Marketing & Social Media Manager | Interior Design Firm
Job Description
Marketing & Social Media Manager | High-end Interior Design Firm | Chicago, IL
We are seeking a positive, creative, and collaborative Marketing & Social Media Manager to join our client’s high-end interior design firm focused on residential, hospitality and boutique commercial interiors.
This position is a great fit for a marketing & social media creative who loves rolling up their sleeves to creating original content and deploy it through digital channels including social media. You love flexing both sides of your brain...creativity yes, but also with a business-growing strategic intent. The ideal candidate must be organized enough to plan and implement marketing projects and a content calendar for the brand. This position is in-office with some travel to project sites or events.
Primary Responsibilities
- Personally create, edit, and post photo/video imagery & content to the Instagram page & website
- Work with outside videographers and editors on video content edits
- Personally manage the development of creative content across multiple platforms including but not limited to Instagram, Pinterest, e-mail newsletter, website, popular external blogs, videos, etc
- Create a content calendar & distribution schedule leveraging various platforms to maximize exposure for the brand & personally deploy content against said calendar
- Establish & build relationships with key influencers & brands in the social media space for cross-promotion, partnership, & brand-building opportunities
- Develop strategies & tactics to maximize online sharing of content through Instagram, Pinterest, popular blogs, and more
- Develop strategies & tactics to maximize followers & subscribers to social media pages & newsletter
- Create & deploy quarterly or semi-monthly e-newsletters highlighting key updates about the brand to followers
- Personally update website through WordPress CMS, including adding project imagery & press articles; manage the redesign and launch of a new website
- Assist the Managing Director with other marketing activities, including mailings, sourcing requests, photoshoots, editor quotes & imagery requests, etc
- Assist in the accessorizing & styling of rooms for photo shoots; and in some cases for smaller shoots of before imagery and/or in-progress photos personally facilitate the shoot unassisted
- May require up to 10% travel out-of-state
Key Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum of 3+ years (ideally 6+) of full-time professional experience in related field (social media, marketing, art direction, graphic design, web design, etc.)
- Avid consumer of high quality editorial content & ideally an experienced contributor (writer, photographer, graphic designer, editor) of such content
- Bachelors degree in Art, Marketing, or related fields (photography, graphic design, etc)
- Extensive knowledge & passion for the interior design & architecture industry including awareness of notable brands, leading designers & architects, design magazines & books, etc
- Impeccable aesthetic taste as well as alignment with Principal’s design style and philosophies
- Basic photo-editing/Photoshop skills.
- Ability to problem-solve, try new things, and seek solutions with limited supervisor direction
- Experience with WordPress, Squarespace, or other back-end CMS for creating online content preferred but not required
- Proactive self-starter – shows both initiative and detailed follow-through/completion
- Strong attention to detail & strong organizational skills
- Positive and fun, team player, utmost integrity, honesty, & no-drama/ego attitude a necessity
Compensation and Benefits
- Annual Salary + Full Benefits Package
- Full Benefits Package – healthcare, 401k with company match, parental leave, PTO, Holidays, social gatherings, and more.
For immediate review and consideration, contact: Ashley Levin - Ashley@InteriorTalent.com
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Why work with Interior Talent?
- OUR CLIENTS hire us to FIND YOU
- Exclusively focused on the Architecture and Design industries
- We work with the DECISION MAKERS – Owners, Principals, Directors, and HR
- CONFIDENTIALITY & PROFESSIONALISM: We assist with the entire process so that looking into a new opportunity is DISCRETE and CONFIDENTIAL – we highly value your current position and will never do anything that would bring your future into jeopardy
- EXPERTISE: In the industry since 2003
- We are your advocate and WE GET IT – we know making a career decision is difficult and we’re here for you throughout the whole process
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Meet Your Recruiter
Ashley Levin
Recruiter
Ashley brings a fresh marketing perspective to the team. Combining her marketing background with her recruitment experience and abilities, she wants every candidate to shine and puts her skills to work to assist them in doing so. Ashley’s recruitment depth spans across multiple industries including hospitality, technology, marketing, sales and more. This has allowed her to become an experienced talent strategist for candidates and clients alike. This University of Central Florida graduate loves to spend her time baking, creating new recipes and finding new techniques to create culinary delights. We are so lucky to indulge in her delightful trial treats in the office.