Philo
Head of Social Media
San Francisco, CA or Remote · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$130k-$180kDetected 2 days ago
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About the role
- Philo is looking for a strategic, creative, and hands-on Head of Social Media to lead our organic social presence across entertainment, culture, and community.
- This person will own social strategy, editorial planning, and platform-native content creation - bringing strong instincts in writing, filming, editing, design, and trend-driven execution. They'll partner closely across Marketing, Design, Programming, Customer Support, Legal, and external creators to keep Philo's social presence timely, consistent, and unmistakably Philo.
- This person will own social strategy, editorial planning, and platform-native content creation - bringing strong instincts in writing, filming, editing, design, and trend-driven execution.
Responsibilities
- Own Philo's organic social strategy, editorial calendar, and channel approach across key platforms, with a strong focus on short-form video, Reels, Tiktok, YouTube Shorts, and emerging formats.
- Create, film, edit, design, publish, and optimize platform-native social content, including video, graphics, memes, captions, carousels, and trend-driven posts.
- Develop social campaigns around programming priorities, cultural moments, giveaways, partner needs, and audience-specific initiatives.
- Maintain Philo's social voice and ensure content feels confident, approachable, audience-first, culturally aware, and unmistakably Philo.
- Collaborate with Design, Brand, Growth, Product Marketing, Customer Support, Legal, agencies, and external creators to bring social ideas to life.
- Support influencer and creator partnerships through creator sourcing, briefs, content review, and performance learnings.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in social media, content creation, entertainment marketing, brand marketing, or a related field.
- Proven experience leading organic social strategy, editorial planning, content development, publishing, and reporting for a consumer-facing brand.
- Experience with tools like CapCut, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Figma, Sprout Social, or similar platforms.
- Experience with programming launches, partnerships, giveaways, cultural moments, community moderation, and creator/influencer collaborations.
- Strong hands-on skills in filming, editing, short-form video, social design, meme creation, writing, and platform-native storytelling.
- Deep fluency in short-form video, especially TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
- Has a strong curiosity about trends and developments in the social media landscape including new and emerging platforms.
- A strong portfolio of social work that shows creative range, platform fluency, and content that has meaningfully driven engagement, reach, conversation, or cultural relevance.
- Strong creative instincts around TV, entertainment, pop culture, memes, fandom, creator culture, internet behavior, and what makes content shareable.
- Excellent writing, editorial judgment, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to balance strategy and execution - leading the vision while also making the work when needed.
- What Success Looks Like
- Philo's social presence feels consistent, timely, culturally relevant, and unmistakably Philo.
- Social content becomes more platform-native, creative, shareable, and balanced across video, design, copy, memes, and trends.
Skills
- $105K - $155K
- Philo is an equal opportunity employer.
Compensation
- Includes annual salary, company stock options, and health benefits. Salary is determined by experience and location:
- 401(k) plan with employer contributions (we match 100% of deferrals up to 3% of pay and 50% of the next 2% of pay)
- $2,000 annual vacation bonus (we pay you to take a two week vacation)
- $1,250 annual home office + TV stipend during first year of employment ($250 annually thereafter)
Benefits
- Full health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
- Flexible working hours
- Up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Unlimited paid time off for vacation and sick leave
- $2,000 annual vacation bonus (we pay you to take a two week vacation)
- $5,250 annually for professional development and educational assistance
- $1,250 annual home office + TV stipend during first year of employment ($250 annually thereafter)
- Free Gympass subscription - an all-in-one corporate benefit that gives employees the largest selection of gyms, studios, classes, training and wellness apps
This listing is sourced directly from Philo's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.