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Social Media Specialist (100% Remote)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing or similar field required.
  • Minimum 5 years of digital marketing and social media experience preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, create and execute a social media strategy that conveys a consistent brand voice.
  • Manage day-to-day activities, organic and paid social campaigns, media budgets.
  • Serve as the community manager for all official and social media channels.
  • Implement and execute an editorial calendar to create, manage and publish digital content.

Key facts

  • Remote from: Illinois (USA)
  • Full time
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • Social Media Specialist
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Adaptability

About the company

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US Foods

Wholesale Distribution

US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With 28,000 associates and more than 70 locations, US Foods provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is headquartered in Rosemont, Ill., and generates more than $28 billion in annual revenue. Visit usfoods.com to learn more.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryWholesale Distribution
Company size10001

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Job description

ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE

Join Our Community of Food People!

The primary purpose of the Specialist, Digital Social Media is to lead the company’s social media efforts. Continually elevating and refining our social media strategy, finding new ways to engage with our customers across various social media channels, creating compelling content and measuring and reporting on our success.

This position is virtual/remote which means the work can be completed from anywhere is the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop, create and execute a social media strategy that conveys a consistent brand voice, highlights our differentiation and positions the company as an industry leader.

  • Manage day-to-day activities, organic and paid social campaigns, media budgets and oversee external agency relationships.

  • Serve as the community manager for all official and social media channels. Respond quickly and accurately to comments and questions by channeling information between contributors and business stakeholders.

  • Responsible for education and training of employees to be better stewards and brand advocates on social media.

  • Implement and execute an editorial calendar to create, manage and publish digital content that supports the company’s social channels and overall digital marketing efforts.

  • Responsible for social listening activities and keeping up-to-date on conversations happening on social media about the company, its brands, its competitors and the industry at large. Regularly share insights gained from social media monitoring to the respective owners.

  • Work cross-functionally to seek out interesting news from across the company that can be used for social media engagement as well as training internal teams to be brand advocates on digital channels.

  • Serve as resident social media expert, staying up-to-date on the latest and most effective B2B social media strategies to increase awareness of initiatives. Monitor trends in social media tools, trends and applications. Work with creative and IT teams to ensure social media tools are kept up to date.

  • Identify KPIs, establish success metrics and create regular reporting process to gauge success and effectiveness of various strategies, campaigns and channels.


Education/Training:

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing or similar field required.


Related Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years of digital marketing and social media experience preferred. Strong and demonstrated knowledge of using social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to promote brands.

  • Proven experience with social media monitoring, listening and analytics tools. Must be familiar with developing and executing compelling content, tailored for digital mediums.

  • Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite are obligatory.


Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • The ideal candidate will possess a positive attitude, outgoing personality, be highly collaborative, adaptable and show a willingness to take initiative.

  • Demonstrating the ability to manage information from disparate sources, provide proactive, timely solutions and play the role of internal reporter to uncover news gems is desired.

This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus.

​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

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Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

$75,000 - $120,000

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***

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