Instagram brings more than one billion people closer to the people and things they love. The objective of the Community Lab—which sits under the Consumer Marketing Insights team—is to advance & defend Instagram's position as the place for emerging culture. Through an interdisciplinary blend of art & science, the Lab informs the products we build and the stories we tell to market them by illuminating & activating the interest communities, creators & media that push culture forward by enabling self-discovery, expression and belonging. The Research & Strategy Manager, Creative is an expert in how culture manifests visually. They’re immersed in culture, with a strong intuition for where we are and, most importantly, where we’re headed. But their curiosity compels them to dig deeper, and they’re able to use data and research to interpret and contextualize inherently abstract concepts. They’ve worked in an environment where they must decipher culture for a wide array of stakeholders, and make strategy recommendations that are rooted in the cultural zeitgeist while advancing business priorities. The successful candidate will also be a leader. They will provide guidance & mentorship to a team of creative analysts and strategists, and serve as an indispensable peer to other leaders who are tasked with developing culturally resonant and responsive campaigns, activations and product experiences. As the Lab’s Research & Strategy Manager, Creative, you will own and refine the Lab’s programs & techniques for tracking visual and aesthetic content trends, drawing upon research to explain & contextualize them, and then weaving trend insights into strategic and tactical recommendations. You will also be responsible for the Lab’s programs to identify & analyze culture-making creators, to advance internal understanding of cultural currents, provide inspirational sparks for campaigns and activations, and improve the cultural resonance of marketing initiatives and product experiences. Our team of creative & cultural strategists are involved at every stage of the product and/or campaign development and go-to-market life cycle, with methodologies and deliverables taking many different forms and formats. The Lab is responsible for monitoring, interpreting, contextualizing and activating on culture, as it happens. As such, success in this role requires: a strong grasp of data & signals; the ability to internalize and apply research & strategic frameworks; and, strong intuition and abstract thinking. Day-to-day stakeholders include marketing managers, data analysts, UX researchers, product managers, content strategists, and policy managers.