Associate Social Media Manager

San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own social strategy, content calendar, and performance reporting across Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and emerging channels, guiding cross-functional campaigns and creator partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage the overarching social media strategy and content calendar across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and emerging channels.
  • Lead concepting and production of social-first content (video, photo, copy), collaborating with internal teams, agencies, and creators.
  • Monitor cultural trends, creator communities, and internet moments to translate insights into timely brand campaigns and posts.
  • Manage day-to-day community management, ensuring brand-right engagement in DMs, comments, and partnerships.
  • Own weekly, monthly and quarterly social performance reporting, providing insights and recommendations to marketing leadership to optimize engagement, reach, and content performance.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Brand, Creative, Innovation, and eComm teams to amplify campaigns and drive cohesive brand storytelling.
  • Manage and contribute to the evolution of the Chosen Foods brand voice across all social platforms, balancing consistency with creativity.
  • Stay ahead of platform updates, algorithm shifts, and best practices to continually elevate the brand’s presence.
  • Manage day-to-day relationships with UGC creators, and external partners, including developing briefs, providing feedback, managing timelines, and ensuring deliverables meet brand standards.
  • Use organization, collaboration, and adaptability skills to manage multiple priorities while responding quickly to evolving platform algorithms, trends, and consumer behaviors.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of professional experience managing social media for a brand, agency, or publisher.
  • Deep knowledge of TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, and other emerging platforms, with proven success in growing engagement and community.
  • Experience independently managing social calendars, campaigns, and projects from concept through execution.
  • Experience managing agency, creator, and cross-functional relationships, including briefs, feedback, timelines, and deliverables.
  • Experience taking specific business objectives and creating social plans to help meet those objectives.
  • Strong strategic thinking paired with hands-on creative execution skills (copywriting, short-form video, visual direction).
  • Comfortable directing shoots (and being in them!) and working with creators to produce high-quality, platform-native content.
  • Experience filming UGC style content is a plus
  • Proficiency with social creation/editing tools (e.g., CapCut, Canva, Adobe Suite) and social management/analytics tools.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to be playful, witty, and clear in captions and replies.

Preferred

  • Experience with boosting or promoting content (paid social amplification) is a plus
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Chosen Foods

3.5 Glassdoor

Chosen Foods is on a mission to do good in the world by being good for the world, replacing bad fats with the good fats of 100% pure avocado oil, across the kitchen pantry.

Founded in 2011
San Diego, California, USA
105 employees (10 in marketing)
63% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$75K/yr – $85K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10 (10% of company)
Median Career Experience
7 years
Median Tenure
2.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
66.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
53.8%
Direct
38%
Referral
4.6%
Social
2.5%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~105

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Associate Social Media Manager

Chosen Foods · San Diego, CA · Hybrid