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About the Role
Complex is seeking a culturally fluent, creative, and entrepreneurial Social Editor to help launch and build Complex Latin, a new social-first media vertical celebrating the people, stories, and movements shaping modern U.S. Latino culture. As a founding member of the team, this person will play a critical role in establishing Complex Latin's social identity, developing its editorial voice, growing its audience, and creating original content across music, sports, entertainment, fashion, food, and streetwear.
Responsibilities
- Help build and establish Complex Latin's social presence from the ground up, developing a distinct voice, tone, content identity, and platform strategy.
- Identify compelling intersections between Latin culture and Complex's core editorial pillars.
- Own the day-to-day management, content creation, curation, publishing, and performance of Complex Latin's social channels.
- Optimize performance and expand the vertical's influence.
- Monitor social performance and audience behavior, using data and platform insights to inform editorial decisions.
- Refine content strategy and recommend strategic pivots.
- Identify emerging platforms, formats, and audience behaviors, continuously experimenting with new approaches.
- Demonstrate strong editorial judgment and cultural sensitivity, ensuring content is accurate, engaging, and authentic.
- Write, edit, and publish engaging social copy in both English and Spanish.
- Recruit, onboard, train, and manage a team of freelance social editors.
- Participate in original video content creation, including developing concepts, supporting production, and appearing on camera.
- Support the promotion and social execution of Complex's commerce, experiential, and branded initiatives.
- Share cultural insights, emerging trends, platform learnings, and best practices with the broader organization.
- Explore and integrate AI tools and emerging technologies to improve efficiency and support creative innovation.
Requirements
- 4-5+ years of professional social media, digital editorial, or content creation experience, preferably with a publisher, media company, or culturally relevant brand.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish is required.
- Deep, nuanced knowledge of U.S. Latino culture and its diverse communities.
- Demonstrated editorial judgment to tell stories authentically.
- Demonstrated understanding of major social platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, and YouTube Shorts.
- Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and communication skills.
- Strong editorial instincts, sound judgment, and the ability to identify stories, trends, memes, and emerging talent before they reach mainstream attention.
- Comfort and willingness to appear on camera as part of original social content.
- Ability to interpret social performance metrics and translate insights into actionable strategies.
- Proficiency in social content creation and editing tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, or comparable software.
- Must be able to work in person from Complex's New York City office.
- Must be willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed for breaking news, major cultural moments, and event coverage.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship.
Skills
- Social Media
- Digital Editorial
- Content Creation
- Social Platforms
- Editorial Voice
- Audience Growth
- Engagement
- Video Content Creation
- Social Copywriting
- Editing
- Proofreading
- Communication
- Performance Metrics Analysis
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Premiere Pro
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid
- 3 days a week in-office
- 40 hours/week
Experience Level
- 4-5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $38 - $38 an hour
About the Company
- Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual attention, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
- 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.