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Senior Specialist, Influencer & Social Media
full-time•New York•$95k - $110k
About this role
Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en.
POSITION SUMMARY
Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is seeking a Senior Specialist, Influencer & Social Media to support the planning, execution, and optimization of social and influencer programs for the @Sony brand channels. This role will help program and create social-first content, support influencer activations from briefing through launch, and implement testing scenarios while collecting and analyzing performance data. The Senior Specialist will collaborate closely with the SCA Brand Development team and cross-functional partners across a wide range of social and influencer initiatives.
This is a unique opportunity for a role that oversees multiple parts of the influencer and social landscape, including end-to-end influencer activations, hands-on management of social channels, and the creation of original, platform-native content. The ideal candidate is passionate about influencer marketing and social media, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is comfortable proactively pitching new ideas, conducting influencer outreach, and identifying new opportunities to drive innovative, results-focused growth across channels.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Proactively identify and source new influencer talent that aligns with Sony’s brand pillars, including film, television, music, anime, gaming, and technology.
Build and manage relationships with Influencers and their representatives, serving as a day-to-day point of contact throughout each activation.
Develop clear and compelling creative briefs for influencers, outlining concepts, deliverables, timelines, and platform requirements.
Act as a lead for day-to-day management of designated sub social channels on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, including content planning, publishing, and performance optimization.
Partner closely with Legal, Brand, and internal stakeholders to route influencer concepts, contracts, and content through approval workflows.
Coordinate with Sony operating companies to align on cross-brand opportunities and ensure influencer activations support broader business and IP priorities.
Track influencer deliverables, timelines, and performance to ensure campaigns launch on time and meet objectives.
Report on influencer and social content performance to help inform future strategy and creative decisions.
Brainstorm, concept, and create social-first content from start to finish, including ideation, execution, and post-launch optimization.
Collaborate with the content team to support programming calendars and ensure content aligns with channel strategy and posting cadence.
Assist in developing platform-specific content ideas that reflect current trends while staying true to Sony’s brand voice.
Support day-to-day content execution across Sony’s social channels, including short-form video, static posts, and reactive content.
Be on the pulse of social conversation & find opportunities to make social media channels stand out.
Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above
QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION
Your qualifications and experience should include:
Minimum 4+ years of digital marketing, social media, and Influencer marketing experience at a creative agency or in-house brand.
Bachelor’s degree is required.
Experience leading influencer outreach and pitching creative concepts while serving as a key point of communication with internal stakeholders, influencer teams, and external partners across various levels of the organization.
Working knowledge of social network tools, such as Sprout, Monday.com, Captiv8, etc.
Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere.
Demonstrated ability to independently manage projects from brief to execution with minimal oversight.
Strong attention to detail, particularly when finding & reviewing influencer content for brand alignment, accuracy, and approvals.
Comfortable working in fast-paced, real-time environments and adapting quickly to changing priorities.
Deep understanding of internet culture, trends, and platform-specific behaviors across TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube Shorts, and emerging platforms.
Ability to think creatively while also executing against clear goals, timelines, and deliverables.
Experience working with multiple stakeholders and balancing feedback while keeping projects moving forward.
Strong experience in editorial writing.
Competent in understanding social media platforms, understanding analytics, and applying learnings.
Direct experience and understanding of the landscape of social media platforms and their respective communities.
Project management, time management, and organizational skills.
Expertise in Microsoft Office Products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Must excel at working in a collaborative environment across multiple teams including Digital, Content, Strategy, Operations, and CRM.
Knowledgeable of, or curious to learn about, the Sony brand and its group companies, including PlayStation, Sony Pictures, Sony Music, Sony Pictures TV, Crunchyroll and Sony Electronics.
In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for you to thrive as part of Sony’s purpose to “fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology”.
Benefits:
SCA offers benefits-eligible employees (generally regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week) a comprehensive benefits program that offers coverage and support for employees and their family’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
What we offer you:
Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
Fertility benefits, including surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
Short-term & long-term disability plans
Paid parental and caregiver leave
401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
Education assistance and student loan programs
Other Programs:
Flexible Work Arrangements, including remote and hybrid work schedules
Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)
Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
Matching gift program
A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)
Annual incentive bonus
The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $95,000 to $110,000. In addition to the annual base salary, this role has an annual bonus target of 10%. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
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What you'll do
- The Senior Specialist will support the planning, execution, and optimization of social and influencer programs for the @Sony brand channels. This includes managing influencer activations, creating social-first content, and analyzing performance data.
About Sony
At Sony Biotechnology, our flow cytometry and imaging products reflect our full commitment to produce and support high quality, innovative products to support advanced biomedical research. Founded in 1995, we are based in San Jose, California with affiliate offices in Japan, China and Europe.
Innovation
Research and Development as well as engineering teams are based in Japan. Their innovative approaches and technical know-how is incorporated into our product platforms has been recognized in patents as well as numerous technology and design awards.
For example, to improve stability, our systems allow direct monitoring of particle flow status using technology originally developed for the Blu-ray disk that delivers error free performance while operating at very high speed. In conventional flow cytometers, this accuracy largely depends on skillful operators.
To deliver very low noise electronics, our systems incorporate technologies that have brought pure, true sound to music. This Sony know-how reduces signal noise from the electric circuit currents to achieve very low noise electronics so that rogue signal noise does not get in the way of delivering accurate results to scientists.
Importantly, our innovations also come from looking beyond the conventional made possible by constant sensing and deep study of advanced technologies for superior solutions to customer challenges. Our use of microfluidics and spectral analysis are two examples of this innovative approach to product design and development.
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