Social Editor, Family Style: Freelance

Complex; United States; Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Complex's Family Style platform is looking for a Social Editor to lead daily output of its new food-focused social pages. You will shape voice, curate content, and collaborate with designers, editors, and leadership to ensure content is engaging and share-worthy.

Ideal candidates have 2–3 years of social media experience, a deep understanding of food culture, and strong writing skills with proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Premiere Pro.

Qualifikationen

• 2–3 years of social media and editorial experience with a publisher or brand.
• Deep understanding of the Complex content, voice, and tone.
• Strong writing and communication skills, proofreading experience, and quick decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Premiere Pro.
• Ability to shoot and edit content independently.

Aufgaben

• Lead the day-to-day output of the Family Style social pages.
• Develop a tone that is smart, culturally aware, and internet fluent.
• Ensure everything we post feels intentional, relevant, and worth sharing.
• Shoot and edit short-form video (mobile-first).
• Create talking head and educational videos.
• Produce chef interviews and street-style content.
• Develop overhead recipe videos (text-driven, no talent required).
• Build carousel posts and visual storytelling content.

Kenntnisse

Social media

Editorial experience

Strong writing

Adobe Creative Suite

Premiere Pro

Camera work

Storytelling

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Premiere Pro

Video editing

Jobbeschreibung

Company And Culture Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale. Through innovative content, Complex tells stories of music, streetwear and style, sports, art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture. A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce.

About Family Style

Family Style is a cultural platform at the intersection of food, fashion, and youth culture. What started as a festival has grown into something bigger and we are now expanding into a full media platform, building a voice that lives every day, not just during events. We are launching a new social channel dedicated to food storytelling, cultural reporting, and original content designed to become, The platform where youth culture goes to understand food. We are looking for a Social Editorto help build and define this new platform from the ground up. You will help shape the voice, the content, and the conversation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the day-to-day output of the Family Style social pages
• Develop a tone that is smart, culturally aware, and internet fluent
• Ensure everything we post feels intentional, relevant, and worth sharing
• Shoot and edit short-form video (mobile-first)
• Create talking head and educational videos
• Produce chef interviews and street-style content
• Develop overhead recipe videos (clean, text-driven, no talent required)
• Build carousel posts and visual storytelling content
• Identify and publish timely food stories and news moments
• Cover major industry moments (awards, openings, trends)
• Develop original angles and non-obvious lists
• Bring a clear point of view to everything we create
• Manage a consistent posting cadence (10–15 posts per week)
• Balance content across key pillars:
  • Food media/reporting
  • Educational content
  • Original video
  • Memes
  • React quickly to cultural moments
  • Food culture (chefs, restaurants, trends)
  • Internet culture (memes, tone, pacing)
  • Youth culture at large
• React quickly to cultural moments
• Food culture (chefs, restaurants, trends)
• Internet culture (memes, tone, pacing)
• Youth culture at large
• Work with our designers, editors, and leadership
• Help source chefs, collaborators, and contributors
• Be part of building something from the ground up
• Track performance across content
• Understand what drives engagement and sharing
• Double down on what works

Who You Are

• 2-3 years of social media and editorial experience with a publisher or brand
• A deep understanding of the Complex content, voice, and tone
• Strong understanding of food and restaurant culture
• Positive, intuitive, proactive, and collaborative team player
• Strong writing and communication skills, proofreading experience, and quick decision-making skills
• Ability to shoot and edit content independently
• Willingness to appear on camera in social media content
• Must be willing to work nights and occasional weekends/holidays for coverage of live events
• Robust knowledge of streetwear/fashion and how it connects to areas such as pop culture + sports + music
• Possess a deep understanding and fluency of all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube Shorts)
• Extensive knowledge of culture and proven track record in driving audience and consumer action on social
• Remain up-to-date on what our competitive set is doing to ensure that our lane isn’t being stepped on
• Self-management skills + take charge attitude
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Premiere Pro
• Core Competencies: Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit, Thinks strategically and analytically, Pushes for creative and out-of-the-box ideas, Action-oriented, Drives results, Cultivates innovation

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of the job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some incumbents assigned to the job to perform a different combination of duties. Complex participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship.