Creative Strategist

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Key Highlights Position: Associate/Assistant Manager role depending on your experience Location: In Office (Gurgaon) Experience: 1-6 years of experience as a creator or creative strategist working in social media/brand management Key Skills: Content ideation, script writing, content creation and direction skills Application process: Apply on the link provided to be considered for this role About Airbla ckAirblack is India’s largest online skilling academy, helping people become micro-entrepreneurs or get flexible opportunities through innovative “do-it-together” (DIT) courses. We are building ‘Stanford for vocational education’. Our vision is to reduce the economic divide of the country by providing access to livelihood opportunities to millions of women in Indi a. Airblack's beauty academy unit has trained over 40,000 women in 300+ cities as Makeup Artists, helping them start their businesses as freelancers, studio owners, or earning influence rs. Airblack is backed by marquee investors such as Info Edge Ventures, Elevation Capital, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Blume Founders Fund, Better Capital and Mars Shot Ventures. We have also been accredited by the Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council & Skill India as a government-certified beauty academy. Airblack has also been recognized by Forbes as a “Select 200” company with global business potent ial. Who are we looking for?As Airblack enters its next phase of growth in building a one-stop learning platform for entrepreneurs and creators, we are looking for a Creative Strategist to take the Airblack Brand to 10M people in the next 3-4 years. With over 50M impressions a month and over 350K followers, we are one of the fastest growing content-led brands in India. The ideal candidate must be able to toggle between strategy and execution and must thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous working environ ment. An ideal person is someone who is on top of social trends, eager to know what existing brands are doing, and acts as the brand guardian to make business recommendations relevant to the overall growth of the brand. If this person sounds someone like you, we would love to know you. We are looking for an experienced self-driven, highly enthusiastic and creative individual for this role. What would you b e doing?As a Creative Strategist, you’d be responsi ble for:Develop and implement strong social media strategies in alignment with the goals of Airblack's brand identity to drive brand awareness and position Airblack as the thought leader in the beaut y space.Craft detailed and persuasive briefs, and precise content writing for a spectrum of storytelling initiatives. This includes short and long-form videos, reels, stories posts, influencer and co-branded ca mpaigns.Create compelling content for our social or adl requirements, wearing multiple hats from creation to d irectionCollaborate closely with the design team, ensuring consistency of brand communication and fostering seamless coordination across cross-team projectsNavigate beauty and makeup artist communities, building connections that strengthen our brand presence and sourcing experts & creators for partn erships. Bonus: Get access to relationships with India’s top creators and expertsCultivate and manage relationships with brands to create mutually beneficial collaborations. Bonus: Own relationships with India’s brands that already work closely with A irblack!Identify and lead the company into new areas of digital engagement beyond existing channels through competitive research, audience identification, and strategy buildingAssist teams across strategy, performance marketing and operations in creating and managing campaigns across social channels What makes you a suitable c andidate?We would love to hear from you if you meet the qualificatio ns below:Bachelor’s degree or equivalent e xperience1-6 years of experience in handling brand, social media m anagementHave experience in starting or scaling social media pages (either your own or for a particul ar brand)Passionate about writing the perfect script and getting the per fect shotStrong verbal and written communicati on skillsSocially adept and enthusiastic about cultivating and nurturing relationships with other creators, video editors, designers, a nd brands Why should you join Airblack?Skilling with a d ifference: We are one of the very few education companies in India that have been able to do all the following things together: deliver outcomes, stay lean (under 50 people), raise funds in a down market from top investors, have an infinite runway, as well as lead a completely new whitespace. Get the opportunity to be the face of a new era in the education & skilling sector in a high-skin-in-the-game leade rship roleExperimentation &am p; Build: We have a culture of rapid experimentation, freedom to fail & iterate, and owning scale-up through proces s buildingThriving Market Op portunity: We are building in a whitespace with massive opportunity & headstart - India has 15 million people entering the workforce every year and less than half a million job. Your impact will help create a dent Indi a’s futureWork with a ste llar team: Great missions require great people - and we are fortunate to have some of the smartest and nicest people support us in our journey. Our team comprises ex-entrepreneurs, VCs, and operators from places such as Goldman Sachs, Paytm, Oyo, Bain & Co., BCG, Urban Company, top IITs and so on Show more Show less