Jobs · Marketing · Illinois

Social Media Manager, RYTHM

Green Thumb Industries (GTI) · Chicago, IL · 3 days ago
Marketing$70k–$85k/yrFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Create content across formats. Shoot and edit short-form video and photography (lo-fi self-produced and event capture), and produce graphics via Photoshop / Canva, for RYTHM and RYTHM Beverage social channels.
  • Travel to RYTHM and RYTHM Beverage events to capture and deliver social content in real time, including evenings and weekends.
  • Develop and execute a winning social strategy (in concert with the Sr. Social Media Strategist) that drives audience engagement and growth while building the brands.
  • Own an ongoing content calendar across all key social channels, in partnership with the broader brand teams.
  • Write engaging, channel-appropriate copy that manifests each brand’s voice authentically.
  • Continuously monitor performance and translate channel / campaign data into actionable insights; establish social KPIs and produce monthly reports tracking progress.
  • Conduct periodic competitive audits and implement new / reactive plans as needed.
  • Partner with the Community Manager on community initiatives and the Influencer & Affiliate Manager on creator content.
  • Stay current on platform guidelines and cannabis industry restrictions, with an eye toward successful, compliant workarounds by channel.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in social media management, building social followings on Instagram & YouTube and ideally TikTok, Reddit, and Facebook.
  • Hands-on content production is required: you can shoot and edit lo-fi photography and short-form video (Edits, CapCut, Premiere, or equivalent) and build graphics in Photoshop and/or Canva.
  • You love a fast pace and don’t mind frequent pivots - cannabis is a highly regulated, fluid industry that demands quick thinking, and social media for cannabis is always changing.
  • Fluent in social tools - Sprout Social, Meta Business Manager, or similar.
  • You write engaging copy that lands the brand voice in a relevant, authentic, channel-appropriate way.
  • You organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects under strict deadlines with a variety of opinionated stakeholders.
  • You eat, sleep, and breathe social — trends, world news, pop culture, fandoms.
  • You understand cannabis culture, and you know which brands show up authentically on social and which are trying too hard.

Additional Requirements

  • Must pass any and all required background checks.
  • Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry.
  • Must possess valid driver’s license.
  • Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
  • Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry.

Pay

The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance. Green Thumb Pay Range $70,000—$85,000 USD.

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