Babylist is the trusted platform for millions of growing families. For over a decade, Babylist has been the technology solution for expecting parents and the community that supports them, expanding from baby registry into a full-service platform that helps parents make decisions with confidence, stay connected, and build happy and healthy families. Every year Babylist helps over 9M people make purchases through its registry, app, ecommerce shop, and comprehensive product guides. The Babylist ecosystem now includes Babylist Health, which provides access to products and services including insurance-covered breast pumps, Expectful, a new voice in health and wellness for pre-pregnancy through postpartum care, and The Push, a branded content studio that works with the biggest companies in the baby space. With over 59M monthly pageviews and 1.2M TikTok followers, Babylist is a generational brand leading the $88 billion baby product industry.
Senior Social Media Manager
Location
United States
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
$150.2K - $180.3K / year
Job Description
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of social media experience in a consumer-facing brand with >500k followers
- Deep expertise across Babylist’s core social platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and especially TikTok
- A true TikTok native, you understand how organic content thrives and know how to work with creators and trends in real time. You not only know which trends to jump on, but more importantly, which ones to skip—ensuring everything aligns with the brand’s voice and builds trust with our audience
- A strategic thinker with proven ability to scale social programs, grow audiences, and deliver measurable results
- Hands-on content creator with experience producing platform-native content, including short-form video (you’ve storyboarded, filmed, edited, and optimized TikToks before and would happily do it again)
- Strong creative judgment and trend fluency—you naturally connect what’s happening in pop culture with what makes sense for our brand
- Analytical and data-driven—you can translate social insights into smart pivots and high-impact content decisions
- You have experience with branded social content and a deep understanding of what makes a good brand partnership come to life on social, one that benefits both us and the partner
- A thoughtful and agile communicator who understands that social media moves at lightspeed. You know how to escalate sensitive feedback, rally internal teams quickly, and communicate real-time decisions clearly. You bring the right people in at the right time so Babylist shows up thoughtfully and intentionally, even in fast-moving or high-stakes moments.
- Deeply empathetic toward Babylist’s audience—you understand the fears, excitement, questions, and identity shifts that come with pregnancy and early parenthood. That insight guides everything you create, ensuring our channels feel like a trusted, affirming space for expecting families
- An early adopter of AI tools for social media - you’re curious, resourceful, and already experimenting with how AI can enhance content creation, workflow efficiency, trend forecasting, and performance insights. You see AI as a tool to amplify creativity and impact, not replace it
- How You Will Make An Impact
- Lead the strategic overhaul of Babylist’s social presence, setting a new standard for content quality, platform performance, and cultural relevance
- Create content that connects emotionally and culturally with expecting families—delivering joy, humor, empathy, and utility at just the right moments
- Act as the creative and strategic lead on TikTok, from trendspotting and creator collaboration to hands-on content creation and performance optimization
- Collaborate closely with internal partners across PR, influencer, brand partnerships, editorial, acquisition, and creative to align messaging and amplify campaigns
- Set and track meaningful KPIs, using data to inform decisions, refine strategy, and communicate impact to stakeholders
- Use AI and emerging tools to scale your creativity and efficiency, finding ways to automate, optimize, and innovate across content and workflow
- Respond quickly and intentionally to trends, conversations, and feedback—making sure Babylist shows up with empathy, integrity, and agility
- Amplify the voice of our audience - turning insights, DMs, comments, and cultural observations into content that builds loyalty and trust
- Lay the foundation for the future of social at Babylist—helping define scalable systems, smart resourcing, and standout creative work that can grow with the brand
- Why You Will Love Working At Babylist
- Our Culture
- We work with focus and intention, then step away to recharge
- We believe in exceptional management and invest in tools and opportunities to connect with colleagues
- We build products that positively impact millions of people's lives
- AI is intentionally embedded in how we work, create, and scale—supporting innovation and impact
- Growth & Development
- Competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
- We believe technology and data can solve hard problems
- We're committed to career progression and performance-based advancement