Director of Social Media

About Inkitt

Inkitt is building the Disney of the 21st Century, standing at the forefront of technology and entertainment. Leveraging AI and predictive algorithms, Inkitt discovers unknown stories and turns them into blockbuster hits, producing a new $1M ebook every 4 weeks and selling directly to consumers through its Galatea app. Inkitt has become the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world, boasting a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers. Recently raising a Series C and backed by some of the top VC’s such as: Khosla, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA Ventures, our recent expansion into CandyJarTV is only the beginning of our journey to becoming the next-gen entertainment powerhouse.

Job Summary

As the Director of Social Media, you will create and execute social media strategy for Inkitt, Galatea, and CandyJarTV.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and post up to 10 multimedia content across TikTok, Instagram, and other priority social platforms.
• Manage and hire a team of social media direct reports.
• Regularly review performance, identify growth opportunities, and ensure targets are achieved.
• Deeply understand and engage with pop culture.
• Foster community by engaging followers, responding to DMs/comments, and building brand loyalty.
• Obsess over the newest AI tools and use them to create scroll stopping social content.
• Willing to travel as needed to LA at least once a month.

Requirements

• 7+ years of social media marketing experience (bonus: management experience).
• Comfortable appearing in video content.
• Deeply plugged into pop culture, BookTok, romance shows, and trends.
• Highly strategic, analytical, and creative.
• Strong grasp of social media KPIs and analytics.
• Skilled in content creation, editing, design with tools such as Capcut, Adobe, Canva, AI tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits & Perks

• 401k plan, designed to help you save for the future.
• Health benefits tailored to your needs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Professional coaching for everyone.
• Team-building events.