Social Media Specialist

Lowell, AR (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive social media content creation and management for J.B. Hunt across platforms, aligned to a posting calendar and brand voice.

  • Own content planning, posting, and engagement across social channels per strategy.
  • Must-have: 2+ years in marketing, social media, or related content creation.
  • Standout: Collaboration on content ideas and driving engagement through creative concepts.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Follow content-marketing strategy to create, maintain and publish content on a variety of social media platforms; comply to pre-set posting schedule
  • Monitor and respond to comments across social media platforms under guidance from senior team members
  • Cover assigned company events to assemble social media content
  • Monitor and respond to online reviews on all platforms adopted by the company to vast audiences under guidance from senior team members
  • Help represent and uphold the company's identity and voice across all social media channels and online review platforms to maintain relationships with user communities
  • Assist with reporting on performance across social media platforms
  • Research industry trends; collect and compile articles and information from internal and external resources for use in marketing materials
  • Research facts to ensure accuracy and eliminate errors and misstatements
  • Review marketing materials to correct errors in grammar, spelling, usage, facts and style
  • Collaborate with team members on content ideas and goals
  • Develop creative concepts for social media initiatives that drive traffic, engagement and leads
  • Ensure all materials are consistent with brand and style standards and written in a manner to advocate J.B. Hunt's service offerings

Requirements

  • Associate's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Advertising, Public Relations, Business Administration, or related field with at least 2 years of experience in marketing, social media management, content creation, or a related field, and/or military equivalent OR Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Advertising, Public Relations, Business or related field
  • This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Preferred

  • Ability to work from a content calendar and meet deadlines
  • Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate on strategy
  • Knowledge of various styles of writing (AP, APA, MLA, Web, etc.)
  • Ability to process information with high levels of accuracy
  • Ability to effectively transmit, receive and accurately interpret ideas through various mediums
  • Ability to work both individually and as a team
  • Knowledge of Sprout Social
  • Willingness to travel

Benefits

  • The Company offers the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, as may be in effect from time to time: medical benefit, dental benefit, vision benefit, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time), six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

3.6 Glassdoor

J.B. Hunt specializes in freight shipping for customers of all sizes. Our mission is to drive long-term value for our people, customers and shareholders while staying focused on our vision to create the most efficient transportation network in North America. Our foundations – People you trust. Technology that empowers. Capacity to deliver. – are what drives our business forward. Through industry-leading solutions and a mode-neutral model, we create exceptional value for customers through a variety of transportation services, including intermodal, dedicated, refrigerated, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, last mile, transload and more. Our J.B. Hunt 360 technology serves as a digital freight marketplace that connects shippers and carriers in one platform that provides access and visibility.

Founded in 1961
Lowell, Arkansas, USA
22K employees (536 in marketing)
63% recommend to a friend
74% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
768.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$24.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.9%
Direct
69.7%
Referral
6%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~22.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
350 (2% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$1.7B
Last Raise
$1.7B
Post IPO Debt, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.7B

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