Associate Social Media Strategist - Cocoa Butter

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BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to making it better: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like Complex Networks and HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Content

Job Category: Publishing

Salary: The contractual minimum salary for this position is $57,000-64,000K.

Union Status: Non-Union

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed is looking for an Associate Social Media Strategist to focus on video publishing strategy for some of BuzzFeed's most beloved brands such as our identity brand Cocoa Butter and others (including new launches) across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. You will use data to inform decisions and will collaborate with operations and video producers to ensure that our content is being released in the most optimal way across all video platforms.

You are inspired by both publishers and content creators, particularly on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, & TikTok (especially short-form video products like TikTok, Reels, & YouTube Shorts), and would be able to understand and summarize how and why certain videos blow up — where did they take off, what makes them special, why are they worth sharing?

The role is hybrid and you will work West Coast hours (Pacific Time). You will report to Lead Managing Social Media Strategist.

To apply:

• No formal cover letters, please. Instead, include a few short paragraphs in your application explaining why you'd be a good fit for this particular position. We'd also like you to share 3-5 links to videos posted on the Cocoa Butter YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/cocoabutter) or TikTok account (@cocoabutterofficial) (published within the last year) that you think did really well and explain why.
• Attach a resume

You Will

• Partner with the operations team and the content analytics team to develop and implement strategies and experiments
• Work with Cocoa Butter leads on brand direction & best practices
• Brainstorm and create with content producers based on data, strategy, and platform best practices
• This role may include some management of junior-level employees, including freelancers and fellows.
• Have the foresight to anticipate workflow or content performance issues and present possible relevant solutions to the manager.
• Be an advisor for new projects; someone to help teams throughout the company crack new content areas and formats
• Use knowledge of online video & platform best practices to present our videos in the most shareable way, helping them to have the biggest reach and influence
• Monitor discussions, posts, and comments across multiple social media channels
• Create better operational workflows that improve from content creation, publishing, and performance analysis across platforms
• Plan, schedule, publish, and analyze video and distributed content releases across multiple YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok accounts
• Create ideas for YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and more
• Deep understanding of social data analytics and summarizing insights to create an impactful social publishing strategy

You Have

• Ability to handle multiple priorities - a tireless work ethic never hurts!
• Knowledge of the online video ecosystem
• Understanding of the digital landscape and a interest in keeping up to date with developments in web platforms
• Native user of TIkTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook
• Deep enthusiasm for experimenting with strategy to improve for main metrics
• 1-3 years of experience online writing/editing/curating on the web (experience working with Black identity content)
• Experience with how titling, metadata, and thumbnails can affect a video's performance
• Responds to a fluctuating workload with a positive attitude and is always ready to tackle new challenges!

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response."

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

You can expect:

A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions

Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more

An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary and stock options.

A generous benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym and wellness discounts, and much more.

We want all employees to feel safe and comfortable when they engage in any in-person meetings, when visiting the office, or when working from an offsite production or meeting location. As part of this commitment to health and safety, BuzzFeed requires COVID-19 vaccines for current U.S. employees, including all newly hired employees. Requests for accommodation per applicable law for health and/or religious reasons will be considered. Union employees are subject to what is outlined in their applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Note: BuzzFeed, Inc. offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) and open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WV. For non sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, and VT.