TikTok & Instagram Reels Strategist | The Points Guy

Red Ventures • New York, NY

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

This role requires a hybrid schedule and will be based in our NYC office (Tuesday through Thursday) and work fully remotely on Mondays and Fridays each week. Great short-form content isn’t luck. It’s timing, taste and judgment. It’s knowing what the platform is about to care about, not what it cared about yesterday. It’s understanding how a trend travels, what makes it stick and when it’s already over. It’s writing a brief that makes the idea obvious before a single frame is shot. That’s this role. The TikTok / Instagram Reels Strategist owns the thinking behind TPG’s short-form presence. You’re deciding what gets made, why it matters and how it ladders up to both editorial and business goals. You track the algorithm like it’s a beat. You build a calendar that’s proactive, not reactive. You turn performance into direction, not just reporting. And you have strong instincts to know when to follow the signal, and when to ignore it.

Requirements

• 3+ years working in social strategy, with real ownership over TikTok and/or Reels for a brand or publisher
• A track record of turning trends and algorithm signals into actual content decisions that perform
• Comfort with data, not just pulling metrics, but translating them into a clear point of view
• Experience running a content calendar in a fast-moving environment
• Strong writing. Your briefs are sharp, your thinking is clear and your recommendations hold up
• Genuine familiarity with points, miles, and travel rewards culture
• Understanding of how social ties to audience growth and revenue, not just engagement
• Experience working within compliance or editorial guidelines for financial or regulated content

Nice To Haves

• Editing skills (CapCut, Premiere or similar). You don’t need to be the creator, but you can step in when needed
• Experience working in a strategist + creator model
• Background in travel, personal finance, affiliate, or performance-driven content

Responsibilities

• The strategy behind TPG’s TikTok and Reels presence: what we make, why we make it and how it evolves
• Collaboration with creators and on-camera talent — you write the brief and set the strategic direction; they execute
• A forward-looking content calendar that connects platform moments, trends and TPG’s editorial priorities
• Clear, usable briefs that translate strategy into something a creator can execute without guesswork
• Ongoing read of the algorithm: what’s being rewarded, what’s losing steam and what that means for us
• Performance analysis that goes beyond surface metrics to actual decisions: what to scale, what to fix, what to stop
• A test-and-learn pipeline: formats, hooks, structures; with real takeaways
• Tight integration with editorial: spotting what in our pipeline should become short-form, and how to make it platform-native
• Competitive awareness: what others in the space are doing and where there’s room for TPG to stand apart
• A clear POV on social SEO: how our content shows up in search, not just in-feed

Benefits

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. That’s why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees