
Social Media Content Lead
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Develop and own the organic content strategy across key social platforms (especially TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts)
- Build a scalable content engine that is audience-informed, performance-tracked, and deeply integrated with brand, product, and growth goals
- Develop and maintain a repeatable content system: formats, series, segments, and “show” frameworks that scale
- Create and manage the daily/weekly content cadence (calendar, scheduling, and real-time pivots when the internet does its thing)
- Lead organic testing strategy and calendar (hooks, edits, captions, pacing, angles) and translate learnings into clear creative direction for further organic and paid media integrations
- Lead ownership of social KPI creation and reporting, and monitor social insights... what’s working, what’s not, and what we’re doing next because of it
- Collaborate with Brand Marketing, Creative, and Paid Media teams to provide top-performing organic content for paid amplification/testing
- Engage with the community by monitoring and responding to comments/DMs, and helping foster a smart, funny, human presence
- Additionally, looking for culture moments aligned with the brand where we would naturally fit into a conversation
- Oversee micro-influencer marketing (briefing, creative guidance, performance feedback)
- Collaborate with internal social content editors, creative team, and external partners to Plan, film, and edit engaging content!
- Sometimes stepping in front of the camera, sometimes behind!
- Work with marketing team members to develop consumer cohorts/segment strategy from a social point of view. Including developing interests and segment strategy, content learnings, etc. to guide content creation and marketing strategy
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, marketing, or similar (nice to have—not a dealbreaker)
- 4-5 years of proven experience as a content creator, social media coordinator, community manager, or similar role with a portfolio of work
- Strong understanding of major platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Snapchat, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Experience with creative tools like Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, CapCut (or equivalents)
- Strong writing skills (grammar matters—yes, even in poop jokes)
- Excellent creative instincts: you know what to cut, what to keep, and what to punch up
- Great judgment + willingness to push the brand further while protecting what makes it great
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment: you can prioritize, move quickly, and stay calm
- Familiarity with social media management tools (e.g., Sprout, Sprinklr) and analytics
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
- Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
- Energetic, curious, collaborative, and proactive
- Must be willing to work nonstandard business hours, including nights and weekends (social media doesn’t close at 5 o’clock!)
- Available for frequent in-person shoots and events.
- Bonus points if you have …( That extra somethin ’)
- Social listening experience
- Experience and comfort occasionally being in front of the camera as well to film content
- Comfort with Asana, Excel, and reporting tools
- Experience bridging organic content into paid social testing strategy
Benefits
- Creative, energetic environment (with award-winning products)
- Hybrid work setup (remote + in-office/on-set days)
- Medical + dental benefits
- Matching 401(k)
- Massage chair + relaxation room (when in-office)
- Bottomless lattes (also when in-office — we’re not shipping espresso… yet)
- Casual work environment — flush yeah
- Endless poop and odor jokes (obviously)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
content creationsocial media coordinationcommunity managementwritingcreative directionsocial media strategycontent strategyperformance trackingsocial KPI creationproblem-solving
Soft Skills
creative instinctsjudgmentprioritizationcalmness under pressurecollaborationcuriosityproactivityindependenceengagementflexibility
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in journalismBachelor’s degree in communicationsBachelor’s degree in marketing