Social Media Specialist Lifestyle

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $124K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own social content orchestration for Harman portfolio, aligning global strategy with regional teams and driving platform first storytelling across IG/FB/TikTok/YouTube; translate content into measurable recommendations with cross functional partners.

  • Content & Channel Ownership: Own day to day content planning, creation, and publishing across JBL, Harman Kardon and portfolio brands.
  • Global Strategy & Governance: Align regions with the global strategy, brand guidelines, and governance playbooks.
  • Performance & Collaboration: Translate content metrics into actionable optimization with cross functional partners in creative, PR, ecommerce, and regional ops.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Content & Channel Ownership: Own day-to-day content planning, creation, and publishing for JBL, Harman Kardon and other portfolio brands across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube or other platforms as they become relevant and necessary.
  • Content Calendar: Build and maintain a global content calendar, coordinating with regional social leads to align and localize content across markets.
  • Campaign Development: Maintain relationships with regional/global agencies, writing briefs, manage and coordinate creators.
  • Global Strategy: Making sure that the regions are aligning with the global social media strategy and brand guidelines and guardrails
  • Community Management: Manage day-to-day community engagement and monitoring, ensuring timely, on-brand responses across channels.
  • Platform Strategy: Partner with the Group Social Media Director on channel strategy, platform best practices, and emerging trend adoption (e.g., Reels, Shorts, TikTok formats).
  • Performance Analysis: Track and report on content and channel performance, translating metrics into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with creative, PR, ecommerce, and regional marketing teams to ensure consistent messaging and brand persona.
  • Governance & Playbooks: Support the development of social governance frameworks, brand voice guidelines, and platform-specific playbooks used across the Group.
  • Creator & Influencer Support: Support influencer and creator partnerships and campaign amplification across owned channels.
  • Crisis Communication: Support protocols for managing sensitive community situations and escalations across social platforms.
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HARMAN International

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Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN!

Founded in 1980
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
29K employees (1,398 in marketing)
0% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.3%
Direct
54%
Referral
13.5%
Social
7.1%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~28.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
691 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Total Funding
$4.1M
Last Raise
$2M
Series A, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2022
    Series A
  • May 2020
    Seed • $2M
  • Jun 2019
    Grant • $56K

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