Social Media Manager

Social Media Manager

Company Description:

Mented Cosmetics is a venture-backed, premium beauty brand transforming the industry with products and marketing that celebrate the beauty of diversity. Mented was started in a 1-bedroom Harlem apartment; we’ve got humble beginnings and a global vision, and we need teammates with humility and big dreams to match. At Mented we bring our whole selves to work, because changing the landscape of beauty - and the world along with it - requires more than intelligence; it takes passion, grit, and character. We’re building a diverse team that loves helping our community feel beautiful - if that sounds like it’s up your alley, read below to learn more about this opportunity.

Position Description:

The Marketing Department is looking for an experienced, creative, and highly motivated social media person responsible for crafting the content strategy, executing said strategy, elevating brand perception, and defining measurable KPIs to optimize performance. This person will manage the day to day including but not limited to content creation, community management, seasonal campaigns, and reporting across all owned social platforms. This individual should have an interest in the beauty industry, and experience within the industry is preferred. We are a rapidly growing brand and want a team player who will energetically help enhance our brand and social presence, and will adapt and grow with the role as the company grows.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and schedule content for social platforms including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter and TikTok


• Copywriting with proper grammar


• Serve as the community manager across all social channels - this includes responding to and engaging with the Mented social community as well as monitoring discussions and relevant conversations happening across our social channels


• Communicate trends and relevant/timely news to management, and assistance in strategy and execution


• Identify new and innovative ways of capturing new audiences and expanding reach


• Perform frequent competitive analysis, communicate findings, recommend changes,
  updates and improvements to support the company’s objectives.


• Stay on top of defined analytics and key performance indicators (i.e. community growth,
  engagement), and generate reports- based on KPIs as well as conversations, feedback,
  sentiment – that enable optimization


• Brainstorming and pitching content ideas


• Additional responsibilities as needed 

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience managing effective social media programs for a brand, ideally in the fashion and/or beauty space.


• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field


• Perfect grammar abilities, excellent writing and communication skills


• Knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and social management platforms. Enthusiastic about learning new platforms and tools is a plus


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines.


• Strong customer relationship skills- A friendly and customer centric tone in community management


• Strong capacity for multi-tasking, working independently and time management


• Must be an active user of social media


• Skilled in using Canva, iMovie, Photoshop and Illustrator, a plus


• Experience editing/retouching photos in Photoshop, a plus


• Photography and/or video editing experience, a plus

Some benefits and perks of working at Mented:

• Opportunity to join a small, agile company chasing a large, underserved market


• Great health and dental plans for individuals and dependents, commuter plans, competitive equity packages, flexible vacation and personal days as needed


• Fun working environment


• Generous holiday calendar and work-from-home flexibility


• Stock options for positions starting at Manager and above

Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. Mented Cosmetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. You can view the brand website at www.mentedcosmetics.com.