Social Media Manager Jobs in Irvine, CA

Position Summary:

Responsible for growing engagement, strengthening brand visibility and telling stories that connect. This role captures, edits and publishes compelling content across current and emerging social channels, with a strong focus on short-form video and real-time storytelling.

Responsibilities:

• Records and edits organic social content for distribution across loanDepot channels, with a strong focus on short-form video optimized for platform, audience, pacing, sound, captions and visual impact.
• Applies their in-depth experience with social platforms (including Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook, X and emerging channels) and strong understanding of what performs best on each to the planning and execution of our social media editorial calendar.
• Proactively plans for campaigns and company initiatives while staying ready as an on-the-ground storyteller who identifies story angles during events, activations, meetings and everyday company moments.
• Communicates and collaborates cross-functionally to gather input, coordinate content opportunities and deliver strong creative outcomes.
• Writes social copy, video scripts, hooks and storyboard outlines that capture attention quickly and tell clear, compelling stories.
• Serves as a secondary content publisher, sharing natively across social platforms, ensuring brand consistency, strong visual presentation and strong organic performance.
• Partners with the social media specialist to understand organic performance insights, then strategically applies that information to develop more engaging content, refine story selection and strengthen creative execution.
• Performs other duties and projects assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred and a minimum of six (6) + years of media content production and execution experience.
• Portfolio of successful work required.
• Proven hands-on expertise with the latest shooting, editing and publishing tools, trends and techniques.
• Demonstrated mastery with editing software including CapCut, IG Edits, CapCut and Adobe products such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Meaningful experience using social media dashboards such as Hootsuite or Sprinkler and applying insights to improve social performance.
• Strong creative eye and a journalistic instinct for spotting stories as they happen.
• Strong entrepreneurial mindset and can deliver a variety of content on deadline in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable being in the moment — recording leaders, team members, events and brand moments — while also strategically planning ahead to identify content opportunities, build relationships across the company and create platform-native posts that support loanDepot’s organic social media strategy.
• Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience in the mortgage industry preferred.

Why work for #teamloanDepot:

• Aggressive compensation package based on experience and skill set.
• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive.
• Work with other passionate, purposeful, and customer-centric people.
• Extensive internal growth and professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement.
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision.
• Wellness program to support both mental and physical health.
• Generous paid time off for both exempt and non-exempt positions.

About loanDepot:

loanDepot (NYSE: LDI) is a digital commerce company committed to serving its customers throughout the home ownership journey. Since its launch in 2010, loanDepot has revolutionized the mortgage industry with a digital-first approach that makes it easier, faster, and less stressful to purchase or refinance a home. Today, loanDepot enables customers to achieve the American dream of homeownership through a broad suite of lending and real estate services that simplify one of life's most complex transactions. With headquarters in Southern California and offices nationwide, loanDepot is committed to serving the communities in which its team lives and works through a variety of local, regional, and national philanthropic efforts.

Base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay for this role is between $101,000 and $139,500. Your base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors, including your job-related knowledge/skills, qualifications, experience, and market location.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.