and insights and optimizing daily and long-term strategy based on the results
  • Drive growth and engagement across Her Campus, Spoon University, and College Fashionista platforms through regular testing of innovative approaches and trends
  • React in real-time as necessary to cover and respond to relevant pop-culture or live events in a timely manner, with the understanding that this sometimes means jumping on to cover something outside of work hours
  • Regularly collaborate with the HCM Community team on recruitment promotion and community feature opportunities
  • Prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion through your work in order to serve our diverse audience and community

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 4+ years of experience working in social media, preferably with a focus on Gen Z/women’s digital media brands, with at least 1 year of management experience
  • Expert knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest, and general best practices for each
  • Impeccable editorial and social news judgment, with the ability to curate daily coverage to prioritize audience and performance
  • Proficient in mobile video editing and experience using tools like Capcut, Prequel, Canva, Edits, etc.
  • Confidence in filming and appearing in video content, e.g., Reels, TikToks, YouTube videos, etc.
  • Excellent writing and copyediting skills with rigorous attention to detail and deep knowledge of AP Style
  • Strong understanding of Her Campus Media as a whole, as well as our media brands Her Campus, Spoon University, and College Fashionista
  • Demonstrated ability and interest in working collaboratively with other departments, including community, events, branded content, integrated marketing, design, and more
  • Quick and efficient worker with ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once

Benefits

  • Eligibility for performance bonuses
  • Choice among six health insurance plans
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company matching
  • Flexible PTO and work remotely
  • Extremely generous company holiday policy, with 22 + paid holidays, including 2 floating holidays for 2026
  • Parent-friendly culture, including 15 full weeks of parental leave plus flexible return-to-work
  • Summer Fridays
  • FSA and HSA offered
  • Life insurance
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Her Campus Media

Her Campus Media is the #1 media portfolio for college students and Gen Z. Our properties include Her Campus, Spoon University, College Fashionista, the InfluenceHer Collective, and Generation Hired!

Founded in 2009
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1.5K employees (1,078 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
34.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
14%
Direct
35%
Referral
6.7%
Social
2%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,037 (69% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$50K
Last Raise
$50K
Grant, 14 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2011
    Grant • $50K

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