Berlin, Germany Hybrid Full-time EUR 86,000 – 108,000 / year

Whatnot is hiring a Social Media Manager, Germany (m/f/d)

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy, creative direction, and daily output of the German organic social channels.
  • Develop, script, produce, film, edit, and publish short-form content native to each platform, including seller visits, event coverage, and street-style formats, either hosting or directing creators and on-screen talent.
  • Identify and commission relevant German creators across priority categories and communities, managing outreach, fee negotiation, onboarding, briefing, creative direction, and feedback.
  • Create a distinctive set of repeatable formats and owned series that the German branch becomes known for.
  • Quickly test new ideas, learn from performance data, and continuously improve formats, hooks, and execution.
  • Collaborate with Category Marketing and other teams to identify launches, events, and cultural moments where social media can have the greatest impact.
  • Build clear, scalable workflows for content planning, production, creator commissioning, approvals, and reporting.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in organic social media, with experience owning both strategy and execution.
  • At least C1 level German and strong working English.
  • A proven track record of growing a channel's reach and audience, not just maintaining its posting schedule.
  • Hands-on experience scripting, producing, filming, and editing short-form video.
  • A portfolio demonstrating strong creative judgment and platform-native thinking across Instagram and TikTok.
  • Experience working with creators, including sourcing, outreach, negotiation, briefing, and feedback.
  • Confidence in interpreting social performance data and using it to decide what to repeat, improve, or stop.
  • Strong organization and follow-through, with the ability to manage multiple productions and creator projects simultaneously.
  • Comfort building the playbook as you go, testing and learning while maintaining a strong weekly content cadence.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with teams across Europe and the US.

Benefits

  • Generous holiday and time off policy
  • Health insurance options including medical, dental, and vision
  • Work from home support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Care benefits
  • Monthly wellness allowance
  • Annual childcare allowance
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  • Retirement and pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to use the app
  • Parental leave: 16 weeks paid plus one month gradual return to work

Compensation

Not specified

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — Berlin

Team

This role is part of the German team and works closely with Category Marketing and other teams across Europe and the US.

Other

  • Language requirements: At least C1 German and strong working English.
  • Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of the Berlin hub.
  • All team members are expected to develop a deep understanding of the product and use it as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job.

Not specified

Job Details
Location Berlin, Germany
Work mode Hybrid
Employment Full-time
Salary EUR 86,000 – 108,000 / year
Department Marketing
Category other
Posted a month ago
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Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe where users can buy, sell, and discover items across hundreds of categories such as trading cards, fashion, electronics, and live plants. The company enables sellers to build real businesses and is pioneering live commerce at scale in the West.
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