Job Details

At Shinesty, we design dangerously comfortable clothing and sell with an irreverent and eclectic brand voice. Our mothers don't always approve of what we do, but the millions of people we've entertained over the years do.

We're looking for a Social Media Manager to take the reins of our social presence and continue making Shinesty the funniest, most engaging apparel brand on the internet. This isn't just memes and shit posts, though—we're looking for someone who's a great creative storyteller to create compelling, high-quality content of all types that grows our following and engages our audience.

What You'll Do:

Content Creation & Social Storytelling (50%)

• Independently produce content that embodies Shinesty's brand voice and sense of humor. And, gets the people going.
• Own and execute TikTok,and Instagram strategies, with a focus on driving organic growth and engagement.
• Tackle YouTube as a new organic channel and grow our audience with short- and longform content.
• Act as the creative voice behind our social channels—brainstorming, scripting, shooting, and editing content that resonates.
• Identify and execute high-visibility, pro- and reactive PR stunts that capture pop culture + news moments to amplify our brand.

Community Engagement & Brand Personality (30%)

• Keep the Shinesty community engaged and entertained by responding to comments, DMs, and user-generated content.
• Develop creative ways to involve our audience in content including (but not limited to) trends, challenges, video series, image series, giveaways, etc.

Copywriting & Marketing Support (20%)

• Pinch hit and support the marketing team as a creative lead by writing marketing copy and producing campaigns for onsite, email, SMS, paid channels, PR, and other channels as needed to bring your idea to life.
• Jump in on miscellaneous marketing efforts as needed—because we move fast, and every day brings something new.

Requirements

Who you are

• First and foremost, a great storyteller who is comfortable on camera and. Our audience loves us for us, and we want someone who can tell stories about…
• Our brand
• Our products
• Our employees
• Our desire to buy a town called Ding Dong, Texas
• And whatever other weird stuff you come up with
• A self-sufficient content creator who is comfortable on camera and can brainstorm, execute, and edit videos without hand-holding. This is instrumental in success for this role.
• Funny as hell. You get the Shinesty brand and can translate it into engaging, irreverent content for our fans.
• A strong writer who can craft witty, effective copy that drives engagement and sales.
• A learner. You understand why a piece or style of content hit or flopped, and you know when to double down or move on to another angle

We will consider…

• Every applicant, regardless of professional background or years of experience. We don't want the perfect resume, we want the perfect person for the role. That's somebody cool who can tell a good story and…
• Makes us laugh hysterically
• Understands and likes the brand
• Will get along with our team
• Cares about making something original and great, even if that means a lot of failure on the way there

How to apply

• Fill out the application
• Provide some sort of creative portfolio that shows off your storytelling and humor that makes it clear you get and can contribute to the Shinesty brand. That could be…
• Published work
• Unpublished work
• Professional portfolio
• Personal portfolio
• Social media accounts
• Stuff you're about to make up
• A video of you explaining to us why you don't have a portfolio but why you should be considered anyway
• Or…something else we haven't even thought of
• Link or upload a 30s - 1min video about a past or current job that shows off your storytelling chops.
• We're not looking for the slickest production or the best lighting — we're looking for someone who can hold our attention and make us laugh.

Feel free to do this however you want - use screenshots, talk to camera, do a voiceover, put silent captions on screen, whatever. If we watch it and we love it, the format doesn't matter.

Benefits

• Relocation budget available (to Denver/Boulder), will also consider remote applicants with travel to Denver/Boulder
• Competitive salary plus generous bonus incentives
• Laptop and whatever other equipment you need to entertain the people
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Dog-friendly office
• Flexible PTO, no need to accrue time, take as much as you'd like
• Flexible working hours, just get your stuff done and generate results
• All the tools and resources you need to be successful in this role