Brand and Communications Social Media Specialist; Chicago

We're on the hunt for a Social Media Specialist to join Displate's Social Media Team - the people responsible for feeding a 3M+ global community of pop-culture freaks and geeks. Reporting to the Social Media Team Lead, this role is the engine behind our content calendar. Equal parts creative thinker and execution lead: someone as invested in the original idea as in how it lands and what the numbers say afterwards.

• Managing and publishing content across Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook, and You Tube, ensuring consistency in timing, formatting, and brand communication across all channels.
• Performing final quality checks on captions, copy, tags, and links before content goes live to maintain high editorial standards and accuracy.
• Creating evergreen social media content end-to-end, including both copywriting and creative development, independently or in collaboration with the Creative Team.
• Maintaining organized content libraries and optimizing publishing workflows to ensure efficient and cohesive content operations.
• Staying up to date with social media trends, platform updates, and emerging content formats, actively contributing fresh ideas during creative ideation sessions.
• Testing new social media formats and trending mechanics, adapting them into engaging content aligned with the brand identity and audience expectations.
• Monitoring and analyzing social media performance together with the Team Lead, identifying insights and opportunities for further growth.
• Preparing weekly and monthly performance reports that clearly communicate results, audience growth, engagement trends, and strategic recommendations to management.
• Tracking key social media metrics such as reach, engagement, shares, and follower growth, while translating performance data into actionable creative recommendations.
• Collaborating closely with Creative and UGC teams to ensure all assets are optimized for individual platform requirements and performance best practices.
• Coordinating with the Social Media Coordinator to align community engagement initiatives with the content publishing calendar.
• Supporting cooperation with external partners and internal stakeholders, including coordinating IP approvals and contributing to partner presentation materials and pitch decks.
• More than 2 years of hands‑on experience managing social media channels for brands across Instagram, Tik Tok, and You Tube, either in‑house or within an agency environment.
• Proven track record of creating engaging social content and campaigns that drive community interaction, conversations, and audience growth.
• Ability to take content ideas from initial concept through briefing and execution, with practical experience creating simple visual assets in Canva, Photoshop, or Figma.
• Strong understanding of social media management tools and publishing platforms, with experience working in structured content workflows.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify patterns in performance data and translate insights into actionable recommendations that improve content results.
• Basic understanding of paid social boosting on Instagram and Tik Tok to support reach and performance of top‑performing organic content.
• Experience working in collaborative, cross‑functional creative environments alongside content creators, designers, and marketing teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; native‑level proficiency is considered a strong advantage.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and publishing schedules simultaneously.
• Proactive, independent, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
• Growth‑oriented mindset combined with a strong…