Social Content Lead

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Darkroom

📍Remote - Portugal

Summary

Join Darkroom, a rapidly growing omnichannel growth marketing agency, as their Social Content Lead. You will be responsible for managing social media content across various platforms, including LinkedIn, Instagram, X, YouTube, and TikTok. This role requires a strong understanding of social media strategy, content creation, and cultural fluency. You will collaborate with other team members to create engaging content, track performance, and report on key metrics. The position is fully remote, supporting a team in the EST time zone, and open to candidates in Portugal, Spain, Mexico, and Brazil. This is not a scheduling job; it requires creative thinking and strategic planning to build a brand's online presence. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in social media management or digital marketing.

Requirements

  • Have 5 or more years of experience in social media management, content creation, or digital marketing, ideally in an agency or fast-paced brand environment
  • Are a strong writer who understands nuance and tone, and can adapt copy across platforms
  • Know how to shoot and edit content on your phone, and are comfortable working with both raw and produced material
  • Are organized, self-directed, and able to manage multiple timelines without missing the mark
  • Have a deep understanding of social platforms and can identify what content works best where
  • Have a track record of growing audiences and creating content that moves the needle
  • Use data to back creative decisions and are constantly looking to optimize
  • Thrive in fast-moving environments and like to experiment with content formats and styles
  • Are comfortable working directly with leadership and can manage high-impact, high-visibility content

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the Darkroom and Dark Social content calendars across LinkedIn, Instagram, X, YouTube and TikTok using Notion
  • Help lead content strategy for Darkroom, Dark Social and our newsletter
  • Coordinate with the Creative Lead, Web Lead and editors to ensure campaigns ship on time and stay aligned with the overall brand direction
  • Work closely with Lucas to generate net new ideas that align with his content strategy and fit into key narrative buckets
  • Own Lucas’s publishing cadence across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and newsletter
  • Write scripts for social videos, pull clips from podcasts, vlogs, and internal footage and build a weekly content pipeline that stays consistent across platforms
  • Translate long tangents, voice notes, or unstructured thoughts into clear, punchy captions and social-ready copy
  • Develop and assign visuals, including TikTok green screen backgrounds, screen grabs, and repurposed content to video editors and designers
  • Coordinate across internal teams (design, video, web) to ensure all content is polished, packaged and published
  • Track and report on specific KPIs including weekly publishing SLAs, channel-level follower growth, impressions, post engagement, and newsletter subscribers
  • Own Dark social newsletter, authored by Lucas and Darkroom brand newsletter
  • Write, edit and coordinate shipping both newsletters each week, maintaining a consistent voice, sharp editorial tone and relevance to our core audiences
  • Reference and study newsletter formats like Jessie Puji’s and Tyler Denk’s to inform structure, pacing and insight delivery
  • Source content from across our ecosystem (vlogs, interviews, podcasts, tweets, webinars) and repackage it into narrative-driven newsletters that drive engagement and subscribers
  • Own the newsletter content calendar, coordinate with blog editors and creative collaborators, and report on subscriber growth and engagement metrics
  • Write all copy for posts, captions, headlines and newsletters using sharp, on-brand Darkroom language
  • Capture and edit native content using your phone at events, team gatherings, and bts moments
  • Work with editors to manage founder content, podcasts and long-form video production
  • Handle copy adaptation across channels, tailoring tone and messaging for each platform
  • Collaborate with designers to produce branded visuals when needed
  • Monitor and respond to comments and DMs across all platforms
  • Engage in conversations that matter to our audience and the brand
  • Coordinate with partners and affiliates to amplify reach and visibility
  • Track performance metrics across all channels and campaigns
  • Report regularly on performance and use insights to guide future content decisions
  • Stay updated on trends, algorithm shifts, and all platform updates

Preferred Qualifications

  • Have worked with personal brands or founder-led content
  • Have experience managing newsletter copy or owned media channels
  • Are fluent in design tools like Figma
  • Can build simple reports and dashboards to track content performance

Benefits

  • Unlimited Vacation Policy and Holidays: Rebooting is one of the most important parts of growth. At Darkroom, you have access to a flexible vacation policy and 10 holidays throughout the year to keep you recharged and sharp
  • Location, location, (or no) location: Remote-first culture with a strong community base. With Hubs in the Bay Area, New York, Philly, Lisbon, Sao Paulo, and Barcelona!
  • Finances, growth, and retirement: Equity incentives, and a profit-sharing opportunity so we can help you save as the company grows
  • Endless opportunities for growth: Our agency is founded on an interdisciplinary approach, giving Darkroomers insights into services far beyond your job description. Grow your skills and interests beyond your niche and stay at the forefront of the industry through total immersion in cross-functional collaboration
  • Parental Leave: flexible parental leave benefits to support new parents during this important transition, ensuring time to bond with their families while maintaining work-life balance

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