Social Freelancer, Sports - Weeknights

Posted 14 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in New York, NY, USA
In-Office or Remote
Junior
AdTech • Digital Media
The Role
Own day-to-day social for Complex Sports/Complex Bets across major platforms: create/curate content, manage community/DMs, produce real-time assets, pitch viral stories, and optimize growth metrics while working nights and live events.
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.

Working Days & Hours

Monday: 6pm to 1am
Tuesday: 6pm to 1am
Wednesday: 6pm to 1 am 
Thursday: 6pm to 1am

What You'll Do

  • Execute the voice of Complex Sports/Complex Bets (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok) on all of our social platforms, exhibiting excellent judgment and audience-sensitive framing.
  • Create, curate, and be responsible for all content published to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for Complex Sports/Complex Bets. 
  • Lead community management, moderation, and DM management using a deep understanding of the Complex tone and voice.
  • Surface and pitch viral, breaking, and social-friendly content to our news team.
  • Develop creative assets in Photoshop and Premiere/CapCut. 
  • Ideate, source, and create original real-time content for all Complex Sports audiences, identifying memes and trends at the cusp of virality.
  • Support all social goals (growth, traffic, views, and engagement) and be accountable for providing vertical-specific tactics, strategic pivots, and added direction when needed.
  • Track and share social and platform best practices with internal teams, providing best-in-class examples where possible.
  • Manage workflow of editorial social posts, working with the branded social team to coordinate posting and schedules, when necessary.
  • A strong grasp of sports betting culture, narratives, and fan engagement.
  • A deep understanding of betting content, odds-driven storytelling, and social conversation.

Who You Are

  • 2-3 years of social media and editorial experience with a publisher or brand
  • A deep understanding of the Complex Sports/ComplexBets content, voice, and tone
  • Strong writing and communication skills, proofreading experience, and quick decision-making skills
  • Must be willing to work nights and occasional 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 Sports 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
  • Positive, intuitive, proactive, and collaborative team player
  • 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.

Skills Required

  • Execute Complex Sports/Complex Bets voice on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok
  • Create and publish content to Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram for Complex Sports/Complex Bets
  • Lead community management, moderation, and DM management
  • Surface and pitch viral, breaking, and social-friendly content to newsroom
  • Develop creative assets using Photoshop and Premiere/CapCut
  • Ideate, source, and create original real-time social content and identify trending memes
  • Support social goals (growth, traffic, views, engagement) and provide vertical-specific tactics
  • Track and share social/platform best practices with internal teams
  • Manage workflow and coordinate editorial social posts with branded social team
  • Strong grasp of sports betting culture, odds-driven storytelling, and fan engagement
  • 2-3 years social media and editorial experience with a publisher or brand
  • Deep understanding of Complex Sports/ComplexBets voice, tone, and content
  • Willingness to work nights and occasional holidays for live event coverage
  • Robust knowledge of streetwear/fashion and its connection to pop culture, sports, and music
  • Fluency with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts
  • Extensive knowledge of sports culture and proven track record driving audience action on social
  • Strong writing, communication, proofreading skills, and quick decision-making
  • Self-management, proactive/collaborative team player with take-charge attitude
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Premiere Pro
  • Core competencies: entrepreneurial spirit, strategic/analytical thinking, creative problem solving, action-oriented, drives results
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The Company
Los Angeles, CA
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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