Social Media and Email Content Manager

Mello; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

PTO

Health insurance

Job summary

Mello in Austin is seeking a hands-on Creative Content Manager to own how we show up online; you’ll shoot, design, write, and plan content. This role combines strategy with execution, working across social, email, and product storytelling.

Based on-site at our South Austin factory, you’ll build a cohesive brand presence, manage content calendars with the Marketing Lead, and elevate our apparel and merchandise storytelling through photography, design, and copy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in social media, content, or brand marketing.
• A strong portfolio that shows graphic design, photography, and social content.
• Real photography skills: lighting, composition, product and environment shots, and editing in Lightroom/Photoshop.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or similar tools.
• Clear writing, and comfort turning a project into a story.
• You’re based in Austin and like being where the work happens.

Responsibilities

• Plan and produce social content, primarily Instagram: behind-the-scenes, client work, product, trends, and education.
• Collaborate with our Marketing Lead to set social strategy and a content calendar tied to real business goals.
• Photograph products, production, and client projects in our Austin factory and showroom, then edit the images.
• Design social graphics and campaign assets in Mello's brand system.
• Design and build email campaigns and templates (we use Flodesk).
• Write and design case studies that show our work and results.
• Work closely with our design, sales, and leadership teams to keep content on-brand and useful.

Skills

Social media

Portfolio

Photography

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Writing

Austin-based

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Lightroom

Figma

Job description

Mello is a premium custom merchandise company based in Austin. We design and produce apparel, accessories, and branded goods for companies that care how their brand looks in the real world, from restaurants and CPG brands to universities and corporate teams.

We're looking for a Creative Content Manager to own how Mello shows up online. You'll shoot it, design it, and write it, and plan it. This is a hands-on creative role for someone who can hold the strategy and do the work themselves.

What you'll do

• Plan and produce social content, primarily Instagram: behind-the-scenes, client work, product, trends, and education
• Collaborate with our Marketing Lead to set social strategy and a content calendar tied to real business goals
• Photograph products, production, and client projects in our Austin factory and showroom, then edit the images
• Design social graphics and campaign assets in Mello's brand system
• Design and build email campaigns and templates (we use Flodesk)
• Write and design case studies that show our work and results
• Work closely with our design, sales, and leadership teams to keep content on-brand and useful

What you bring

• 3+ years in social media, content, or brand marketing, ideally at a brand, agency, or studio
• A strong portfolio that shows graphic design, photography, and social content
• Real photography skills: lighting, composition, product and environment shots, and editing in Lightroom/Photoshop
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or similar tools
• Good taste and restraint. You know when to do less.
• Clear writing, and comfort turning a project into a story
• You're based in Austin and like being where the work happens

Nice to have

• Experience in apparel, merchandise, fashion, or manufacturing
• Email marketing experience with segmentation and performance tracking
• Short-form video shooting and editing

Details

• Full-time, on-site at our South Austin factory
• $70,000–$80,000+, based on experience and portfolio
• Benefits include paid holidays, PTO, health insurance and more.