The Challenge
Gossip Genie is a fast-growing social media agency in Chicago working across lifestyle, hospitality, and consumer brands. You'll manage day-to-day social for multiple clients — not just posting, but building campaigns, capturing content at events, and learning how agency social actually works. This is a hands-on launchpad for your social media career.
Your Mission
Get onboarded across 3-4 client accounts — understand each brand's voice, audience, and goals
Take over daily posting and community management for your assigned accounts
Travel to your first client event for on-site content capture (photo + video)
Build a personal system for managing multiple content calendars without dropping balls
Own 4-5 client accounts end-to-end with minimal oversight
Deliver monthly performance reports that surface insights, not just numbers
Pitch a content campaign idea that gets approved and executed
Build a mini portfolio of your best work across client accounts
KPIs You'll Own
Post Consistency
Hit 100% of scheduled posts across all accounts — no misses
Engagement Rates
Maintain or improve each client's engagement benchmarks
Client Satisfaction
Positive feedback from client check-ins — no escalations
Tools & Stack
Your Team
Your Manager
Agency founder — direct mentorship on strategy and client management
Current Team
Small team of 5-8 across account management and creative
Growing team — this role exists because client roster is expanding
The Package
Salary
$45K–$55K base
Variable
Overtime pay for travel-related hours
Remote
On-site in Chicago office + 25% travel to client events
Benefits & Perks
Company Intelligence
Gossip Genie is a boutique social media agency specializing in lifestyle, hospitality, and consumer brands. They handle everything from strategy to daily posting to event content capture. Small team, big clients, steep learning curve.
Team Size
5-8 people
Customers
Lifestyle brands, restaurants, hospitality groups, consumer products in Chicago
Culture
Startup energy, client-facing from day one, real responsibility early. You won't be fetching coffee — you'll be managing real accounts for real brands.
Is This Role For You?
- You're early in your career and want to learn agency social media fast
- You're organized enough to juggle 4-5 client accounts without mixing up brand voices
- You love creating content — writing captions, shooting photos, editing short videos
- You're excited about travel for work — capturing events, restaurants, launches
- You want mentorship and fast growth, not a corporate ladder
- You want to specialize in one brand — this is multi-client, all the time
- You can't handle a fast pace — agency life means tight deadlines and quick pivots
- You don't want to travel — 25% travel is part of the job
- You need heavy structure — small agency means you figure things out
Interview Process
Application + Portfolio
Send your resume and 3 examples of social content you're proud of
Phone Screen
20-min call with the founder — culture fit and career goals
Mini Assignment
Draft a week of content for a sample client brief (1-2 hours)
In-person Meet
Visit the Chicago office, meet the team
Interested in this role?
Apply now and hear back within days, not weeks.
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