Digital Marketing Specialist

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $65K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 22 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the Adler Planetarium’s social media program by turning science into engaging, platform-ready content, coordinating campaigns with partners, and using analytics to improve reach and impact across multiple channels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan, develop, and post content across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
  • Turn complex science topics and museum updates into clear, creative, platform-ready posts.
  • Manage daily social media activities, build content schedules, and actively respond to comments and questions from our online audience.
  • Work with internal partners to plan upcoming social campaigns and review past work.
  • Write, schedule, and send targeted email newsletters and automated messages to promote ticket sales, membership opportunities, and upcoming events.
  • Use customer data to send relevant, timely messages to different subscriber groups.
  • Update and publish blog posts, event landing pages, and general website copy on the Adler website.
  • Apply standard search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to help people easily find our web content through Google and AI search tools.
  • Work with our creative and science teams to adapt scientific info and images for the website.
  • Review monthly and quarterly content reports using Google Analytics (GA4), email stats, and social media data to see what works best.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of relevant work experience
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in social media, digital writing, or digital marketing
  • Strong writing and editing skills, with basic photo and short-form video editing abilities
  • Demonstrated experience using major social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn) and marketing tools such as Sprout Social, Mailchimp, and Google Suite
  • Familiarity with website content management systems (CMS) and standard search engine optimization (SEO) techniques
  • Ability to analyze simple web, email, and social media reports to assess performance and drive content improvements
  • Organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with strong cross-departmental collaboration skills

Preferred

  • Degree in Journalism, Marketing, Digital Media, or a related field
  • Google Analytics (GA4) Certification
  • Experience organizing email lists and executing targeted subscriber campaigns
  • Basic event or product photography skills

Benefits

  • 35-hour workweek
  • Eligible to accrue up to 12 vacation days per year to start
  • 3 sick days as of date of hire (can accrue up to 6.5 days per year)
  • 7 Adler paid holidays
  • 4 Personal Holidays (Prorated for new hires starting after January 1st)
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Paid Family Bereavement Leave & Jury Duty
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance
  • Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter flexible spending accounts
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Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium connects people to the universe and each other. Whether it is introducing a guest to the Ring Nebula, a neighborhood school to a community partner, a research team to a network of citizen scientists, or one staff member to another, the Adler’s focus on meaningful connections dates back nearly a century. The museum typically hosts more than half a million visitors each year and reaches millions more through youth STEAM programs, neighborhood skywatching events, people-powered research, and other outreach efforts. Today, the Adler is bringing our unique approach—scientific exploration rooted in community and connection—to guests from around the world who can enjoy the digital Adler from their own homes, libraries, schools or offices. With the Adler’s support, people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities gain the confidence to explore their universe together and return to their communities ready to think critically and creatively about any challenge that comes their way. Keep looking up. We’re looking up with you.

Founded in 1930
Chicago, Illinois, USA
207 employees

Salaries

Posted range

$60K/yr – $65K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Digital Marketing median pay in the United States

$80K/yr

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Marketing Team

Median Tenure
4.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$1M
Last Raise
$1M
Grant, 15 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2011
    Grant • $1M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
103.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$23.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.6%
Direct
21.4%
Referral
5.6%
Social
0.8%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~207
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Digital Marketing Specialist

Adler Planetarium · Chicago, IL · Hybrid