About the Role
The Content Strategist owns Gamer's Choice's organic content strategy end-to-end, architecting how the brand shows up across social, email, and community channels. This role involves building the systems, workflows, and team structure to scale content operations. It is a strategic, builder-oriented position for individuals experienced in growing organic content engines from inception.
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve organic content strategy across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging channels, defining content pillars, brand voice, and channel-specific playbooks.
- Build an organic content machine designed around producing viral content.
- Architect and own email and lifecycle marketing strategy, including segmentation, automation flows, and campaign calendar.
- Design and lead the content production workflow, including AI-assisted tools, directing the Marketing Coordinator and any future hires rather than personally producing daily content.
- Manage and grow the Discord community, engaging with customers.
- Build measurement frameworks connecting content and email performance to audience growth and revenue.
- Partner with leadership on creator partnerships, product drops, and in-store event storytelling.
- Represent content strategy in retail launch planning and other cross-functional initiatives.
- Complete a full audit of existing content, social channels, and email flows within the first 30 days.
- Deliver a documented content strategy and 6–12 month roadmap, including channel-specific goals within the first 30 days.
- Stand up or formalize a content workflow with the Marketing Coordinator, including AI-assisted production within the first 30 days.
- Launch or optimize foundational email/lifecycle campaigns with clear before-and-after benchmarks within the first 30 days.
- Contribute strategic direction to the retail launch within the first 30 days.
Requirements
- 5 - 8+ years in content marketing, social strategy, or brand content.
- Direct experience building an organic content program from the ground up.
- Experience developing and executing viral and trending content strategies across social media.
- A track record designing content strategy and systems, not solely producing content personally.
- Experience managing or mentoring content producers or coordinators.
- Deep fluency in organic platform mechanics and algorithms across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
- Experience with email/lifecycle marketing platforms at a strategic level.
- Experience utilizing AI tools/tech to enhance content strategy and implementation.
- Comfortable directing video/content production.
- Hands-on filming and editing ability is a plus, not a requirement.
- Nice to have: experience in collectibles, gaming, or creator partnerships.
- Nice to have: familiarity with TCG culture.
Skills
- Content strategy
- Social media strategy
- Brand content
- Organic content program development
- Viral content strategy
- Trending content strategy
- Audience growth
- Engagement
- Content systems design
- Email marketing
- Lifecycle marketing
- Klaviyo
- Mailchimp
- Segmentation
- Automation flows
- Campaign calendar management
- Content production workflow design
- AI-assisted content production
- Community management
- Discord community management
- Measurement framework development
- Content performance analysis
- Revenue analysis
- Creator partnerships
- Product drop storytelling
- Event storytelling
- Retail launch planning
- Cross-functional initiative collaboration
- Platform mechanics
- Platform algorithms
- AI tools
Location
- 34-09 Queens Blvd, Long Island City, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Extended hours as required
Experience Level
- 5 - 8+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $110,000 - $150,000 per annum
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental & Vision Coverage
- Paid Time Off
- 401k
- Employee Discounts
- Gym Membership Reimbursements
About the Company
- Gamer's Choice is an equal opportunity employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Gamer’s Choice is an equal opportunity employer.
- We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals.
- We pledge ourselves to crafting and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences.
- Gamer’s Choice is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
