Senior Social Media Editor, Hot Luck
$75,000–$84,000 year
On-siteNew York, United States
Job Summary
Produce, direct, and edit social media video and content while appearing regularly on camera for festival coverage, talent interviews, and creator collaborations. Help develop recurring video franchises and personality-driven formats that strengthen the brand, then post on social handles on an agreed cadence. Collaborate with the Events team to share programming ideas and participate in live activations. Conduct on-camera interviews with chefs, musicians, and sponsors to capture the energy of the food-and-music culture. This role supports the Editorial Director in expanding presence across YouTube, live-streaming, and creator-focused platforms. Candidates must have experience launching video-first initiatives and strong on-camera presence.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Experience launching or managing video-first content initiatives, including YouTube programming, social video series, or creator-led franchises
- Experience appearing on camera for a media brand, publisher, creator business, hospitality brand, or entertainment property
- Experience hosting interviews, live events, podcasts, video series, or social-first content franchises
- Strong on-camera presence and confidence representing a media brand across social, video, and live-event environments
- Ability to conduct engaging interviews and create authentic, personality-driven content that resonates across social platforms
- Comfortable hosting social video segments, appearing in branded content, participating in live-streams, and representing Hot Luck at events and community activations
- Demonstrated understanding of how personality-led content contributes to audience growth, community building, and brand affinity
- The ideal candidate is based in Austin, Texas
- New York-based candidates are also considered
- This position is fully remote with no in-office requirements, (might require coming into an office 1 or 2x a year)
- Hybrid 3x a week- (New York, NY) In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week
- Approximate: 10% travel
Desired Qualifications
- Existing familiarity with or connections within the Austin food, hospitality, music, and cultural communities is strongly preferred
- Experience creating creator-style content for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and similar platforms preferred
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