Sr Associate, Social & Community

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$72K/yr – $78K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive organic social strategy for Home Chef and Tempo, guiding content, community engagement, and reputation across platforms, with cross-team collaboration and growth objectives.

  • Own organic social strategy for both brands and track performance
  • Lead engagement, content development, and cross-functional collaboration with Brand, PR, and Support teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the organic social strategies for both of our brands, Home Chef and Tempo. This involves regular auditing of organic practices to gauge success, reporting on successes and areas of opportunity, and ongoing content adaptation across social platforms.
  • Be the voice of Home Chef on social media, ready to engage with our audience members on everything from service inquiries and delivery issues to celebrating their mealtime wins in an approachable, friendly way. Translate brand voice guidelines to each audience based on channel and content.
  • Monitor Home Chef and Tempo’s key social media platforms* ( Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc.) daily, including organic and paid activity, responding to or redirecting audience comments to our Customer Support team as needed, vetting brand opportunities that come through social platforms, and more.
  • Manage our social planning and listening tool – schedule and post content, monitor performance, track results, and monitor conversations around specific campaigns. Proactively track how our brands are being talked about online to address issues and take advantage of engagement opportunities.
  • Work closely with our Customer Support team to stay up to date with information impacting our product and services to help provide the best customer experience possible for our community members. Monitor online conversations when crises occur and manage as needed.
  • Review user generated content (UGC) and obtain the rights to high quality submissions to curate relatable content to post across channels
  • Report on channel results for Home Chef and Tempo, namely community growth, engagement, sentiment, customer feedback patterns, and implications for the future
  • Be a resource for all things organic social. Monitor and report on content trends and practices among competitors and industry leaders. Proactively share learnings and insights, and implement new tactics based on those insights.
  • Work within the Brand Team, especially the Sr. Manager of PR & Comms, to deploy campaign messaging and awareness strategies that engage our target audience and communities. Support brand comms and PR campaigns with activations that drive customer engagement.
  • Work closely with the Brand Creative Team to ideate and develop content for social channels, at times creating content based on brand guidelines, templates, and design best practices imparted by the creative team. Lead all creative briefs for organic social channels.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in a social and community management role, whether in house or at an agency
  • Proven ownership of organic social media strategy
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work well across teams as well as proactively in a self-directed manner
  • Attention to detail and and solution-oriented problem solving
  • A strong interest in social media trends, with digital marketing knowledge a plus
  • Experience working within social tools/platforms (i.e. Meltwater, Sprinklr, Hootsuite, etc.)
  • Experience in design platforms (Canva, Adobe, etc.) a plus
  • An interest in home cooking and / or food media is encouraged

Benefits

  • Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
  • Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
  • Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
  • 401k program
  • Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses
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Home Chef

3.6 Glassdoor

At Home Chef, we believe mealtime should be simple, delicious, and tailored to every lifestyle. We’re a team of chefs, creators, problem-solvers, and innovators working together to transform how people experience food at home. Whether it’s through our classic meal kits, express options, or Ready-to-Heat meals, we’re focused on delivering convenient, high-quality meals to kitchens across the country.We’re proud to introduce Tempo, our newest Ready-to-Heat brand designed for speed and flavor without compromise. Tempo offers chef-curated, microwave-ready meals crafted to keep up with today’s fast pace—bringing fresh variety and ease to busy lives. It’s just one more way we’re innovating to meet the evolving needs of our customers.Our culture is grounded in autonomy, inclusion, and trust. We move quickly, think creatively, and support one another through every challenge and win. Our employees are empowered to bring bold ideas to the table, and that entrepreneurial spirit continues to fuel our rapid growth. It’s what earned us Built In Chicago’s “Best Places to Work” in 2024 & 2025, and it’s what drives us as we grow across all departments and locations.If you're looking for a company where your voice matters, your ideas are valued, and your work makes a real impact—we’d love to meet you. Join us as we continue to grow, innovate, and deliver meals people love!

Founded in 2013
Chicago, Illinois, USA
50% recommend to a friend
70% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$72K/yr – $78K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Community Management median pay in the United States

$75K/yr

Most pay falls between $60K and $94K. Based on 1,008 salaries.

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Funding

Total Funding
$57M
Last Raise
$40M
Series B, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2016
    Series B • $40M
  • Jun 2016
    Debt Financing
  • Apr 2016
    Series A • $10M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Google Ads Budget
$636.6K
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Sr Associate, Social & Community

Home Chef · Chicago, IL · On-site