Social Media Manager

Our client in the travel space is looking for a Sr. Social Media Manager who is local to Chicago to join their team fulltime!

This is an exciting hands on opportunity to set the vision, drive strategy, and grow the audience, requiring Tuesdays and Thursdays on site.

This position will require US based travel around 1x a month.

The Sr. Social Media Manager will partner closely with the Social Media Director, Influence & Partnership Manager, and Community Manager and be responsible for developing and leading social media strategy which will include:
- Setting the vision for social media presence across multiple brands, aligning the team around clear creative direction, content priorities, posting cadence etc. 
- Copywriting, sharp hooks, captions, scripts etc. that reflect the established tone and voice
- Leading and developing a team of multiple direct reports, setting expectations, providing ongoing feedback and fostering growth & development
- Managing and growing social media accounts across Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Threads, and Reddit
- Own the content calendar from planning and briefing, through production and going live across all channels

The Social Media Manager must have:
- 5 years of social media marketing experience at scale
- Proven experience directly managing and developing a team of people
- Strong understanding of the product market and how to best engage customers across all channels 
- Ability to strategize the creative vision and articulate to the team
 

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 05/29/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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