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Through innovative content, Complex tells stories of music, streetwear and style, sports, art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture. A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce.\nWhy We're Hiring\nComplex is seeking a culturally fluent, creative, and entrepreneurial Social Editor to help launch and build Complex Latin, a new social-first media vertical celebrating the people, stories, and movements shaping modern U.S. Latino culture.\nAs a founding member of the team, this person will play a critical role in establishing Complex Latin's social identity, developing its editorial voice, growing its audience, and creating original content across music, sports, entertainment, fashion, food, and streetwear. Working closely with the GM of Latin Business, editorial, on-camera talent, and Complex's broader Social team, they will help build a culturally authoritative platform rooted in discovery, access, and a distinctly Complex point of view.\nThe ideal candidate is a bilingual storyteller with sharp editorial instincts, a strong understanding of social platforms, and a passion for identifying the people, stories, and cultural moments that resonate with Latin audiences.They should be equally comfortable developing original content concepts, reacting to breaking news, managing freelance contributors, analyzing performance, and appearing on camera when needed.\nThis is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone excited by the opportunity to build something new. Success requires creativity, resourcefulness, adaptability, and a solution-oriented mindset, along with the ability to move quickly, navigate ambiguity, and turn ambitious ideas into consistent execution.\nWorking Days & Hours\nMonday through Friday: 10am to 6pm EST (Hybrid, 3 days a week in-office), 40 hours/week\nWhat You'll Do\nHelp build and establish Complex Latin's social presence from the ground up, developing a distinct voice, tone, content identity, and platform strategy that aligns with the broader Complex brand while authentically reflecting Latin culture.\nIdentify compelling intersections between Latin culture and Complex's core editorial pillars, including hip-hop, music, sports, sneakers, streetwear, and pop culture.\nOwn the day-to-day management, content creation, curation, publishing, and performance of Complex Latin's social channels, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, and emerging platforms as appropriate; Identify opportunities to optimize performance and expand the vertical's influence.\nMonitor social performance and audience behavior, using data and platform insights to inform editorial decisions, refine content strategy, and recommend strategic pivots; Identify emerging platforms, formats, and audience behaviors, continuously experimenting with new approaches to content creation and distribution.\nDemonstrate strong editorial judgment and cultural sensitivity, ensuring content is accurate, engaging, authentic, and reflective of the diverse communities and perspectives within Latin culture.\nWrite, edit, and publish engaging social copy in both English and Spanish, adapting language, tone, and framing to the platform, audience, and story.\nRecruit, onboard, train, and manage a team of freelance social editors to support daily publishing, breaking news, and expanded coverage needs.\nParticipate in original video content creation, including developing concepts, supporting production, and appearing on camera as needed.\nSupport the promotion and social execution of Complex's commerce, experiential, and branded initiatives, ensuring alignment with Complex Latin's audience and editorial identity.\nShare cultural insights, emerging trends, platform learnings, and best practices with the broader organization, serving as a resource on Latin culture and its relevance to Complex's audiences.Explore and integrate AI tools and emerging technologies to improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and support creative innovation.\nWho You Are\n4-5+ years of professional social media, digital editorial, or content creation experience, preferably with a publisher, media company, or culturally relevant brand.\nFluency in written and spoken English and Spanish is required, with a nuanced understanding of when and how to use each language authentically to connect with U.S. Latino audiences.\nDeep, nuanced knowledge of U.S. Latino culture and its diverse communities, with an instinct for identifying emerging talent, cultural movements, and conversations across music, sports, entertainment, fashion, food, and streetwear. Candidates should demonstrate strong cultural taste, an understanding of regional and diasporic identities, and the ability to connect these stories to Complex's broader editorial universe.\nDemonstrated editorial judgment to tell stories authentically and avoid treating Latin identity as a monolith.\nDemonstrated understanding of major social platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, and YouTube Shorts, with an instinct for platform-specific storytelling and emerging trends.\nExcellent writing, editing, proofreading, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex or nuanced cultural conversations into compelling social content.\nStrong editorial instincts, sound judgment, and the ability to identify stories, trends, memes, and emerging talent before they reach mainstream attention.\nComfort and willingness to appear on camera as part of original social content, interviews, event coverage, or other editorial opportunities.\nAbility to interpret social 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