Social Media Manager and Content Creator

Santa Clara, UT (On-site)

$45K/yr – $55K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end social content engine for a playful brand, turning short-form video into organic and paid growth and revenue with a strong on-screen presence.

  • Content Creation & Calendar: Lead on-video production, captions, hooks, and publish cadence across organic and paid channels.
  • Audience Growth & Revenue: Drive followers, engagement, and sales with data-informed format testing and trend jumps.
  • Voice & Collaboration: Maintain brand voice in comments, DMs, and cross-team shoots with storefronts and events.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own our brand voice across every platform — fun, quirky, unmistakably Taffy Shop
  • Shoot, edit, and publish short-form video (Reels, TikTok, Shorts) that people actually want to watch
  • Show up on camera and pull our team and customers into the fun
  • Write scroll-stopping captions, hooks, and copy
  • Keep a steady, organized flow of content so we're never scrambling
  • Build and run the content calendar across organic and paid
  • Plan and manage paid social campaigns (Meta, TikTok) and optimize spend
  • Grow followers, engagement, and — most importantly — sales
  • Test new formats, trends, and quirky ideas just to see what sticks
  • Respond to comments and DMs in our voice — fast, warm, funny

Requirements

  • Proven experience running social media for a brand or business (please share your work)
  • Short-form video creation and editing skills
  • Comfortable and confident on camera
  • Strong copywriting and a genuine sense of humor
  • Strong organization and planning skills
  • Ability to take initiative and follow through without hand-holding

Preferred

  • Experience running paid social campaigns (Meta/TikTok ads)
  • You are a guru and fully understand, Meta, Google, TikTok, and other platforms
  • Graphic design skills
  • Experience tying content to sales/revenue
  • A portfolio or accounts you\'ve grown (bonus points if they made us laugh)
  • Photography skills/video skills

Benefits

  • Employee discount
  • Paid time off
Taffy Shop logo

Taffy Shop

Taffy Shop has been selling taffy for over 25 years and people always ask us why our taffy is so good. We tell them the same thing every time.It's the nostalgic memories that take you back when you unwrap it. The smile that comes from enjoying the simplicity of our mouth watering treat. That is what makes our taffy so good!

Founded in 1997
Santa Clara, Utah, USA
16 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
39K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.2%
Direct
22.4%
Referral
2.3%
Social
11.7%
Paid
8.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~16

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (19% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1