Associate Manager, Social Media – Ole Henriksen

Associate Manager, Social Media

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit:
  We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality:
  As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion:
  We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling:
  We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience:
  We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence:
  We put the consumers first:
  We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $81,900 - $95,100 per year. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and San Francisco location. This is a hybrid role based in our downtown San Francisco office – Tues through Thursday in-office, with Monday and Friday remote.

Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks during the calendar year and December wellness/shutdown week for applicable positions.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes:
Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, Lip Lab.

• Bring the Ole Henriksen social strategy to life through hands-on, platform-native content creation
• Concept, film, and edit short-form content for Tik Tok and Instagram, with a strong focus on lo-fi, authentic, trend-driven storytelling
• Be comfortable actively filming content in-office, at events, during launches, and in the field
• Develop content around product launches, hero products, clinical results, brand storytelling, trends, cultural moments, and everyday skincare conversations
• Create content that feels native to each platform while maintaining the Ole Henriksen brand identity
• Quickly identify relevant Tik Tok and Instagram trends, sounds, formats, memes, and cultural moments and determine how Ole Henriksen can authentically participate
• Act as a fast-moving extension of the social team, turning timely opportunities into content quickly
• Partner with the Social Media Manager to execute against the editorial strategy and content priorities
• Adapt existing brand and campaign assets into engaging, platform-native social content
• Continuously test new formats, hooks, storytelling approaches, and content styles to keep the brand fresh and engaging
• Help build a consistent pipeline of timely, engaging content for Tik Tok and Instagram

• Stay deeply immersed in Tik Tok, Instagram, beauty culture, creator trends, and emerging social behaviors
• Monitor trending sounds, formats, memes, conversations, and cultural moments on a daily basis
• Quickly flag trends and cultural opportunities that could be relevant for Ole Henriksen
• Move quickly from identifying a trend to actually creating content around it
• Bring forward fresh ideas that feel native to the platform rather than overly branded
• Understand how to adapt trends while maintaining Ole Henriksen's distinct brand identity
• Maintain a strong point of view on what is culturally relevant and what is worth participating in
• Identify opportunities for reactive content that can help Ole Henriksen participate in real-time conversations
• Regularly bring new content ideas and social-first concepts to the broader team

• Own day-to-day community management across Ole Henriksen's social channels
• Monitor comments, replies, DMs, mentions, and relevant conversations across Tik Tok and Instagram
• Engage with consumers and creators in an authentic, timely, and brand-right way
• Identify recurring consumer questions, feedback, trends, and conversations that can inform future content
• Proactively engage with relevant creators, beauty conversations, and cultural moments to increase brand visibility
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