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Social Media Assistant @ Keep It Savory Salt Company - Chicago, IL

Company Description:
Keep It Savory Salt Company is a small-batch, hand-cured culinary sea salt business founded on Chicago’s West Side. It is a queer woman-owned, privately held S-corp. Keep It Savory Salt Co (formerly Pixie Dust Salts) manufactures its product at The Hatchery, a culinary community in Garfield Park.

Our Mission:
Keep it Savory Salt Company is founded on the idea that when food tastes good and does good in the world, it makes all our lives more savory.

Job Details:
  • Part-time: This is a part-time contract position, approximately five hours per week.
  • Expected Start Date: June 1, 2022 (approximate)

Job Overview:
Expected Production Deliverables:
  • five original content posts (1 short video, 3-4 picture posts) per week with reposting on applicable social media platforms.
  • one marketing email per week
  • content will be determined by the editorial calendar (and current events, when applicable), utilize the brand style, messaging guide, and social media content pillars.

The right candidate will:
  • Have values that align with the Keep It Savory mission
  • Use their marketing and creative skills to design media content that is mouthwateringly engaging
  • Leverage the Brand Narrative to tell the Keep It Savory story through the posts, emails, and media they create, to advance company growth and expansion
  • Possess a strong work ethic, be able to self-manage, have excellent organizational skills
  • Be a natural collaborator
  • Be flexible and open to learning new skills when needed
  • Be interested in building their own portfolio of experience

Core Responsibilities:
  • Attend regular Editorial Calendar & Engagement Review Meetings with founder
  • Utilize & co-maintain editorial calendar, existing photo/content files in Google Drive
  • Create video/image/content writing and post/re-post scheduling
  • Co-write weekly email + manage email list
  • Generate analytics reports, make recommendations to editorial calendar

Experience:
The right candidate will possess the experience and ability to:​
  • use an existing brand narrative to move forward the goals of the company
  • create, post, and repost original content for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest
  • use Canva and Mail Chimp (or other similar platform) for creating, scheduling, and sharing content
  • analyze data/analytics from campaigns to inform subsequent campaigns

**Candidates must possess their own content creation-capable computer, in good working order, and a reliable internet connection.

**Previous social media: @pixiedustsalts on IG or visit pixiedustsalts.com

Work Location:
Position is remote. Periodic In-person meetings would be held at The Hatchery - 135 N. Kedzie at Lake Street.

Rate of Pay:
$20 per hour for above Production Expectations and Job Responsibilities (estimated five hours per week) with potential for growth as online engagement impacts sales goals.

Hours of Work:
Work is task-based; the contractor can determine their own hours with the exception of regularly scheduled meetings with the owner. Contractor is responsible for managing their own work schedule to ensure drafts are ready for review in a timely manner, deadlines are met, and posts/campaigns launch as scheduled.

Applying:
We encourage LGBTQ+, women, and people of color to apply, especially residents of Chicago’s west side. To apply, please send the below items to nancy@industrialcouncil.com
  • current resume
  • portfolio or least three samples of work (i.e., TikTok video, IG post, marketing email)
  • two references
ICNC - Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago
320 N Damen Ave., First Floor
Chicago, IL. 60612
Tel: (312) 421-3941
Fax: (312) 421-1871
Email: info@industrialcouncil.com
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