Lead, Social Media Creative

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Royal Caribbean Group’s Marketing Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Lead Social Media Creative reporting to the Sr Manager Social Media Partnerships & Activations

This position will be working onsite from Miami

Position Summary:

The Social Creative Lead is a culturally fluent social-first creative leader who lives natively on the internet and understands how brands earn attention in real time With a strong command of short- and long-form video across priority channels including Instagram TikTok and YouTube this role is responsible for elevating our in-house social creative—from concept through execution—by bringing sharp creative instincts deep platform knowledge and a clear point of view on what great social creative looks like today (and tomorrow)

This person leads and inspires a team of creatives across the full creative lifecycle setting a unifying creative vision while managing workflows timelines and priorities They champion big ideas develop talent and translate cultural moments audience insights and platform trends into timely native and unmistakably on-brand creative—ensuring ideas are thoughtfully adapted to perform across platforms without losing impact

The ideal candidate is chronically online highly organized creatively restless and deeply curious energized by leading teams in fast-moving environments and driven to turn social insight into standout creative that helps define the brand’s voice in culture

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Set and elevate the creative bar for all in-house social content ensuring work is platform-native culturally relevant and creatively ambitious

• Champion a social-first creative approach shaping how ideas are conceived developed and executed specifically for social platforms

• Bring real-time trends cultural signals and audience insights into creative thinking and decision-making

• Inspire fresh thinking and experimentation while maintaining a consistent recognizable brand voice

• Lead work through the full creative cycle—from ideation and concepting through execution and launch

• Apply strong project management skills to plan workflows manage timelines prioritize resources and keep projects moving efficiently

• Balance speed and quality ensuring the team can respond to cultural moments while delivering polished thoughtful creative

• Partner closely with strategy production and cross-functional teams to align on goals and deliverables

• Lead motivate and mentor a team of social creatives fostering an environment of trust collaboration and creative growth

• Provide clear direction feedback and encouragement to help team members strengthen their craft and confidence

• Create space for creative inspiration by keeping the team informed on trends emerging formats and best-in-class social work

• Encourage curiosity experimentation and constructive critique to continuously evolve the team’s output

• Evaluate performance data and insights to identify opportunities to improve creative effectiveness

• Stay ahead of platform updates emerging formats and competitive activity to keep our creative approach relevant and forward-thinking

• Continuously refine processes and creative approaches to improve efficiency consistency and impact

• Oversee manage and optimize production budgets for in-house social creative ensuring resources are allocated efficiently while maintaining high creative standards

Qualifications Knowledge and Skills:

• 2+ years of experience managing and mentoring creative teams including leading projects that deliver high-quality work on time and against performance objectives

• 3–4 years of experience in social media creative or content-focused roles

• Demonstrated experience developing and executing social-first creative for major platforms with measurable impact (eg driving engagement reach shares completion rates or audience growth)

• Proven ability to translate cultural moments trends or insights into creative executions that outperform benchmarks or contribute to brand or business goals

• Experience managing and mentoring creative teams including leading projects that deliver high-quality work on time and against performance objectives

• Strong creative leadership skills with the ability to inspire motivate and guide teams toward high-quality social-first creative output

• Excellent project management and organizational skills with the ability to lead work from concept through execution

• Deep understanding of social platforms formats and audience behavior

• Chronically online with sharp instincts for trends culture and emerging creative opportunities

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a strong grasp of tone voice and storytelling

• Proven ability to craft clear compelling and inspiring creative briefs and PowerPoint decks using storytelling to translate strategy insights and cultural context into powerful creative direction

• Highly skilled at presenting and selling ideas through narrative confidently bringing creative concepts to life for leadership and cross-functional partners in a way that builds alignment and excitement

• Ability to distill complex ideas into simple persuasive stories that guide decision-making and unlock creative potential

• Comfortable leading creative conversations—presenting work facilitating feedback and collaborating cross-functionally to refine and strengthen ideas

• Knowledge of social content creation and editing tools (eg native platform tools mobile editing apps short-form video software) with the ability to guide creative quality provide directional feedback and assess executional excellence—even if not hands-on day-to-day

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint Excel Word) with a strong eye for layout visual hierarchy and creative storytelling within decks

• Familiarity with social performance listening or insights tools is a plus

We know there's a lot to consider As you go through the application process our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance and more relevant details to answer any additional questions Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group We'll hope to see you onboard soon!

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No immigration sponsorship offered

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