Responsibilities

• You will be the face of Yelp in your region by attending local events and building connections with local business owners.
• You will conceptualize, plan, and execute Yelp events in your region.
• You will forge mutually beneficial partnerships with local businesses who are willing to partner with Yelp and sponsor events.
• You will support your Yelp Elite squad by answering questions, engaging with their content on Yelp, and keeping them up to date on the latest happenings in your city.
• You will research and curate local business collections featuring the best of your city for the Local Yelp newsletter.
• You will build relationships and partnerships with local organizations with the goal of reaching new audiences.
• You will manage the day-to-day curation and growth of Yelp’s regional social media presence across Instagram, including copywriting and visual asset creation via Canva and/or video curation and editing.

Requirements

• You consider yourself a local expert on all things Central Coast South!
• 3+ years of professional experience in event planning, social media management, and/or marketing.
• You are willing to approach and connect with business owners to forge relationships and inspire collaboration on behalf of Yelp.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• You thrive in an autonomous environment where you have control over your schedule
• You are energized by the idea of creative freedom
• You have the ability to lift 10 pounds without assistance.
• You live within 30 minutes of Santa Barbara or Ventura city center.
• You are at least 21 years of age and have reliable transportation options.
• We expect our Community Managers to be the biggest cheerleaders and role models for their local Yelp Elite Squad. As such, Community Managers must always meet the Elite Squad eligibility requirements and comply with our Elite Terms of Membership.

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)

Benefits

• Effective your first day: Full medical, vision, and dental
• 15 days PTO (accrual begins on date of hire and increases with 2+ years of tenure thereafter), 12 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday
• Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
• Monthly wellness subsidy
• Work from home reimbursement
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Employee stock purchase plan