If you love all things social media, marketing, and food, this may be your dream company!

WHO WE ARE

At Gourmand Group, we’re a creative social media marketing & PR agency that specializes in serving the food & beverage and hospitality industries in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Our mission is to amplify the stories of culturally-driven F&B and hospitality brands because we believe they deserve to be The Next Big Thing.

WHY WE’RE DIFFERENT

Gourmand Group offers end to end digital services, but our bread and butter is digital marketing, social media management, and content strategy. We’re thought leaders and innovators in the space, and we’re always willing to try new things to achieve the best results.

The best part, we serve amazing clients who all share a love and passion for food and community.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a savvy Social Media Manager/Account Manager. This position reports directly to the Founder and requires independence, initiative, and creativity. It also offers a chance to gain great experience in social media, digital marketing, content strategy, and communications with our fun and innovative clients. There is potential for growth as we are prioritizing early team members as our future managers and directors.

You’ll spend your days developing innovative marketing campaigns, assisting our team with social media content, going out and creating content, and engaging with local business owners and foodies.

DETAILS

Full-time position based in the Bay Area
Reports directly to the Founder but is expected to display independence, initiative, and creativity
Work remotely with some in-person working sessions and on-site client meetings and content shoots in the Bay Area
Must be willing and able to travel to different locations in the Bay Area. Preferred if you have a car
FT Salary: $72k - $75k/year (DOE)

ADDED PERKS

SIMPLE IRA
Quarterly Mental Health Days
Monthly food stipend
Lots of free food
Great networking opportunities within the food, beverage, and hospitality space
Entrance to fun and educational food events

WHO YOU ARE

At least 2 - 3 years working in social media/digital marketing at an agency or in-house
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field is preferred
Ability to use different applications (AirTable, Slack, video editing software, etc.)
Ability to create original video content
Experienced with managing multiple social media channels/client accounts at one-time
Ability to analyze data and trends
Excellent writing and communication skills
Self-motivated project manager
Forward-thinker with the ability to work independently, thrive in an agency environment
Energetic, creative, proactive and solution-oriented
Ability to balance day-to-day execution and big-picture, strategic thinking
Must be fluent in social marketing best practices and tools across Facebook, Instagram and TikTok including the different insight tools associated with each
Excellent storytelling and copywriting skills with a knack for embodying a brand voice
Experience with managing a social media editorial content calendar, as well as community management across social media platforms

RESPONSIBILITIES

Creating and tracking marketing campaigns and the associated KPI’s
Project management of client accounts
Managing a social media editorial calendar
Creating written and visual content for social media
Leading meetings with our accounts
Assisting with our in-person events in the Bay Area (a car isn’t required, but a method of transportation and the interest and ability to travel around the Bay Area is)
Handling outreach to influencers and creatives

OUR IDEAL APPLICANT IS

A lover of food! You’ll be talking about it a lot :)
Detail-oriented. You will help us with big ideas as well as the nitty gritty details. Because we’re a lean team, we expect you to be professional, responsible, and accountable
Motivated and independent. True to our values, we work best with individuals who take pride in their work and hold themselves to a high standard of integrity and accountability.
Creative. We want you to bring your creative eye and ideas to the table. This means writing engaging copy, creating eye-catching short form videos, and collaborating with marketing campaign ideas
Flexible. As much as we try to plan ahead, due to the nature of social media and our work, tasks and ideas may come in at different times. Being flexible or available to work evenings or weekends is desired

We’re looking for someone who takes pride in their work and is interested in growing and building with us. We want to be able to offer you experiences that contribute to your career as well--that’s really important to us! You’ll get weekly one-on-one time with our founder, Angelina Hong, who will make sure to give you mentorship and advice.

When applying, please submit your most recent resume and a cover letter including relevant links to your work.

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