Social Media Manager

Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own Hemmings' social media program across platforms, shaping strategy, creation, publishing, community management, and cross-functional campaigns, while analyzing performance to optimize reach, engagement, and conversions.

  • Define and manage the content calendar and publishing cadence
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Editorial, and Video

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Channel Ownership: Manage Hemmings’ social media channels across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Reddit and YouTube, including day-to-day publishing, scheduling, monitoring, and optimization.
  • Content Strategy & Planning: Own the social content calendar and develop a consistent publishing cadence designed to grow reach, engagement, followers, video consumption, and traffic.
  • Content Creation: Write compelling, platform-specific social copy and create social-first content supporting Hemmings Auctions, Marketplace listings, Hemmings Motor Club, editorial, video, podcasts, events, promotions, partnerships, and sweepstakes.
  • Community Management: Monitor comments, messages, mentions, and community conversations; engage with followers in the Hemmings brand voice and escalate customer service or sensitive issues when appropriate.
  • Social-First Video: Work closely with the Video team to develop and distribute short-form content across Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts while identifying opportunities to repurpose Hemmings’ existing video library.
  • YouTube Management: Support YouTube publishing and channel growth, including titles, descriptions, thumbnails, Shorts, community posts, and promotion of long-form Hemmings video and podcast content.
  • Marketplace & Campaign Support: Execute social campaigns supporting priority auctions and vehicle listings, product launches, membership initiatives, editorial features, events, partnerships, and other major Hemmings marketing initiatives.
  • Trend Identification: Stay current on automotive conversations, social trends, emerging content formats, platform changes, and cultural moments, identifying relevant opportunities for Hemmings to participate and engage.
  • Creative Development: Create simple social graphics and adapt existing creative using approved design tools while coordinating with internal designers, photographers, and video editors on larger creative needs.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Marketing, Editorial, Marketplace, Video, Membership, Events, and Partnerships teams to source content and coordinate integrated campaign schedules.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in social media management, digital marketing, content marketing, or community management.
  • Demonstrated experience managing social channels for a brand, publisher, media company, marketplace, or enthusiast-focused organization.
  • Strong understanding of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, and X, including platform-specific formats, algorithms, trends, and best practices.
  • Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to adapt voice and content for different platforms.
  • Strong understanding of short-form video and the content formats that drive engagement across Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
  • Experience creating basic social graphics and content using Canva, Figma, Adobe Suite, or similar tools.
  • Experience with social scheduling, publishing, analytics, and reporting platforms.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate performance data into actionable content recommendations.
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities simultaneously.
  • Ability to work quickly and identify timely content opportunities in a fast-moving environment.

Preferred

  • Knowledge of and enthusiasm for classic, collector, enthusiast, and performance vehicles strongly preferred.
  • Experience within automotive, enthusiast media, publishing, ecommerce, or a digital marketplace is a plus.

Benefits

  • The well-being of our employees is paramount. For that reason, ACBJ offers a variety of rich and competitive benefits including bundled health, dental and vision plans designed to meet our employees' needs. We also provide programs to support mental health and wellness and a generous time-off policy in support of taking the time needed to recharge. Here are just a few of our programs: * Paid Parental Leave * 401K Plan with Employer Match * Flexible Spending Accounts * Employee Assistance Program * Multiple Employee Dependent Scholarship Programs * Commuter Flexible Spending * Lifestyle Programs (Including incentives for healthy habits) * Medical Infertility Services * Corporate discount programs * Employee Recognition/Service Awards * And so much more! (Benefits coverage indicated above may be based on employee participation in benefit programs and eligibility)
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Hemmings

Hemmings is a collector car marketplace and services provider for car enthusiasts. Through multimedia content and a new mobile app, the audience can research tens of thousands of vehicle listings to buy or sell via Classified, Auction, or Make Offer programs.Road-ready vehicles can be sold at Hemmings Auctions after a listing specialist interviews the seller and each vehicle is carefully reviewed. Hemmings Make Offer product allows a seller to set their own asking price, get offers and retain 100% of the sales price. Hemmings’ Classified ads, which are free to browse, list thousands of cars for sale by dealerships and private sellers.Hemmings also offers publications in both print and digital formats, original video programming and live events. Hemmings is the largest publisher of collector car magazines, producing Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines and its flagship title Hemmings Motor News.Hemmings was acquired in April 2002 by American City Business Journals Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina, and part of Advance Media.

Founded in 1954
Bennington, Vermont, USA
114 employees (58 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$75K/yr – $85K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
41 (36% of company)
Median Tenure
2.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$90.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40%
Direct
50.6%
Referral
7.9%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~114

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Social Media Manager

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