Social Strategy Manager, Brand Social

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$113K/yr – $162K/yrSenior Level7+ years expPermanent

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end social strategy for global campaigns, translating strategies into native social plans, leading multi-stream work, shaping briefs, and partnering across teams to drive culture-forward, measurable results.

  • Own and drive social strategy for high-impact campaigns
  • Lead cross-functional social workstreams from brief to delivery
  • Define and apply success metrics to inform future strategies

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end social strategy across high-impact global brand campaigns, strategic partnerships, flagship programs, and cultural moments, from development and launch through post-campaign learning.
  • Translate integrated marketing strategies into social-first approaches that feel native to each platform while supporting broader marketing and business objectives.
  • Lead multiple complex social workstreams from brief through execution, creating clarity around timelines, deliverables, approvals, dependencies, and decisions across internal teams and agency partners.
  • Shape social briefs and collaborate with internal creative teams and external agencies throughout creative development, providing actionable feedback and ensuring final work is strategically sound, social-first, and meets Spotify’s quality bar.
  • Partner across Brand, Creative, Comms, Marketing, Partner Marketing, Paid Media, and external agencies to develop integrated campaigns, co-marketing activations, and cultural partnerships.
  • Identify opportunities for Spotify to authentically participate in culture and develop proactive editorial programming that keeps Spotify relevant between major marketing moments.
  • Lead social content-capture strategy for live events and experiential activations, identifying real-time storytelling opportunities and partnering with creators, talent, and production teams on social-first content.
  • Partner with Legal and Communications to navigate approvals and sensitive issues so brand storytelling can be both timely and responsible.
  • Stay close to platform evolution, creator trends, internet culture, and emerging audience behaviors, identifying opportunities for Spotify to innovate.
  • Develop frameworks, playbooks, and best practices that strengthen the quality and consistency of social strategy across Brand Social.

Requirements

  • You have 7+ years of experience in owned and earned social media strategy, social marketing, or a related strategic role for global consumer, entertainment, technology, or media brands.
  • You have led social strategy for integrated marketing campaigns with multiple internal and external stakeholders, balancing business objectives with platform-native creativity.
  • You can turn strategy into an executable plan and drive complex, cross-functional work from ambiguity through delivery.
  • You understand how social contributes throughout the marketing funnel and how campaigns can evolve beyond launch into ongoing audience participation.
  • You have strong editorial instincts and can balance long-term strategic planning with thoughtful real-time decision-making.
  • You understand internet culture and can distinguish between fleeting trends and meaningful cultural opportunities that make sense for a brand.
  • You understand the audiences, formats, and behaviors across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, X, Reddit, Threads, YouTube, WhatsApp, and emerging social channels.
  • You build effective relationships and can influence partners across marketing, creative, legal, communications, agencies, and senior leadership.
  • You have experience guiding agency partners through briefing, creative development, production, and execution while maintaining a high creative bar.
  • You are comfortable using social analytics to establish KPIs, interpret performance, and inform strategic decisions.

Benefits

  • health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays.
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