Social Media Specialist

Recroup

Recroup

Marketing & Communications
Posted on Jul 11, 2025

Creative Services

Social Media Specialist
Hybrid | HQ in Oak Park, IL
Creative Services

At Shaker, business is personal. We help to connect people with jobs. A recruitment marketing pioneer since 1951, Shaker is a full-service agency specializing in highly customized communications and strategies for attracting and retaining the right talent...in the right places, with the right messages. That takes smarts and creativity. Ideas and innovation. That takes great people of many talents. And that is exactly what we have at Shaker. There is so much we can accomplish together. Join us.

Job description

All content is social – it extends from traditional social media platforms into video, talent communities, blogs, etc. This team takes a wholistic and strategic look at the candidate touchpoints and advises on the most meaningful and impactful content. They understand our clients’ unique characteristics as employers and tell their stories in engaging ways. Their goal is to gradually achieve superior candidate engagement by maximizing all aspects of the social media marketing roadmap. Each member of the team should have a solid understanding of how each social media channel works and how to optimize content so that it is engaging on those channels.

  • Support the community managers in content creation (copy and design), content scheduling, community management and metrics retrieval and compilation
  • Research clients, competitors and/or new business prospects to glean insights and form recommendations
  • Study team members’ interaction with clients to gain an understanding of client expectations and preparing “client-ready work”
  • Share ideas on ways to reach and engage with audiences through social
  • Create social assets or clearly brief the graphic design team on client needs for asset creation
  • Manage priorities and workload effectively to meet all predetermined workflow schedules and deadlines
  • Work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced, high productivity environment, with a sense of urgency and a high-level of attention to detail
  • Perform other duties as may be assigned

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing communication field
  • 1 year of experience with social media platforms or creating social content
  • Ability to thrive under pressure
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills – verbal and written
  • Design skills a plus but not required
  • Fiercely organized
  • Strong work ethic
  • Hungry to receive and learn from constructive feedback