Senior Social Media Associate at Airbnb

Company: Airbnb
Location: India
Employment type: full-time
Posted: 2026-09-18

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join

The Channel Communications team at Airbnb is responsible for driving positive conversation and buzz about Airbnb via social media, influencers and more, as well as maintaining and protecting our brand reputation across social media channels. The team is expanding its India presence, combining always-on reputation protection with channel growth, listening and insights for one of Airbnb's fastest-growing markets.

The Difference You Will Make

The Social Rapid Response team is looking for a Senior Social Media Associate who will be responsible for protecting and defending the Airbnb story on social media. This role pairs core Social Rapid Response coverage with support for Airbnb's India social presence, partnering closely with the India social lead on listening, insights, publishing and campaign engagement.

The ideal candidate is a social native with experience in social listening and responding rapidly to escalating issues and crises. We’re looking for someone who is detailed and solution-oriented, is comfortable moving at a fast pace and working with little manager supervision, has strong communication and interpersonal skills.

A Typical Day

Monitor emergent issues across social media channels
Proactively highlight and/or provide status updates on issues surfacing online to Lead(s)
Own day-to-day social listening for the India market, including competitive and cultural conversation tracking
Turn listening into insight; synthesize themes into regular recaps and ad hoc deep dives for comms, marketing and regional stakeholders
Provide publishing support for @airbnbindia, including scheduling, copy QA and channel hygiene
Support community engagement on @airbnbindia campaign moments - comment response, sentiment tracking and surfacing engagement-worthy UGC
Support Surprise & Delight workstreams as they surface on social
Ability to work cross functionally on communications initiatives involving Community Support and Trust operations, Policy, Regulatory, Corporate and Crisis Management
Draft copy and publish content across different channels
Key POC for publishing, engaging, accepting brand collabs and taking down posts as and when needed across brand social channels during APAC hours, in collaboration with marketing and comms social teams
Assist with developing playbooks and guidance on best practice
Assist with measuring campaign/project effectiveness
Support local APAC teams with reputational flagging and management
Support the team with the management of sensitive, high risk reactive & proactive communications on Airbnb’s social media channels
Appropriately support on urgent posts, ‘handoffs’ and various escalations
Monitor queues and provide guidance to the team as needed
Highlight gaps in workflows for continuous improvement
Gather and analyze data for reporting, deep dives, performance insights and quality
Support upskilling and onboarding of new teammates
Support with writing response strategies
Support driving initiatives and projects with regional/global impacts
Support as a team representative during high-stakes and/or global events (ie. Olympics)
Assist Lead when out of office, as needed

Your Expertise

Min 4-9 years of experience working on social media related projects in a fast-paced environment
Multi-channel issues and crisis management experience
Working knowledge of the India social landscape and cultural conversation
Hands-on experience publishing and engaging on Instagram, including Reels and Stories
Experience translating social listening data into written insights for non-social stakeholders
Experience working on cross functional projects with multiple stakeholders
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong verbal communications and interpersonal skills
Strong social investigation skills
Skilled in operational excellence and continuous improvement
Experience with Sprinklr required, or other social media monitoring tools is a plus
Experience using internal CRM tools to aid investigation, is a plus
Language proficiency in English required, proficiency in Hindi and/or other Indian languages strongly preferred
Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent work experience
Passion for Airbnb and the mission of the company
Ability to work weekend days and public holidays required, as well as evening shifts when needed. Please note that this role requires you to work Sunday to Thursday OR Tuesday to Saturday for 9 hours per day (including a 1 hour break) anywhere between 7am to 8pm (in your local timezone). Your schedule can change to meet business needs and, where possible, we will take your availability into consideration.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is inclusive of allowances and is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentives, one or more equity programs, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

India Annual Pay Range ₹1,260,000 — ₹1,800,000 INR

Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

A Note on Recruiting Scams: Scammers sometimes pose as Airbnb recruiters to get money or personal information from candidates. A few things that will always be true for Airbnb’s hiring process: our open roles are posted on Airbnb’s Career’s Page at careers.airbnb.com, and our recruiters correspond only from @ airbnb.com or @ ext.airbnb.com email addresses. Our recruiters will never ask for your Social Security number, bank account details, passport, or payment app information while you are interviewing. We’ll also never ask you to pay a fee, send money, deposit or cash a check, or purchase work-related equipment (such as a company laptop) during the interview process. We encourage candidates to remain vigilant of these recruiting scams and not share sensitive information if you do not believe an individual is actually affiliated with Airbnb.

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