About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed (Nasdaq: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet with a mission to spread joy & truth. Across entertainment, news, food, pop culture, & commerce, our brands drive conversation & inspire what audiences watch, read, & buy now & into the future. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, & creative; & inspiring our audience to live better lives.

Business Area: Content
Job Category: Studios
Salary: $90,000.00- $100,000.00 USD 
Union Status: Non-Union 
BuzzFeed is committed to fair & equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, & geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed is looking for a highly creative, versatile, jack-of-all-trades creative marketing executive in our Studio who will oversee branding, materials, & our creative campaigns that drive an audience for BuzzFeeds suite of film, television, documentary, & audio projects. In addition to leading strategy & creating assets in support of our projects releases, the Creative & Marketing Lead will be charged with innovating our approach to social marketing & upleveling our brand materials to exceed the expectations of our industry partners. The role will require top-notch attention to detail, superb organizational skills, a strong visual aesthetic & sense of strategic storytelling, as well as impeccable written & verbal communication skills. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a start-up environment, & can work well autonomously, but is ever present on & contributing to a team of multi-hyphenates covering development, production, licensing, & more.

This is a full-time, one-year contract, with the possibility of an extension. A hybrid in-office role, located in our Los Angeles, California office, & reports to BuzzFeeds VP of Marketing & Operations.

You Will

• Lead marketing strategy & build innovative social campaigns to drive audience to BuzzFeed Studios suite of film, television, audio & video projects. 
• Independently manage the execution of these campaigns, including the creation/delivery of assets
• Be comfortable writing, directing, & shooting content that wows partners & talent, & be able to bring in additional resources as needed to bring campaigns to life (liaising with our production team, writers, & social video producers in doing so). 
• Present campaigns details & performance updates to internal & external stakeholders. 
• Own decks & other brand materials coming out of BuzzFeed Studios, including development pitch decks, partnership proposals, marketing concepts, & more, to ensure our narrative is cohesive, visuals impeccable, & our brand is well represented.
• Script & oversee the editing of strong sizzle reels that tell a cohesive narrative of our projects & our studio more broadly.
• Partner with the VP of Marketing & Operations on creating key project marketing assets, including key art & trailers. 
• Capture social content on set during production, when needed.
• Give effective feedback to writers & editors making content for the Studio.
• Liaise regularly with editorial & social teams to understand trends & successful content frames.
• Help manage the relationship with our PR reps to ensure project details are being shared. 
• Be comfortable working with high profile talent & other key external partners.
• Be reliable & create a sense of trust on your team.
• Deliver work that consistently exceeds expectations.
• Thrive in an environment that requires working on multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.

You Have

• 5+ years of relevant experience in social, content, marketing, and/or design, ideally at a studio, publisher, or streamer.
• Experience with design tools like Photoshop. 
• An obsession with social media, internet content, & social marketing.
• A passion for entertainment, a deep understanding of what works on social.
• An eye for great content, both on-set & on-the-page.
• Superb communication & diplomacy skills.
• A calm, collected approach, even in challenging moments.
• The ability to move seamlessly between projects as they demand.
• Basic video editing experience (preferred).

"If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at applicationhelp@buzzfeed.com. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response."

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 Team, our Employee Resource Groups, & more.
• An attractive & equitable compensation package, including salary.
• A well-rounded benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, health & wellness discounts, & much more.