Contractor, Social Media Specialist

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (known as "a16z") is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to venture to late-stage technology companies, across bio healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has $35B in assets under management across multiple funds.

We've established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it's like to be in the founder's shoes. We've invested in companies like Affirm, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, Devoted Health, EQRx, Figma, GitHub, Instacart, OpenSea, Roblox, Stripe, and Substack. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.

The Role

Andreessen Horowitz is looking for a Social Media Specialist, to be part of its Social Media Team. The Social Media Specialist will collaborate on long-term strategy and daily social media presence for a16z. They will drive the quality and standards for all content published on social media accounts for a16z verticals, as well as on a16z's primary social media accounts.

The Social Media Specialist will shape the voice and tone of individual verticals and for all of a16z's platforms at large. They will also research and understand a16z's audience, and will strategize the best ways to present a16z content on platforms including Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. They will make decisions about which platforms and social-media posts are the right fit for a16z, and the ones that are not.

This role is responsible for generating creative ideas that will engage a16z's existing and potential audiences. They will work cross-functionally, with the marketing and editorial leads for the verticals, a16z's Design team and others, in order to bring these ideas to life.

The ideal candidate for this role is well-versed in best practices for all social media platforms, a strong writer and has an eye for imagery and video that will elevate a16z's presence on social media. You should be a relationship-builder, with an ability to understand internal stakeholders' needs and pivot as those needs change. The ideal candidate for this role is a self-starter, who can become a subject-matter expert on a16z's work.

Experience with content strategy (especially headline writing, SEO and/or newsletter strategy) is a major plus.

This is a 6 month contract role.

To join our team, you should be excited to:

• Optimize content for all social media platforms
• Grow a16z's audience, through text, multimedia elements, stunning visuals and community management
• Write excellent, engaging copy for Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and other platforms as needed
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external production partners
• Communicate across teams to assure delivery of top-quality assets
• Experiment on social media, to help determine ongoing strategy for each platform
• Develop exciting social-media strategies for projects including live events, longform written projects, and video and audio series
• Bring creativity along with a can-do, high output spirit to your work and to the rest of the team
• Thrive in an environment that is extremely collaborative and collegial
• Collecting, analyzing, and continuously improving our social media presence through the use of analytics, insights, and best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive, build and maintain systems that improve workflows and collaboration

Minimum Qualifications

• 4 years of experience successfully managing social media for a publication(s) or brand(s)
• Proven ability to interact with, and deliver successful campaigns for stakeholders
• Ability to meet deadlines and post to social media accounts in real time, with little need for oversight
• You can present in review meetings, have the agility to pivot and adapt execution as the strategy evolves, and can take direction/critiques well
• Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously

The anticipated hourly range for this role is between $65.00-$80.00 an hour, actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience, skills, and scope.