Social Media Community Manager (E-commerce Coffee Company) *Long Term/Starts now*

Are you ready…
To start a role that motivates and excites you?
And a position where we invest in your learning, education, and growth?

Then keep reading, we want to work with you!

We’re looking for a team player to join our lively marketing team. This will begin as a contract/project based role and, if we work well together, has the opportunity to turn into a full time position.


WHY YOU’LL WANT THIS POSITION:
• Incredible company culture:
• Small, close team with collaborative, friendly and open culture.
• We believe the biggest asset of a company is people. We make it a focus to help every tea ---------- mber reach their full potential by investing in their learning, growth, skills, and education. When we grow as individuals, we succeed as a team.
• Not a fan of office politics or drama? We’re on the same ---------- stead of wasting time with that, we focus on solving problems and reaching goals
• 100% remote, enjoy the comfort and flexibility of working from home

Progression and long-term growth:
• Opportunity to transition to a full time position if it’s a mutual fit and you meet performance goals
• Increased responsibility and compensation as we grow
• Feel empowered, make decisions, have an impact
• Grow with the company
• Live up to your potential
• Exciting, fast growing company


ABOUT US:
Inspired Lifestyle - We’re a young, ambitious, and small (but growing!) company that’s making a massive impact in ecommerce.

Founded in Toronto, Canada, since 2015 we’ve been obsessed with building award winning products and awesome brands that people fall in love with. We have 2 primary brands in our portfolio: (1) an international award-winning coffeeware brand ---------- / ---------- ), and (2) an educational coaching program that helps entrepreneurs grow & scale their businesses to create a positive impact in the world!

Our two recent flagship coffeeware products became the world’s most successful launches in their respective categories. We have shipped more than 200,000 orders worldwide and we’re continuing to expand.

Our culture is transparent and candid; you’re always welcome to ask if something isn’t clear, and encouraged to express your difference of opinion. Learning and growth is very important for our team (both personally and professionally). We work hard and we have fun!


WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
We’re looking for an organized and agile team player to fill the role of ‘Community Manager & Junior Marketing Coordinator’ who is also an innovative creator to join our team.

This will start as a part-time contract opportunity and is a fully remote position. We're looking for someone who lives and breathes social media even more than us. Do you know all of the latest trends? ---------- s? And TikToks? Maybe you've dabbled in the world of influencers? Believe in the power of social media and community management to change hearts, minds, and drive sales? Love the hustle of fast-paced, hyper-agile start-up life? Cool. Then let's talk.

If it’s a great mutual fit, then we’d love to continue working with you to develop & manage our future marketing campaigns into 2024!


YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Our culture is collaborative, friendly and open. We hire people who are smart, ambitious, and have a strong desire to learn and grow.

Sounds like you? If yes, this is an exciting opportunity for you.

As a ‘Community Manager & Junior Marketing Coordinator’, you’ll work with our team to manage our social media accounts and grow & engage with our community on all our social media channels (currently Instagram and Facebook, but adding TikTok and YouTube in the near future). You will play a crucial role in strategizing, growing, and maintaining a strong brand presence through various activations. You’ll be responsible for driving community engagement, fostering business growth, and cultivating meaningful relationships with community members and business partners.

As you grow, the position will grow with you, based on your skills and interests: Want to work on paid ads? Awesome! Want to focus on email growth marketing? Fantastic! Want to learn about TikTok influencer outreach strategies? Amazing!

We’re not just looking for someone who can support our team, we’re looking for someone to lead and level up our marketing efforts.

Are you ready?

If you’d like to join us on our journey and grow together with us, we’re looking forward to meeting you.


YOUR ROLE ON THE TEAM:

Community Building & Support
• Act as the primary point of contact for community members, addressing their needs, concerns, and inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• Build & manage relationships with influencers & brands to develop marketing partnerships & initiatives (giveaways, contests, content) to boost our social media presence and increase brand exposure
• Help support creator strategy including brainstorming ideas on how to recruit more community members and new creators for the brand, while supporting and building long-term relationships with existing ---------- munity Engagement:
• Work directly with our team to develop, coordinate, and execute our social media strategy to grow our community and increase engagement
• Keep up to date with pop culture, trends, creative communities and new technologies
• Develop, manage & execute activities associated with our social media & content calendar for every channel (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, email, blog) with strategies to increase brand awareness, audience growth, and customer engagement. Familiarity with Later, Link.tree and Meta Business Suite is an asset.
• Plan and execute monthly content topics with the marketing team with the objective to maximize follower engagement
• Identify key community touch-points, events, and channels to promote brand awareness and foster strong relationships - such as Reddit, YouTube, Facebook, instagram, and Tiktok
• Leverage data insights to innovate and drive continuous improvements to Community campaigns.

Business Partnerships and Outreach:
• Identify potential business partnerships with distributors, wholesalers, and retailers in the coffee industry across social and digital platforms
• Conduct marketing research, generate leads, and build relationships with prospective wholesale partners for our sales team through social media channels and email outreach
• Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to create promotional strategies and joint marketing initiatives with partner businesses.

Marketing Coordination:
• Work with graphic design software (and/or freelance designers) to produce high quality graphics for marketing initiatives and social media channels
• Work with our marketing team to manage & implement email content and promotions to our customer list of over 15,000 subscribers. Familiarity with Klaviyo (or an equivalent email marketing platform) is an asset
• Be a fun team player that contributes to our culture!


ABOUT YOU / REQUIRED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE:
When it comes to skills, we're all learning on the go. We don't expect you to know everything but you’ll have to be ready and willing to ---------- order to be successful at this role, you need to bring this to the table:

Must have skills or experience:
• 1+ years of experience community management, developing, and creating for digital/social/editorial
• 1+ years of experience building communities, collaborating with partners, and managing influencers
• Excellent english written & verbal communication
• You’re an excellent communicator who understands how to scale relationships between the organization and the community.
• You know how to communicate in a way that resonates with people and compels them to engage and take action.
• You have a can-do mentality. If you can't do it now, you WILL figure it out. Success is the only answer.
• You are extremely self-motivated. This role is yours to create and we're looking for you to take initiative without hand holding–and that should feel exciting.
• Attention to detail is your thing! You maintain a high degree of accuracy while adapting quickly to new information and new processes.
• You’re comfortable with constructive criticism. If we notice that you can improve at something, we’ll talk to you about it. We’ll be respectful, but direct and quick. Do not apply if you’re not comfortable with constructive criticism.

Optional but a big plus:
• Preferred at least 1 year of experience working in an e-commerce company (working with Shopify, Amazon, Dropship, etc.).
• Experience working at a start-up or dynamic company where you took on multiple functions/roles
• Experience optimizing/automating/improving processes
• Video publishing and/or graphic design experience
• A background or interest in writing or content strategy is helpful but not required
• Customer service experience and conflict resolution
• Experience creating, implementing, and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training other tea ---------- mbers


PAY, WORKING HOURS, HOW TO APPLY:
If this description seems like it’s too much or too intimidating for you, this position is probably not for you. However, if you’re still here reading and believe you are a good fit, we’d love to meet you.

The position is for a contract tea ---------- mber (10-30 hours/week) depending on our project workload. The estimated salary range for this contract position is $4-9/hour based on your skills and level of relevant experience. Full time monthly salary will be $ ---------- based on your skills and level of relevant experience.

We understand you may have a busy schedule, so we’ve made our interview process extremely quick and efficient.

To apply, please follow the steps below:
1) Get started with a quick Initial Screening here: ----------
2) Provide a link your CV
3) Complete the screening and we’ll be in touch once we receive it.

The position is on a first come first review basis, so the sooner you complete the screenings, the more likely you'll get hired.

Good luck, and we hope to have someone awesome like you to join us!