Social Media & Community Associate (Part-Time / Internship)

Rare Candy; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Rare Candy is hiring a Social Media & Community Associate as a part-time internship. Location is Dallas preferred, with optional Remote US. Compensation is $15-$20 per hour for about 20 hours per week, with room to grow.

The role involves posting content, writing captions, and managing comments, DMs, Discord, and Reddit. You’ll work with in-house creators and report to the Director of Growth for a hands-on, early-career path.

Qualifications

• Experience with social media platforms and creating engaging captions.
• Ability to manage comments, DMs, and community discussions in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of the TCG space and online communities is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Post consistently on TikTok and Instagram, and on YouTube Shorts as we scale.
• Write captions, hooks, and replies in a voice consistent with Rare Candy.
• Engage with comments, DMs, Discord, Reddit and other community channels.

Skills

Caption writing

Social media posting

Community management

Education

Enrolled student

Tools

TikTok

Instagram

Discord

Reddit

YouTube Shorts

Job description

Social Media & Community Associate (Part-Time / Internship)
Location: [Dallas preferred / Remote US]
Compensation: $15-$20/hr, roughly 20 hrs/week with room to grow
Department: Growth
Reports to: Director of Growth

About Rare Candy

We’re a leading marketplace dedicated to trading card games—Pokémon, MTG, Lorcana, and more—used by millions of collectors to buy, sell, and showcase their collections. Our operations team powers the logistics that ensure trading cards and collectibles move quickly and safely between sellers and collectors. We grew almost 30x last year, and we aren't slowing down.

The Role

You'll work with our world-class in-house creators, including Leonhart and Powdr TCG, to get compelling content in front of more people. They make it. You get it out the door, in the right places, at the right times, with the right words around it.

You don't need to be a creator yourself. You need to be the person who knows what to post, when to post it, and what to say back when a hundred people reply. That means running the calendar, writing the captions, and working the comments, DMs, and Discord.

This is an early-career role, and we expect it to be someone's first or second job. What matters is that you're genuinely native to the internet and already know the TCG corner of it. You know why a video took off before anyone explains it, you follow the accounts worth following, and you have opinions about which ones are good. If you're still finishing school and can commit to the hours, that works too.

The other half of the job is the unglamorous half. Posts go out on time, threads get answered, promises get kept. We need both.

What Success Looks Like

First 90 days:

• Posting five days a week on TikTok and Instagram, with a live calendar written ahead of time
• Creator content is out the door within a day of us getting it
• Comments and DMs answered daily in a voice that sounds like a collector, not a brand
• You know our accounts' numbers and can say what moved and why

By end of year one:

• Every drop and product launch has a post plan you built and ran
• We're a presence in the places collectors hang out, not just on our own feeds
• Our reply game is part of why people follow us

What You'll Do

• Post consistently across TikTok and Instagram, with X and YouTube Shorts as we scale
• Write captions, hooks, and replies that sound like one of us
• Work the comments, DMs, Discord, and Reddit
• Watch what's happening in TCG internet and flag anything we should jump on the same day
• Coordinate with our creators on timing and what goes out when
• Pitch post ideas. The good ones get made
• Send a short weekly recap of what performed and why

You Might Be a Fit If …

• You're extremely online in a way that's useful, not just a habit
• You know the TCG space: the products, the drama, the accounts, the language
• You can write. Captions, hooks, replies, all of it
• You have taste. You can look at a piece of content and know what to do with it
• You hit deadlines and answer messages. Talent without follow-through won't work here
• Formal experience is optional. Current students welcome

Bonus points if you've run an account of your own, for a brand, a hobby, or yourself.

Why This Job

• You'll work directly with Leonhart and Powdr TCG, not three layers away from them
• Hours flex around your class schedule, and we can work with your school if you need credit
• Small team, so your ideas get made instead of sitting in a deck
• This can grow into more hours or a full-time seat if it goes well

Our Hiring Process

1. 30-min intro chat with Taylor (Director of Growth)
2. Working session: walk us through the accounts you follow, the three TCG accounts you think are doing it right, and why, with our Growth Team (45 minutes)

Rare Candy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate individuality, from Pikachu collectors to Magic pros, and are committed to building an inclusive team.