Freelance Social Editor, Facebook, X, & Threads

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
Mid level
AdTech • Digital Media
The Role
Create and publish native content for Facebook, X, and Threads; live-tweet tentpole moments; adapt Complex.com articles into platform-specific copy; monitor trends and breaking news; maintain Complex voice; coordinate with social team on scheduling and highlight viral editorial content. Requires off-hours availability for events and fast editorial judgment.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.
 
Work Schedule
 
40 hours a week. Weekly schedule flexes around tentpole coverage. Expect regular frequency of weeknight and weekend hours based on tentpoles and news cycle. 

What You'll Do

  • Own day-to-day content creation and publishing for Complex on Facebook, X, and Threads — this role does not cover Instagram, TikTok, or other platforms.
  • Live tweet tentpole moments (award shows, major sports events, breaking culture news, etc.) in real time with quick, on-brand reactions.
  • Take editorial articles from Complex.com and socialize them natively for Facebook, X, and Threads writing platform-specific copy rather than reposting headlines as-is.Ideate, create, and post original content built specifically for Facebook, X, and Threads — not repurposed Instagram or TikTok assets — that reflects the norms and format expectations of each platform.
  • Monitor Facebook, X, and Threads in real time for breaking news, trending conversations, and viral moments relevant to Complex's audience, and move quickly to capitalize on them.
  • Maintain and evolve the Complex voice and tone across both platforms, exercising good editorial judgment on framing and timing.
  • Coordinate with the broader social team on scheduling, workflow, and cross-platform consistency for tentpole moments and major stories.Flag standout or viral-worthy editorial content to the social team for prioritization.

Who You Are

  • Prior experience managing or posting to brand or publisher accounts on Facebook, X, and Threads
  • Strong, fast writing skills — comfortable turning around copy in real time during live events
  • Willingness and availability to work weeknights and weekends for live tentpole coverage (award shows, games, breaking news, etc.)
  • Deep fluency in Facebook, X, and Threads platform conventions, formatting, and native content styles
  • Strong understanding of Complex's voice and tone, and broader Internet culture
  • Broad knowledge of pop culture, sports, music, and streetwear/fashion
  • Self-starter who can work independently on a flexible, event-driven schedule
  • Reliable, responsive, and able to move fast under time pressure
  • Core Competencies: Fast, sound editorial judgment in real time, Platform-native thinking, Reliability and availability for off-hours coverage, Strong collaborator within a fast-moving team

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.

Skills Required

  • Prior experience managing or posting to brand or publisher accounts on Facebook, X, and Threads
  • Strong, fast writing skills and ability to turn around copy in real time
  • Willingness and availability to work weeknights and weekends for live tentpole coverage
  • Deep fluency in Facebook, X, and Threads platform conventions, formatting, and native content styles
  • Strong understanding of Complex's voice and tone and broader Internet culture
  • Broad knowledge of pop culture, sports, music, and streetwear/fashion
  • Self-starter who can work independently on a flexible, event-driven schedule
  • Reliable, responsive, and able to move fast under time pressure
  • Authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship
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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
596 Employees
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Complex NTWRK champions the people, brands and new trends you need to know now, will obsess over next, and we build consumer universes around them. We're what a modern entertainment company looks like and what others have followed since 2002. From pop culture and style (Complex), music discovery (Pigeons and Planes), sneaker news (Sole Collector) to our festival of cultural convergence (ComplexCon) — if you want to be part of what's next and build valuable relationships with the audiences who live in it, join us at Complex NTWRK. Complex NTWRK creates and distributes original programming with premium distributors including Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Snap, Fuse, Pluto TV, Roku and more. Our content spans across music to movies, sports to video games, sneakers, fashion to food and more. In 2016, Complex launched its flagship event ComplexCon in Long Beach, California, to bring the "Internet to life."

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