About Us
Welcome to The Queer Aesthetic (TQA), an emerging, community-rooted, LGBTQ+, female-founded brand building a safe, affirming beauty and self-care sanctuary right here in Brighton. We’re throwing a series of queer self-care and aesthetic ritual pop-ups designed by our community, strictly for our community.
We believe self-care is resistance. At our core, we are driven by Love, Fun, Connection, and Authenticity, turning self-care into a joyful celebration of our bodies, total gender euphoria, and deep connection.
We are fiercely non-gendered, welcoming, trauma-informed, and neurodivergent-aware. Trans, non-binary, women, neurodivergent, and disabled siblings are deeply seen here. Our goal isn't corporate profit; it's about building a community, listening to what they need and want, and building a foundation that grows into our future permanent salon.
The Role
We are looking for a passionate and brilliantly community-minded Social Media Manager who lives and breathes our community to take the lead on our digital presence and online storytelling. You’ll work closely with our founder to capture the warm, ethereal vibe of our pop-ups, build our online sanctuary, hype up our events, and make sure our digital space feels completely welcoming, affirming, and inspiring.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Content Creation & Storytelling: Crafting beautiful, high-vibe graphics, reels, posts, and stories that capture the essence of our pop-up rituals, our values, and our practitioners.
- Community Engagement: Responding to DMs and comments with genuine warmth and love, building online relationships, and fostering a digital sanctuary where our community feels held and seen.
- Event Hype & Live Coverage: Driving excitement leading up to our pop-up events, capturing live behind-the-scenes magic on the day, and keeping our followers glowing before, during, and after our gatherings.
What You Bring to the Table:
- A deep, authentic understanding of the LGBTQ+ community and needs alongside a fierce commitment to intersectional inclusion (trans, non-binary, women, neurodivergent, and disabled siblings are warmly and enthusiastically encouraged to apply).
- Experience or just a massive personal passion for social media management, content creation, copywriting, or digital storytelling.
- A collaborative spirit and a positive outlook, someone who loves to co-create, problem-solve, and genuinely has fun building a grassroots journey from scratch.
- Based in or around Brighton, or comfortable working remotely with the ability to attend planning sessions and live pop-up events in Brighton in person.
What We're Offering You
- A fair financial split of pop-up event takings and ticket sales.
- Hands-on, unforgettably fun experience building an independent queer lifestyle brand from the ground up.
- Priority consideration to join our core permanent team as we scale toward opening our physical salon space.
- A supportive, outrageously creative, and safe working environment rooted entirely in celebration, love, and looking out for each other.
How to Apply
Just drop me an email at [email protected] telling me a little bit about yourself, why you fancy jumping on board as our Social Media Manager, and we’ll grab a coffee (or a drink) for a relaxed chat to see if we're a match!
Work Location: In person
