(Eplan) Social Media Communications Manager

Schaumburg, IL (On-site)

$70K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own social media and content operations for corporate brands in industrial tech, balancing platform-specific storytelling with field marketing goals and employee advocacy.

  • Own social channels and content cadence across LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X to support campaigns, launches, and events.
  • Consult BU and Field Marketing on platform-ready posts and employee advocacy to amplify subject-matter experts.
  • Coordinate paid and organic efforts with SEO/digital teams to align storytelling and campaign goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage social media channels (LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, etc.) for Rittal and EPLAN, ensuring consistent voice, tone, and visual identity compliant to CI brand guidelines.
  • Act as a consultant to Business Unit and Field Marketing Managers to translate strategic goals into platform-specific, audience-relevant content.  D evelop, write, and schedule engaging social media content that aligns with campaign priorities, product launches, thought leadership, and industry events.
  • Engagement & Advocacy - monitor daily engagement and lead employee advocacy initiatives (e.g., LinkedIn enablement) to amplify our reach through our subject matter experts.
  • Collaborate with Business Unit Marketing Managers and Field Marketing Managers to translate strategic marketing plans into platform-specific, audience-relevant posts.
  • Paid/Organic Integration: Coordinate with digital marketing and SEO teams to ensure paid social campaigns are seamlessly integrated with organic storytelling Coordinate paid social campaigns ensuring integration with organic strategies.
  • Monitor daily engagement, respond to comments/messages, and support employee advocacy and LinkedIn enablement.
  • Create, proof, and edit marketing copy across digital and print channels, including product pages, campaign materials, email content, press releases, and sales enablement assets.
  • Build and execute 360-degree communications plan to support campaigns owned by field marketing managers, events, and brand initiatives — including internal messaging and external outreach.
  • Maintain and update marketing asset libraries and campaign materials to ensure accuracy, brand consistency, and ease of access for the sales organization.
  • Assist in tradeshow communications, promotional planning, and content coordination for in-person and virtual events.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, Communications, Journalism, or related field.
  • 4+ years of B2B marketing experience, including direct experience managing corporate social media accounts.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills with experience crafting content across formats and channels.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
  • Proficiency in social media platforms, scheduling tools (e.g., HubSpot, Hootsuite, Sprout Social), and basic content design tools as needed.
  • Experience supporting trade shows, product launches, and digital lead generation campaigns.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in industrial automation, manufacturing, or software/technology industries.
  • Familiarity with marketing automation and CRM platforms (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce).
  • Understanding of SEO and content optimization for social and web.
  • Experience developing internal communications or employee engagement initiatives.
  • Video and/or graphic editing proficiency
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Rittal LLC

Rittal LLC is the U.S. subsidiary of Rittal GmbH & Co. KG in Germany and was founded in Springfield, Ohio in 1982. Its parent company, Rittal, was started in Germany in 1961 and has grown to include offices in more than 70 countries and manufacturing facilities on 4 continents.Rittal LLC's U.S. Headquarters, located in suburban Chicago, Illinois, is a state-of-the-art facility that serves as a customer training center, including expanded teaching resources, product testing facilities and a large-scale product showroom where customers can have a hands-on experience with the entire Rittal System. Rittal LLC's manufacturing center of excellence facility in Urbana, Ohio, consists of more than a half-million square feet of space to ensure that customers' production and stocking requirements are fully met. Lastly, Rittal LLC's distribution centers in Georgia, Texas and Nevada enable Rittal to meet the needs of its customers quickly and reliably.Situated on a 105-acre campus, Rittal LLC's manufacturing facility is filled with state-of-the-art equipment and processes, and contains in-house engineering and modification services, as well as the longest non-automotive paint line in North America, stretching more than 3 miles within the confines of the factory. The on-site warehouse is outfitted with an 8-story Automated Storage & Retrieval System.Rittal manufactures the world's leading industrial and IT enclosures, racks and accessories, including high efficiency, high density climate control and power management systems for industrial, data center, outdoor and hybrid applications. Rittal's off-the-shelf standard, modified standard and custom-engineered products are known throughout the world as high quality, affordable solutions for practically any industrial or IT infrastructure application - from single enclosures to comprehensive systems.Rittal is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified.

Founded in 1982
Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
977 employees (35 in marketing)