Social Media Marketing Coordinator

Northbrook, IL (On-site)

$20/hr – $25/hrEntry Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive social media operations for Crate & Barrel and Crate & Kids, coordinating content calendars, community management, influencer logistics, and performance reporting.

  • Own day-to-day community management, post scheduling, and trend monitoring.
  • Must-have: 2 years of social media marketing experience (agency or client-side).
  • Standout: Experience with Creator IQ or social listening tools and influencer logistics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist with daily community management for Crate & Barrel and Crate & Kids, including the technical scheduling of posts and monitoring real-time interactions to identify trends for the broader team.
  • Help maintain community management standards and escalation logs, partnering with Customer Service to ensure inquiries are routed to the correct departments.
  • Assist in the management of monthly social content calendars by scheduling and transferring approved outlines into the creative development process and utilizing scheduling platforms for final posting.
  • Support the collection of data for always on monthly, campaign, and influencer reporting to help the team track performance against key KPIs.
  • Support the curation of a library of on-brand User Generated Content (UGC) by identifying potential assets and managing the rights-request process.
  • Execute social media tactics as directed, including coordinating social sweeps, social gifting logistics, and daily post deployment to grow external communities.
  • Provide administrative support for influencer projects, including vendor setup, contract redlines, invoice processing, payment tracking, and ensuring influencers are vetted and authenticated in brand creator platforms such as Creator IQ and Skeepers
  • Support the ideation and production of creative content by coordinating product/prop logistics.
  • Act as a collaborative member of the social team by monitoring industry trends and sharing relevant updates with the internal team to influence best in class social first creative.

Requirements

  • 2 years of experience in social media marketing (agency or client-side).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
  • Experience interacting with customers via branded social media channels.
  • Professional writing experience with a keen eye for brand voice.
  • Comfortable navigating all primary social platforms: Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, and Snapchat. Knowledge navigating social listening tools such as Creator IQ, Dash Social, ShopMy and ability to become expert in platform features.
  • Ability to brainstorm ideas and share best practices that drive brand sentiment and engagement.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a high level of accuracy in data entry and scheduling.
  • Strong time management skills with the ability to support multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to follow directions and pivot tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
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    Crate & Barrel

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    At Crate & Barrel, we help people build a home with purpose. Founded in 1962, Crate & Barrel Holdings (CBH) is an industry-leading home furnishings specialty retailer, including the brands Crate & Barrel, Crate & Kids, CB2, and Hudson Grace. A leader in omnichannel retail and direct marketing, we believe in the experience of physical stores and embracing the customer experience by offering inspired living across all of our platforms. From curated product sourcing and production to custom delivery and set-up in more than 90 countries, our 7,500 talented associates form the dynamic teams that keep our company running and growing.Today, Crate & Barrel Holdings is owned by the Otto Group, a Hamburg, Germany based global family of retailers and retail-related service providers focused on digital innovation, technology, sustainability and corporate responsibility. We operate more than 100 stores throughout the U.S. and Canada, and hold international franchise locations in nine countries, including six franchise eCommerce platforms.To learn more about Crate and Barrel, visit www.crateandbarrel.com.To become a part of our family of brands, visit our careers site at www.jobs.crateandbarrel.com and www.jobs.cb2.com

    Founded in 1962
    Northbrook, Illinois, USA
    6.3K employees (1,423 in marketing)
    47% recommend to a friend
    40% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    10.2M
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $550.4K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    31.9%
    Direct
    57.5%
    Referral
    7.6%
    Social
    1.9%
    Paid
    0.9%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~6.3K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    638 (10% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    11 years
    Median Tenure
    4.9 years
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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