Complex

Complex

Freelance Social Editor - ComplexLuxe

New York · Contract

No sponsorshipDetected 92 days ago
Adobe Creative SuitePremiere Pro

About the role

  • Through innovative content, Complex tells stories of music, streetwear and style, sports, art and beyond.
  • Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture.
  • A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, refine, and oversee the voice of ComplexLuxe across all social platforms (Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube Shorts), exhibiting sharp editorial judgment and audience-sensitive framing tailored to luxury fashion.
  • Create, curate, and publish all content across ComplexLuxe social channels, including odds-based content, predictive insights, game-day reactions, betting trends, and platform-native storytelling.
  • Lead community management, moderation, and DM engagement, fostering a credible, informed, and high-energy betting community aligned with the Complex tone.
  • Own tentpole fashion moments, collaborating with design to develop platform-specific assets and independently producing reactive creative in real time.
  • Ideate, source, and create real-time betting content that captures memes, and trending narratives at the cusp of virality.
  • Serve as the point person on ComplexLuxe social goals (growth, engagement, video views, referral traffic), developing vertical-specific strategies and optimizing performance based on analytics and platform trends.
  • Manage the workflow of editorial social posts, coordinating with branded social to align sponsored betting content and organic publishing calendars.
  • Implement and utilize AI tools to improve workflow efficiency, predictive content ideation, performance analysis, and creative testing.
  • Remain up-to-date on competitors in luxury media and betting content to ensure ComplexLuxe maintains a distinct lane.
  • Specific circumstances may allow or require some incumbents assigned to the job to perform a different combination of duties.

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of social media and editorial experience with a publisher, sports brand, betting platform, or culturally relevant media company.
  • Strong knowledge of major U.S. and global sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, soccer, college sports, combat sports, etc.).
  • Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills with the ability to translate betting language into accessible, engaging social copy.
  • Must be willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays during major sporting events.
  • Proven track record of driving audience engagement and action within sports or betting communities.

Benefits

  • Execute promotion of betting-focused commerce and experiential initiatives, including live-event coverage, watch parties, predictive market launches, and partner activations.
  • Participate in editorial brainstorms and social planning meetings, ensuring betting coverage is culturally relevant, timely, and differentiated.
  • All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Company info

  • Company And Culture Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale.

Equal opportunity

  • We're an equal opportunity employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Complex participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for vi

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