Social Media Specialist

Mikehudsondist; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food service distribution is seeking a Social Media Specialist to enhance their online presence and manage community engagement. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in social media marketing, along with a strong understanding of graphic design and data analytics. This role emphasizes creativity, strategic thinking, and effective communication to elevate the brand's image across various platforms.

Benefits

Paid Vacations

Health, Dental and Medical Benefits

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

Employee discounts for travel and events

401k

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• 2+ years of social media marketing experience.
• Ability to develop the right voice for each social media platform.
• Proven ability to build social media communities.

Responsibilities

• Manage social media campaigns under the guidance of the Digital Marketing Manager.
• Create engaging content and visuals for social media platforms.
• Analyze data to track campaign performance and derive insights.

Skills

Social media marketing

Content creation

Graphic design principles

Community management

Data analysis

Job description

Posted Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. ( http://www.chefswarehouse.com ) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission:The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Social Media Specialist:

Position Summary: The social media specialist will be required to run advertising campaigns and drive engagement by creating high-quality original content. You should also engage influencers, manage our community by responding to comments, and oversee our customer service across all platforms. To be successful as a social media specialist, you should possess a wealth of pertinent marketing experience. Ultimately, should demonstrate a wide degree of creativity and latitude with a keen interest in shaping Allen Brothers image and values through appropriate communication to the outside world.

What you’ll do:

Social Media Management

• Aid in executing the company's social media strategy under the guidance of the Digital Marketing Manager.

Creating engaging content and visuals for social media platforms to increase brand visibility.

• Manage project timelines to ensure timely delivery of social media assets
• Assist in scheduling content to ensure timely postings and maintain consistency across channels.

Recommend creative ideas and artistic knowledge to exceed expectations of goals and objectives

Building a social media presence by maintaining a solid online presence.

Monitoring the company's brand on social media .

Building brand awareness by engaging relevant influencers.

Managing our online communities to ensure respectful and appropriate engagement.

Responding to comments on each of our accounts.

Overseeing customer service provided via social media .

Coaching employees company-wide on content creation best practices.

Social Data Analytics and Reporting:

• Assist in tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and preparing reports on campaign performance.

Provide support in interpreting data to derive actionable insights for marketing initiatives.

• Analyzing data to determine whether social media campaigns have achieved their objectives.
• Ability to use data and analytics to inform content decisions and drive growth of location-specific followers

About you:

Food focused with a desire to over deliver on quality content!

2+ years of social media marketing experience.

Experience working with and developing a marketing plan.

Ability to develop the right voice for each social media platform.

Proven ability to build social media communities.

Understanding of graphic design principles.

Experience as a Brand Manager on social media .

Ability to measure the success of campaigns.

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The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation,pregnancy, gender identityor any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.