Social Freelancer, Style

New York City, NY (Remote)

$73K/yr - $77K/yr (Est.)Mid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the Complex Style social voice end-to-end, shaping content strategy, real-time creation, community management, and performance across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and beyond.

  • Lead content curation and trendspotting aligned with streetwear, fashion, music, and sports culture
  • Drive growth, traffic, views, and engagement through strategic, vertical-focused tactics
  • Own the workflow for editorial social posts and collaborate with the branded social team on posting schedules

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute the voice of Complex Style (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok) on all of our social platforms, exhibiting excellent judgment and audience-sensitive framing
  • Leverage a robust knowledge of streetwear and high fashion—and their intersections with music, pop culture, and sports—to inform content curation, trendspotting, and storytelling that resonates authentically with Complex’s audience
  • Create, curate, and be responsible for all content published to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for Complex Style
  • Lead community management, moderation, and DM management using a deep understanding of the Complex tone and voice
  • Surface and pitch viral, breaking, and social-friendly content to our news team
  • Develop creative assets in Photoshop and Premiere/CapCut
  • Ideate, source, and create original real-time content for all Complex Style audiences, identifying memes and trends at the cusp of virality
  • Support all social goals (growth, traffic, views, and engagement) and be accountable for providing vertical-specific tactics, strategic pivots, and added direction when needed
  • Track and share social and platform best practices with internal teams, providing best-in-class examples where possible
  • Manage workflow of editorial social posts, working with the branded social team to coordinate posting and schedules, when necessary

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of social media and editorial experience with a publisher or brand
  • A deep understanding of the Complex Style content, voice, and tone
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Premiere Pro
  • Must be willing to work nights and occasional holidays for coverage of live events
  • Positive, intuitive, proactive, and collaborative team player
  • Strong writing and communication skills, proofreading experience, and quick decision-making skills
  • Robust knowledge of streetwear/high fashion and how it connects to areas such as music + pop culture + sports
  • Possess a deep understanding and fluency of all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube Shorts)
  • Proven track record in driving audience and consumer action on social
  • Remain up-to-date on what our competitive set is doing to ensure that our lane isn’t being stepped on

Complex NTWRK

4.2 Glassdoor

Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale.Whether through video, long-form text, or social media, Complex tells stories of streetwear and style, music, sports, art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture.A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce. Complex's strategic partnership with Universal Music Group delivers unparalleled experiences and exclusive collaborations to passionate music fans.Complex NTWRK creates and distributes original programming with premium distributors including Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Snap, Fuse, Pluto TV, Roku and more. If you want to be part of what's next and build valuable relationships with the audiences who live in it, join us at Complex NTWRK.

Founded in 2002
Los Angeles, California, USA
683 employees (323 in marketing)
100% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Salaries

SalaryGuide estimate

$73K/yr – $77K/yr

Modelled from 7 comparable roles.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
236 (35% of company)
Median Tenure
2.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$60.5M
Last Raise
Series Unknown, 10 years ago

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.9M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51.8%
Direct
37.7%
Referral
4.9%
Social
5.4%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~683

Social Freelancer, Style

Complex NTWRK · New York City, NY · Remote