Global Head of Social Media

For over 20 years, Beatport has been the global leader in DJ and club culture, pushing the boundaries of dance music to all corners of the world. Created by DJs for DJs, Beatport has always been dedicated to innovating new products and services to support evolving generations of music performers and producers.

The Beatport Group includes some of the best-known brands in DJ culture, including Beatport, Beatsource, Loopmasters, Plugin Boutique, Loopcloud, Beatport Streaming, Ampsuite, LabelRadar, Beatport.io & The International Music Summit (IMS). We are consistently looking for bright, creative professionals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

Where you come in You know where the conversation is, and how to be part of it without just jumping on trends. We’re looking for a Global Head of Social Media who can connect music lovers, creators, and communities through smart strategy and standout content. If you’re equal parts leader and listener, with a deep feel for internet culture and team collaboration, this is your stage.

As Global Head of Social Media you will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing comprehensive group-wide social media strategy aligned with overall marketing and business objectives, with tailored approaches for each platform and brand.
• Overseeing social media strategy for all brands within The Beatport Group, ensuring each brand’s distinct voice and goals are represented while maintaining a consistent group identity where needed.
• Designing and driving research initiatives into emerging platforms, shifting audience behaviours, and new social opportunities, translating these into actionable insights for the social team and wider business.
• Establishing and evolving our social measurement framework, ensuring clear, useful, and insightful reporting on social media performance at both brand and group levels.
• Utilising tracking and analytics platforms, including Hootsuite, and other relevant tools, to monitor and analyse social media performance, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
• Overseeing all social content briefings, strategy sessions, and creative brainstorms to ensure high-quality, engaging, and effective content across platforms.
• Overseeing day-to-day operations of social media activity, ensuring timely, audience-appropriate content publication and channel management.
• Acting as the internal expert and trendwatcher, keeping teams and stakeholders up to date on social platform changes, content trends, and cultural shifts that could impact strategy or opportunity.
• Leading the team to foster external relationships with influencers, creators, partners, and platforms to help amplify messaging and grow our social footprint.
• Champion community management and UGC curation, ensuring that community voices are respected and the group’s online presence remains vibrant, ethical, and inclusive.
• Being a proactive ambassador for social media within the organisation, regularly reporting on performance, trends, and innovation to senior leadership and other stakeholders.
• Leading and inspiring a team of social media managers, executives, and community managers, providing vision, guidance, clear career paths, and fostering a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with internal teams such as artists, PR, curation, media, events, communities, and labels, to ensure alignment, content synergy, and brand consistency.

As Global Head of Social Media you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field. A master's degree is a plus
• Proven experience 10+ years experience in social media management with Tier 1 brands, preferably in a leadership role and with agency experience.
• Proven track record of successful social media campaigns, with demonstrable results in driving audience engagement, brand awareness, and business growth.
• Deep understanding of social media platforms, tools, and trends, with expertise in tracking and analytics platforms like Hootsuite and others, such as social listening tools. And a hunger to explore emerging channels.
• Expertise in social media analytics, reporting tools (e.g. Hootsuite, Sprout, native platform insights), and social listening platforms, plus exceptional analytical skills and the ability to translate data into actionable insights and strategies.
• Strong knowledge of social marketing fundamentals and strategies, including content marketing, audience segmentation, influencer strategy and paid social advertising.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented mindset with strong project management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset with the confidence to lead both strategic initiatives and on-the-ground content discussions.
• Excellent direction and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and English writing skills

If you are a strategic thinker, a team manager, and a social media enthusiast with a passion for driving business results through social media, we would love to hear from you. If you love loud music, late nights and great energy, join our dynamic team and help shape the future of our brand's social media presence

How to apply

Please apply with your resume and any relevant links by clicking the "apply" link

Benefits

We offer a responsible and exciting proposal with an international range. The position is within a highly motivated team with a positive working climate, allowing you to express your talent fully. In addition, we offer appropriate remuneration and very good development opportunities within a dynamically growing enterprise. Beyond this, the position provides an intensive integration into the international music scene.

• Hybrid working
• Participation in company's annual bonus pool program
• A professional environment with room for creativity and fun
• VIP Access to select music events & Livestream
• Focus Days
• 25 days PTO plus public holidays
• Health insurance (varies by country)
• + more

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Beatport Group strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

Hiring Practices

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Beatport’s recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Beatport may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, Internet recruiting, job fairs and college recruiting. Beatport does not accept speculative CV's from employment agencies unless specifically requested by the Talent Team.