Community Manager, Central Coast South

About the Central Coast South Community Manager Role

As the Central Coast South Community Manager, you will be a full-time Yelp employee working remotely within your metro area. You will be at the helm of a vibrant, buzzing community of locals who drink, shop, and play their way through the city via peer recommendations on Yelp. This role requires you to blend strong event planning, social media, and marketing skills with the goal of highlighting local businesses and further embedding the Yelp Elite Squad into the local community.

What You'll Do

• Be the face of Yelp in your region by attending local events and building connections with local business owners.
• Conceptualize, plan, and execute Yelp events in your region.
• Forge mutually beneficial partnerships with local businesses who are willing to partner with Yelp and sponsor events.
• Support your Yelp Elite squad by answering questions, engaging with their content on Yelp, and keeping them up to date on the latest happenings in your city.
• Research and curate local business collections featuring the best of your city for the Local Yelp newsletter.
• Build relationships and partnerships with local organizations with the goal of reaching new audiences.
• Manage the day-to-day curation and growth of Yelp's regional social media presence across Instagram, including copywriting and visual asset creation via Canva and/or video curation and editing.

What It Takes To Succeed

• You consider yourself a local expert on all things Central Coast South.
• You have 3+ years of professional experience in event planning, social media management, and/or marketing.
• You are willing to approach and connect with business owners to forge relationships and inspire collaboration on behalf of Yelp.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• You thrive in an autonomous environment where you have control over your schedule.
• You are energized by the idea of creative freedom.
• You have the ability to lift 10 pounds without assistance.
• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred).

Other Requirements

• You live within 30 minutes of Santa Barbara or Ventura city center.
• You are at least 21 years of age and have reliable transportation options.
• Please include a cover letter outlining your interest in Yelp and why you are an ideal candidate. We'd also like for you to share a recent local business you supported.
• You must always meet the Elite Squad eligibility requirements and comply with our Elite Terms of Membership.
• You are prohibited from accepting any form of compensation in exchange for promoting a company's goods or services (e.g., free gym membership in exchange for promotion, complimentary dinner in exchange for a review).

What You'll Get

• Full medical, vision, and dental effective your first day.
• 15 days PTO (accrual begins on date of hire and increases with 2+ years of tenure thereafter), 12 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday.
• Up to 14 weeks of parental leave.
• Monthly wellness subsidy.
• Work from home reimbursement.
• Flexible spending account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.

Pay

Compensation range for this position is $60,000 - $81,000 annually. You may also be offered a bonus and benefits. Actual salary offered may vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, an individual's location and experience.