Freelance Social Media Manager & Content Creator at Purpose Brand | Chicago, IL

Freelance Social Media Manager & Content Creator

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableContract

Posted 3 months ago

Job Description

About the Role

We’re looking for a highly creative Freelance Social Media Manager & Content Creator. This role is perfect for someone who lives behind the camera, has a strong visual eye, and knows how to turn everyday moments into engaging, social-first content.

You’ll be responsible for planning, capturing, editing, and publishing content that brings brands to life across social platforms, with a strong focus on video-first storytelling.

What You’ll Do

Concept, shoot, and edit original content for social
Capture photo and video content on-site in Chicago (events, spaces, products, people)
Own the full content creation process—from idea to final post
Develop creative concepts that align with brand voice but push boundaries
Edit short-form video (cuts, transitions, text overlays, trending audio)
Take and edit high-quality photos for social use
Post and manage content across platforms
Stay on top of trends and quickly create reactive or trend-based content
Engage with the audience through comments, DMs, and community interaction

What We’re Looking For

A strong portfolio of content you’ve personally shot and edited
2+ years creating social-first content for brands or personal channels
Comfortable being scrappy, fast-moving, and experimenting creatively
Ability to film in real environments (not just polished studio content)
Chicago-based and available for regular in-person shoots

Engagement Details

Flexible schedule with recurring on-site shoots in Chicago
Estimated 15-20 hours per week
Potential for ongoing, long-term collaboration

Purpose Brand

We are a seasoned, strategic integrated marketing agency focused on creating content that makes headlines, executing social media that sparks conversation and producing video that ignites curiosity. Today, everything is digital. We make it a priority to keep on top of the latest digital marketing trends, while still staying true to, and integrating, core marketing strategies for our clients through all traditional and digital media platforms. Our goal is to move your business target to a meaningful level of action, either emotional or monetary, but if we do our job right, it will be both. As an agency, we develop holistic integrated marketing strategies that include content and video creation, website development, social media execution and press distribution. We love to learn our clients’ stories and relay them back out into the media with accuracy and authenticity. Our success rate proves that, time and again, we do thorough research and understand your target audience to a level that allows us to speak to them directly. Why is this important? So your target audience engages, grows and not only buys your product or service, but ultimately buys into your brand.

Founded in 2007

Chicago, Illinois, USA

33 employees (20 in marketing)

purposebrand.com