Social Media Ninja

Job Description

Cahoot’s Product Marketing team is looking for a future communications strategist to turbo-charge our social media strategies & content marketing efforts. You're a strong writer and editor and you're comfortable in many mediums, from white papers to blog posts and tweets. You can consider and synthesize many inputs to create a shippable product quickly. You will learn from the team and the team will learn from you. We are an open and transparent group of passionate marketers and technologists who crave success. You will also work closely with the Sales, Product Management and Marketing teams. You will gain real-world experience in positioning, messaging, and strategizing how we go to market.

As part of the core team, you will:

• Create, edit and manage content including press releases, blog posts, newsletters, presentation decks, website copy and other product marketing content.
• Implement social media strategy while managing and monitoring social channels.
• Maintain an editorial calendar and manage to business priorities (i.e. product launches), work with the creative team to populate, review and finalize content.
• Help build online community for Cahoot and facilitate relationships through an effective online presence.
• Understand SEO, keywords, social signals, engagement, retention, user growth.
• Prioritize multiple tasks and deliver results in a fast-paced startup environment

About You:

• You consider yourself an aspiring marketing and/or technology strategist
• You once ran a lemonade stand with aspirations to compete against Jamba Juice
• You have good taste, and you're a quick study. You can hear an idea or look at an artifact and quickly make recommendations on how to improve it.
• You wonder why certain Instagram profiles garner more followers than others
• You obsess about using correct grammar when you text message because, well, it’s just “your thing”
• Competition gives you an adrenaline rush
• You're a social media savant

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience in content or social media marketing. Knowledge of ecommerce and/or logistics and supply chain a plus
• Currently enrolled in an MBA with a concentration in marketing, communications, advertising or related field
• Must have good understanding of social media and website publishing tools (such as Wordpress, Hootsuite, Buffer, etc.)

Additional Information

We are easily accessible by public transportation and conveniently located within a 5-minute ride from the Bridgeport Metro-North train station. 

We have a demanding hiring process that includes skill assessments, a practical assignment, a background check, and an in-person interview to help ensure that the company culture is a good fit for any new team members.

A snack-filled kitchen and fridge + free lunch Fridays + monthly company happy hours + quarterly company family outings!

Fast-paced environment with competing priorities. Fun, energetic, and highly driven colleagues.

Only direct applicants need to apply. No recruiters, please.