Social Media Analyst

**About Our Partner Company:**

Join a globally recognized leader in the fashion and lifestyle industry, renowned for its iconic presence and commitment to empowering individuals. Partnered with Aquent, this brand is dedicated to fostering deep connections with its vast community and continuously innovating its digital presence. They are looking for passionate talent to help shape the future of their brand experience across dynamic social platforms.

**About the Opportunity:**

Are you a social media enthusiast with a keen eye for trends and a passion for community building? We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity to become a pivotal part of a leading brand's social team. In this role, you won't just be managing content; you'll be the pulse of the brand's online community, directly influencing how millions of consumers interact with and perceive this beloved brand. You'll dive deep into cultural conversations, unearth vital insights, and execute strategies that elevate engagement and strengthen brand loyalty across key platforms. Your contributions will directly shape editorial processes, inform content planning, and ensure a seamless, impactful presence in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

**What You'll Do:**

* **Community Engagement:** Serve as the authentic voice of the brand, fostering meaningful conversations and building a positive, connected community across social channels. You'll proactively engage with customers, creators, and fans, monitoring sentiment and identifying viral opportunities.

* **Cultural & Competitive Intelligence:** Act as a brand anthropologist, tracking competitor and category activity to understand trends, messaging, and consumer responses. You'll identify conversation gaps and whitespace opportunities, distilling insights to inform content strategy and storytelling.

* **Content & Insights Contribution:** Provide weekly social listening summaries, translating community sentiment and cultural signals into actionable inputs for creative briefs and content priorities. You'll support platform leads with data, examples, and audience cues to shape impactful content.

* **Platform Growth & Optimization:** Support the strategic expansion of a key visual content channel, identifying repurposable content and opportunities to grow engagement. You'll assist with content uploading, tagging, and optimization to maximize reach and interaction.

* **Operational Excellence:** Ensure seamless day-to-day execution by assisting with content scheduling and tagging across platforms. You'll build trackable links, maintain campaign tagging structures, and pull performance data for monthly and quarterly reports, contributing to comprehensive performance recaps and documentation.

**What You'll Bring:**

* Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

* 1-3 years of experience in social media, community management, or digital marketing, preferably within a fashion, beauty, or lifestyle brand.

* Strong understanding of major social platforms, including their trends, best practices, and competitive analysis techniques.

* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage community interactions with empathy and maintain an on-brand tone.

* Proven experience with social media management and analytics tools.

* Highly organized with strong project management skills, capable of managing content calendars, reporting, and cross-team collaboration effectively.

* Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced environment, adept at balancing multiple priorities and deadlines.

* A genuine passion for building engaged online communities and identifying cultural, user-generated content (UGC), and influencer opportunities.

* A self-starter mentality, eager to take initiative and drive projects forward.

* Strong analytical skills, capable of extracting insights from data.

**Nice-to-Have Qualifications:**

* A strong existing understanding of the brand's identity and product offerings.

* Previous internship experience in social media or community engagement roles.

* In-depth understanding of the broader social media landscape and the profound impact of community engagement on brand success.

* Experience with specific social media management and analytics platforms.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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