Social Media Coordinator (Contract)
Quick Facts:
- Compensation: $30/hour, up to 40 hours per week
- Working Hours: 9:00am - 5:30pm ET
- Contract Period: Temporary (3 months), with opportunity for a permanent role
- Start Date: Nov 2025
- Location: Remote in NYC, with at least 1 day per month onsite at our midtown office
- Reports to: Digital Marketing Manager, Owned Media
Summary Overview:
Hudson Creative is a boutique digital marketing agency with over 15 years of proven success working with top brands in the restaurant & hospitality industries. Some of our clients include NYC Tourism + Conventions, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Union Square Events, Wolfgang Puck Companies, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, The Dinex Group, Restaurant Associates (R/A), and LDV Hospitality. Our experienced team shares a passion for driving measurable business results for our clients through a mix of digital marketing strategies and campaigns.
We are seeking a Social Media & Content Coordinator to support our clients’ brand presence across social media platforms. The person will be responsible for the execution of social media and content management for prominent client accounts – ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of creativity, organization, and digital storytelling. This is a 3-month contract position with the opportunity to convert into a permanent role based on job performance and the company’s growth. Hudson Creative offers a great package for permanent roles – including competitive salary, top-notch health and wellness benefits, PTO, and professional development. Prior agency or hospitality marketing experience is strongly preferred, along with a passion for creating cohesive, impactful owned media strategies that drive client success.
Responsibilities:
- Develop shot lists and direct video and photoshoots that incorporate client priorities with a vision for how the final product will be published for web, social, email
- Support organic social efforts by providing strategic input on content pillars, platform priorities, and performance reporting
- Ensure that the development of posts and campaigns support engagement and conversion goals, partnering with client teams to ensure messaging and design are on-brand
- Partner with internal teams and external vendors to ensure creative assets support strategic goals across owned channels
- Stay up to date on industry trends and platform changes across owned channels to proactively adapt strategies and educate the team
- Maintain internal documentation and SOPs to support scalable workflows and effective cross-functional collaboration
Must Haves:
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or a related field
- 1–2+ years of experience in digital marketing, with a focus on organic social (agency or hospitality experience preferred)
- A natural communicator who can keep brand voice consistent while bringing new ideas to the table
- Proven ability to shoot and edit photo and video content for social media channels
- Strong understanding of social-first storytelling and platform-specific best practices across Instagram, TikTok, and beyond
- Experience managing business accounts with 10K+ followers and growing engagement through creative, consistent posting
- Skilled in editing videos using tools such as CapCut, Final Cut Pro, or similar applications
- Proficient in Canva and familiar with Adobe Creative Suite for on-brand visual creation
- Comfortable assisting on shoots — helping plan content, coordinate talent, and pull selects for editing
- Organized and resourceful, able to manage time-sensitive tasks while coordinating with team members, clients, and photographers
- Strong copywriting skills — able to write natural, engaging captions tailored to each platform
- Experience managing and responding to a high volume of DMs, comments, and customer questions with professionalism and brand tone
- Understanding of analytics and insights to track content performance and inform future strategy
- Familiarity with Later, Hootsuite, Metricool, Meta Business Suite or other social platforms for scheduling and reporting
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and adaptable — thrives in a fast-paced environment where no two days look the same
- Creative mindset with a willingness to experiment — always exploring new capture techniques, formats, and trends to keep content fresh
- Familiarity with influencer collaborations, UGC sourcing, or boosting high-performing posts through paid support is a plus
Nice to Haves:
- Experience working with generative AI tools, editing platforms, and creative automation workflows
- Brand or marketing copywriting experience
- Graphic design experience and familiarity with professional tools like Figma or the Adobe Creative Suite
- Experience working with social media influencers and collaborators
Perks & Benefits:
- Competitive base salary, plus performance-based compensation
- Remote or hybrid options available
- Company issued Apple Macbook Pro laptop
- Quarterly team building activities
- Company-funded education and certification opportunities
- Comprehensive health insurance plans (after contract period)
- Traditional and Roth 401K plans (after contract period)
- A growth environment with ample opportunity for quick upward-mobility
- Convenient office location near Grand Central Station
Interview Rounds:
- Round 1 - fit interview with our hiring manager
- Round 2 - take-home technical case study
- Round 3 - Case study presentation to a member of our team
- Round 4 - in-person interview with our company Founder