Social Media Specialist

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end social content creation and publishing across major platforms, turning performance insights into creative optimization, while coordinating with Creative/UGC teams to keep assets aligned with brand and platform specs.

  • End-to-end content production and publishing across TikTok/Instagram/Facebook/YouTube with consistent timing and brand voice.
  • Performance-driven optimization: translate metrics into actionable creative recommendations and regular management reports.
  • Cross-functional collaboration to tailor assets for platform requirements and efficient content operations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Managing and publishing content across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, ensuring consistency in timing, formatting, and brand communication across all channels.
  • Performing final quality checks on captions, copy, tags, and links before content goes live to maintain high editorial standards and accuracy.
  • Creating evergreen social media content end-to-end, including both copywriting and creative development, independently or in collaboration with the Creative Team.
  • Maintaining organized content libraries and optimizing publishing workflows to ensure efficient and cohesive content operations.
  • Staying up to date with social media trends, platform updates, and emerging content formats, actively contributing fresh ideas during creative ideation sessions.
  • Testing new social media formats and trending mechanics, adapting them into engaging content aligned with the brand identity and audience expectations.
  • Monitoring and analyzing social media performance together with the Team Lead, identifying insights and opportunities for further growth.
  • Preparing weekly and monthly performance reports that clearly communicate results, audience growth, engagement trends, and strategic recommendations to management.
  • Tracking key social media metrics such as reach, engagement, shares, and follower growth, while translating performance data into actionable creative recommendations.
  • Collaborating closely with Creative and UGC teams to ensure all assets are optimized for individual platform requirements and performance best practices.
  • Coordinating with the Social Media Coordinator to align community engagement initiatives with the content publishing calendar.
  • Supporting cooperation with external partners and internal stakeholders, including coordinating IP approvals and contributing to partner presentation materials and pitch decks.

Requirements

  • More than 2 years of hands-on experience managing social media channels for brands across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, either in-house or within an agency environment.
  • Proven track record of creating engaging social content and campaigns that drive community interaction, conversations, and audience growth.
  • Ability to take content ideas from initial concept through briefing and execution, with practical experience creating simple visual assets in Canva, Photoshop, or Figma.
  • Strong understanding of social media management tools and publishing platforms, with experience working in structured content workflows.
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to identify patterns in performance data and translate insights into actionable recommendations that improve content results.
  • Basic understanding of paid social boosting on Instagram and TikTok to support reach and performance of top-performing organic content.
  • Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional creative environments alongside content creators, designers, and marketing teams.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; native-level proficiency is considered a strong advantage.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and publishing schedules simultaneously.
  • Proactive, independent, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
  • Growth-oriented mindset combined with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility for assigned projects and initiatives.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with pop culture, gaming, entertainment, or online fandom communities is considered a major plus and helps create content that resonates authentically with the audience.

Benefits

  • Creative space - Catch up with your colleagues and soak up the creative Displate vibes firsthand in our Warsaw office. Nothing beats in-person high fives!
  • Health comes first - Stay vibrant with a private health plan and life insurance for you and your close ones.
  • Get your reps in - Choose from two different sports cards, you fitness beast.
  • Relax, we got it - 20 or 26 paid vacation days, whenever you need them.
  • Own your time - Leave melting clocks to Salvador Dali. Work flexible hours and balance your schedule your way.
  • Reading types - Our office library is here to get you inspired. Let us know what we should get next.
  • Team players - Forget webcams, your team looks best over a nice meal! Go ahead and plan a night out, it’s Displate’s treat.
  • Putting 'art' in 'party' - Displate Birthdays, charity events, Halloween, Black Friday... There’s so much to celebrate together! In for a chill? Each year, we pick a new beautiful spot and slow down for a day or two. Let your fandom shine!
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Founded in 2013, Displate invented the metal poster, giving fans a new premium way to let their fandom shine. With millions of designs from 40,000+ independent artists and 200+ official collections from Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics, One Piece, Netflix, and more, we turn pop culture and personal moments into collectible art. Displate is a place where creativity and innovation thrive. Your own professional journey can shine here, too – with 400 teammates across the globe, working together through our Seattle and Warsaw headquarters to bring metal posters to over 5 million (and growing) Displaters worldwide.

Founded in 2013
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, POL
357 employees (171 in marketing)
51% recommend to a friend
30% CEO approval

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$31.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.5%
Direct
45.2%
Referral
4%
Social
5.4%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~355

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
35 (10% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$5.3M
Last Raise
$3M
Series Unknown, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2018
    Series Unknown • $3M
  • Nov 2017
    Series Unknown • $2.3M