About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture & commerce, our brands drive conversation & inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, & obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed is committed to making it better: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news & entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, & creative; & inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders & creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like Complex Networks & HuffPost to come.

The Role

BuzzFeed is looking for a Senior Social Media Strategist to join our team. You will work on the Video Social Team & have a hand in all social platforms. This role will focus heavily on creating social strategy around Tasty & food content. . 

This role reports to our Lead Social Media Strategist, Video.

You Will

• Work with Lead Social Media Strategist to help define day-to-day operations & publishing priorities for Tasty content on all social platforms
• Develop social strategy for Tasty videos / their distribution & partner with Tasty video producers to help ideate new videos & engage our audience
• Help Tasty social develop promotion strategies & pursue new opportunities around products like Tasty cookware & promotion of Tasty Creators. 
• Ideate & lead creative strategy around our shortform video initiatives, & work with our Tasty team & talent  to execute these shortform videos. 
• Analyze & craft reports on social performance & trends, messaging key results to Tasty, social, & business teams
• Engage with the BuzzFeed Tasty community across platforms
• Help maintain the cheery & collaborative BuzzFeed culture with a positive attitude & obsession with the things people are sharing, liking, recommending & talking about on the internet

You Have

• 3+ years experience running social accounts for a major publisher or brand
• 1+ years of people management experience
• Experience working with food/lifestyle content
• Experience in publishing/ optimizing video to social media, & helping brands/ publishers create engaging social video content 
• Ability to leverage data to understand an audience & explain data to other teams in an easy-to-understand way 
• A self-motivated personality comfortable carving out new responsibilities 
• A strong understanding of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc., & why content on those platforms takes off or captures an audience 
• A positive, curious, playful disposition
• A genuine love for & excitement about the internet

[KEEP ONLY FOR HP/COMPLEX ROLES] About BuzzFeed 

BuzzFeed is the world's leading tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches hundreds of millions of people globally through its cross-platform news & entertainment network. The company produces articles, lists, quizzes, videos, & original series; lifestyle content through brands including Tasty, the worlds largest social food network; original reporting & investigative journalism through BuzzFeed News & HuffPost; an industry-leading affiliate business, strategic partnerships, licensing & product development through BuzzFeed Commerce; & original productions across broadcast, cable, SVOD, film & digital platforms for BuzzFeed Studios.

Life at BuzzFeed

We celebrate inclusion & are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are  proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, & will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal & professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, & more
• An attractive & equitable compensation package, including salary & stock options.
• A generous benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym & wellness discounts, & much more.

We want all employees to feel safe & comfortable when they engage in any in-person meetings, when visiting the office, or when working from an offsite production or meeting location. As part of this commitment to health & safety, BuzzFeed requires COVID-19 vaccines for current U.S. employees, including all newly hired employees. Requests for accommodation per applicable law for health and/or religious reasons will be considered. Union employees are subject to what is outlined in their applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Note: BuzzFeed offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) & open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, & WV. For non sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, & VT.