What You'll Do

• Create, host, and produce social-first video content for Complex across TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and emerging platforms.
• Identify trending topics, memes, conversations, and cultural moments that resonate with the Complex audience.
• Storyboard, shoot, edit, and publish short-form content optimized for each platform.
• Produce approximately 6-8 pieces of short-form video content per week.
• Work closely with the social, editorial, video, and design teams to develop engaging audience-first content.
• Create content utilizing Meta AI Glasses.
• Monitor internet culture, entertainment, music, sports, fashion, and social trends to identify content opportunities.
• Create reactive content around viral moments, major events, and breaking cultural conversations.
• Participate in creative brainstorms and pitch original content concepts and recurring franchises.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support editorial initiatives, events, commerce activations, and brand campaigns.
• Assist with community engagement and audience interaction across social platforms.
• Track content performance and contribute insights around platform trends and audience behavior.
• Help maximize the reach and impact of content through platform-native storytelling and optimization.
• Utilize AI and emerging creative tools to improve content production and workflow efficiency.

Who You Are

• 2+ years of experience creating social content in a media, entertainment, brand, or creator environment.
• Deep understanding of internet culture, social media trends, and the Complex audience.
• Strong on-camera presence and comfort appearing in videos.
• Proven ability to identify emerging trends before they become mainstream.
• Strong storytelling instincts with the ability to develop engaging content from concept through execution.
• Comfortable working independently and moving quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Capable of scripting, shooting, editing, and publishing content end-to-end.
• Experience with CapCut, Premiere Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, or equivalent editing tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Self-starter mentality with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Passion for social media, digital storytelling, and audience growth.
• Core Competencies: Creative storyteller, Entrepreneurial mindset, Trend-forward and culturally fluent, Action-oriented, Collaborative, Organized and self-motivated, Audience-first thinker, Innovative and adaptable