Areya

Journalist

• Pitch daily story ideas that expand on timely music and culture topics
• Write 2-3 original pieces per week
• Conduct interviews and develop well-reported features
• Contribute to larger editorial packages and tentpole moments
• Optimize stories for SEO and digital performance
• Write clean, structured drafts that require minimal structural editing
• Collaborate closely with the Managing Editor on story development and execution

Staff Writer

Art Director

• Overseeing creative processes, experiential, new projects, and pitches
• Guiding the creative team
• Crafting decks independently and owning client presentations
• Operating autonomously, managing multiple projects
• Taking creative feedback and addressing it for the benefit of the work
• Collaborating with strategy and client management teams
• Driving creative direction and vision for projects
• Cultivating a culture of high-volume creativity
• Leading teams in developing creative presentations and coordinating pitches
• Handling shoots and client engagements
• Promoting a positive environment and adapting to changing circumstances
• Ensuring high aesthetic ambition in team outputs

Creative Director – Project by Project Contractor

Social Media Manager

• Lead, mentor, and manage a cross-functional social team (coordinators, strategists, creators, and performers) to deliver best-in-class social storytelling.
• Develop and execute the social media brand strategy with a video-first focus, driving follower growth, reach, and engagement across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube.
• Build logistics, strategy, and rollout plans for covering live events, cultural moments, and experiential activations, ensuring cohesive content capture and distribution.
• Oversee social video production workflows — including editing, formatting, and optimizing for each platform — while training and supporting team members to execute at scale.
• Collaborate with sales to translate campaign briefs into impactful branded and paid social activations.
• Establish and track qualitative and quantitative content performance goals, leveraging analytics to drive strategy.
• Identify and optimize monetization opportunities across all platforms (e.g., YouTube Partner Program, Meta In-Stream Ads, branded content, affiliate links, and social commerce).
• Manage the annual content calendar, weaving in tentpole cultural moments, live coverage, and recurring campaigns to ensure brand consistency.
• Enforce copyright, licensing, and fair use compliance in all content.
• Conduct regular best-practice training, audits, and team feedback sessions to foster excellence and innovation.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends, tools, and platform changes to keep Okayplayer at the forefront of digital culture.

Staff Writer

Creative Director – Project by Project Contractor

Social Media Director