Social Media Content Specialist

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world famous brand with offices across the globe. Within Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s ("FMIC") Marketing team, we lead Fender’s global social media strategy, reaching a community of over 17 million musicians and fans across platforms. Our mission is to foster meaningful connection, entertain and support players at every stage of their musical journey, and inspire deeper exploration of Fender’s iconic instruments and culture.

An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.

We are searching for a Social Media Content Specialist to join our Los Angeles-based social team and play a key role in shaping Fender’s online presence. In this role, you’ll help shape content strategy and development while driving community engagement across our priority channel: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter.

This is a remote role, requiring some local travel & ability to be onsite as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Partner with social and cross-functional teams to develop clear, strategic content briefs for brand campaigns, product launches, community UGC, artist content and creator initiatives
• Edit short-form social video content optimized for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and emerging platforms
• Consistent community management across brand channels, engaging daily with audiences across platforms to foster conversation and brand loyalty  
• Ideate and capture behind-the-scenes content at in-person campaign shoots, activations, and events 
• Support creator and influencer partnerships by contributing to discovery, briefing and amplification across Fender’s channels
• Proactively engage with artists, partners, and collaborators across their channels to amplify partnerships
• Provide regular insights on social trends and propose creative opportunities for the brand to participate authentically
• Help draft post copy for weekly content calendars across Fender channels and Fender Custom Shop Instagram as needed
• Stay up to date on priority channel features and emerging platforms
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in social media, content production, or community management
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Music, or related field
• Proficient guitar knowledge with a strong understanding of the FMIC brands
• Experience with social media management tools like Khoros, Creator Studio, and YouTube Analytics
• Proficiency in video editing and graphic design tools such as Adobe Creative suite and Capcut
• Experience with crisis management, customer service, and social media moderation
• Exceptional writing skills
• Extremely detail-oriented

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Presonus®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel®, Bigsby®, and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position.  “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive.  The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.  If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work.  Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role – especially as a new hire – and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $27.00/hr - $31.00/hr