Social Media Manager

If you’re ready to design, organize, and implement social media strategies, then you could be just the social media maven Candor Threads is looking for.

Candor Threads is a growing yet well-established small business that designs and manufactures custom apparel. Our mission is to collaborate with and connect communities through custom apparel, and we especially appreciate the relationships we build with our clients, our vendors, and each other.

Our core values:

• Have Fun and Help Out: We love what we do and are energized by helping others achieve their best.

• Make an Impact: We go the extra mile to consciously create meaningful relationships through trust, respect, and transparency.

• Constantly Evolving: We embrace differences, adapt quickly, and invest in our culture.

We worked hard to establish core values that we really believe in, and company culture is of utmost importance to us. We’re optimistic that our next team member will be a positive addition to our team!

Our ideal candidate is proficient with social media and has a keen interest in communication and strategy. You’ll create content and manage connections across multiple platforms, while working closely with our Marketing Director to develop new initiatives. You’re confident about creatively juggling projects with an analytical eye and excellent communication skills.

Requested skills:

• 2 years of experience in coordinating and managing paid and organic social media, including Facebook/Facebook Ads, Instagram, Mailchimp, and more

• Successfully designed, implemented, and tracked social media/marketing campaigns through Google analytics, social media analytics, and paid social marketing like Facebook ads

• Ability to prioritize and manage results in an entrepreneurial, open office work environment

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills in a friendly, informative style.

Bonus qualifications:

• Degree in communications, marketing, digital media, or related field

• Experience with the following:

• WordPress/WooCommerce

• Hootsuite

• YouTube

• Canva

• Photoshop

• Premiere

Primary/daily responsibilities:

• Manage our social media presence and integrate those channels with the overall marketing strategy

• Create social media organic content and paid ads to increase traffic to our site

• Monitor our site traffic using Google Analytics

• Plan out a monthly content calendar to coordinate across multiple channels

• Develop email campaigns to communicate with our audience and customers

• Write and edit blogs for our site in order to inform customers about our offerings

• Keep your finger on the pulse of social trends, new platforms features and best practices and provide channel and community insight.

Compensation

We offer benefits including generous PTO and paid holidays and an excellent working environment with lots of opportunities to grow and learn. For a part-time 10-15 hours/week position, we pay $20-$25/hr.

Application

The requirements listed in our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, and if you have 75% of the qualifications listed we encourage you to apply. Your experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, which helps build the knowledge and skills that translate directly to this position. Applying gives you the opportunity to be considered.

We encourage members of underrepresented groups/backgrounds to apply for this role. Qualified candidates will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Candor Threads is an equal opportunity employer and works in compliance with both federal and state laws.

To apply to this job, please submit your resume along with an intro/cover letter. We look forward to working with you!

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
While we do have shared office space in Chicago, we are largely working-from-home as needed during the pandemic. We aim to meet in office once per week for a longer weekly meeting and can provide masks and distanced desk space for those times.

Application Question(s):

• What interests you about this position?

Experience:

• Social media marketing: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Salary : $20 - $25