Resident - Post Creative Strategist

twentysix; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-sponsored 401k with match

Medical, Dental, and vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

Caregiver (Parental) Leave

Health and Wellness benefits

Job summary

VaynerMedia in New York, NY, is offering a three-month residency with the potential for full-time employment starting January 2027. The role is hybrid, requiring 3-4 days on-site at our NYC office and a 40-hours-per-week schedule from 9am to 6pm ET.

As a Social Media Residency, you will monitor brand channels, analyze trends, and provide daily observations and recommendations. Strong writing and cross-platform experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Interest in marketing and brand building.
• Experience across multiple social platforms.
• Ability to combine creativity with data-driven insights.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor brand social channels for high-impact engagement.
• Track follower interactions including comments and DMs.
• Analyze brand and cultural trends for the creative team.
• Provide daily observations and actionable recommendations.
• Engage with influencers and other brands when relevant.
• Use third-party tools to manage social pages.
• Escalate negative feedback per protocol.
• Identify opportunities to insert the brand into trending conversations.

Skills

Social media platforms

Creative storytelling

Writing skills

Analytics mindset

Tools

Brandwatch

Crimson Hexagon

TweetDeck

Google Slides

Job description

ABOUT VAYNERX

VaynerX (https://vaynerx.com) is the most contemporary family of companies, working together to build and grow brands. Subsidiaries include VaynerMedia, Eva Nosidam Productions, The Sasha Group, Gallery Media Group, Tingley Lane Trading, VaynerSpeakers, and VaynerCommerce.

ABOUT VAYNERMEDIA

VaynerMedia is a global integrated creative and media agency, built for today's consumers. As the Modern Agency of Record, it understands the nuances of today's attention landscape, empowering brands to win attention, drive relevance, and deliver business results. Founded in 2009, by Gary Vaynerchuk, the independently owned agency operates in 15 offices worldwide, including Amsterdam, Bangkok, Chicago, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Tokyo, Toronto, Singapore, and Sydney. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX family of companies.

This position is a three-month temporary residency with the potential to go full-time immediately following. We are currently accepting applications for the next residency class with a January 2027 start date.

Responsibilities

• Ongoing monitoring of brand social channels & relevant online conversations looking for highest impact opportunities to engage (including proactive identification of conversations & communities strategically and creatively relevant for the brand)
• Continuous active listening on brands currently tracking every follower interaction: comments, responses, DM's
• Analyze brand and cultural trends for consideration of creative team
• Bring insight on a subject-matter and specific subculture.
• Willing to go beyond basic tracking to analyzing and drawing hypothesis, including providing a daily digest of observations + recommendations
• Use third party tools to manage brand's pages
• Follow proper escalation systems, as needed, for fans with negative feedback.
• Seek opportunities to insert the brand in social conversation, whether around relevant trending topics/news or engaging with social influencers/celebrities/other brands

Requirements

• A keen interest in marketing.
• Consider oneself a Social Media "know it all" and has experience working across a variety of social platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.
• Can combine creativity and analytics with the ability to convert into a story
• Innate curiosity and ability to adapt + be flexible, whether with new tools, platforms, processes, etc.
• Any experience using the following social listening tools a plus but not mandatory
• Brandwatch/Crimson Hexagon
• TweetDeck
• Any experience putting together presentations in written form using google slides
• Strong writing and verbal skills.

WORK SCHEDULE

• This is a hybrid role with a required 3-4 days on-site from our NYC HY office.
• You must be able to commit to a full-time work schedule, which is 40 hours per week during 9am-6pm ET business hours Monday-Friday.

Compensation

USD $20 Hourly / USD $30 Hourly (Overtime)

To be eligible for consideration, all candidates must be able to start employment with the Company on the start date of the residency program. This position is currently designated as hybrid and is subject to the Company's workplace attendance and in-office work requirements, as in effect from time to time. The Company reserves the right to modify these requirements at any time.

All information submitted with this application and disclosed in the interview and screening processes must be truthful. The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion, to disqualify a candidate from consideration, withdraw a conditional offer of employment, or terminate employment, if it discovers a candidate provided false, misleading, or materially incomplete information during the application process.

VaynerX is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military status, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status (as permitted by applicable law), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

• Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
• Employer-sponsored 401k with match
• Medical, Dental, and vision coverage
• Unlimited PTO
• Caregiver (Parental) Leave
• Health and Wellness benefits

Base Salary$20-$20 USD