Associate Social Media Manager - Chicago, IL

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You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

The KCNA Social Media team is seeking a highly organized and execution-focused Associate Social Media Manager to join our team. This role is ideal for someone who excels at translating strategy into action, thrives on managing multiple moving parts simultaneously, and takes pride in ensuring every detail is executed to perfection. You'll be responsible for leading daily team operations, managing content calendars and workflows, coordinating with external creators and partners, and serving as the operational backbone that brings the team's strategic vision to life. Reporting to the Senior Social Media Manager, you'll work closely with the social media team to execute campaigns, optimize performance, and ensure consistent brand excellence across all platforms. Your work will directly impact the smooth execution of social initiatives, transforming strategic plans into engaging consumer experiences.

The Associate Social Media Manager will bring to life the KCNA social media approach through operational excellence and tactical execution. You'll collaborate with the Senior Social Media Manager, social media analysts, content creators, and cross-functional partners to ensure seamless campaign delivery, maintain team efficiency, and coordinate external partnerships that amplify brand reach and engagement.

In This Role, You Will Lead daily social media team operations, including content calendar management, workflow coordination, and task prioritization to ensure on-time delivery across all platforms

Facilitate daily stand-up meetings and team coordination sessions, tracking deliverables, identifying blockers, and maintaining project timelines

Execute approved social media strategies and campaigns in partnership with the Senior Social Media Manager, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and campaign objectives

Coordinate content production workflows with Social Content Creators and Social Content Editors, managing asset requests, approvals, and publishing schedules

Work closely with Social Media Analysts to understand performance metrics, identify optimization opportunities, and implement tactical improvements to content and engagement strategies

Support the Senior Social Media Manager in campaign planning and execution, including content brief development, platform coordination, and performance tracking

Maintain social media content calendars across multiple platforms, ensuring strategic alignment and brand consistency

Monitor social media trends and platform updates, providing tactical recommendations for content optimization

Serve as primary coordinator for external content creator relationships, managing contracts, deliverables, timelines, and quality control

Coordinate partnership opportunities for co-creation initiatives, including outreach, negotiation support, and execution management

Manage influencer and creator campaigns from briefing through delivery, ensuring brand alignment and contractual compliance

Source and vet potential creator and brand partnership opportunities that align with strategic objectives

Maintain creator databases and partnership tracking systems, ensuring organized documentation and relationship management

Auto req ID 461918BR

Minimum Education Required Bachelors

Job_Category Marketing

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

Qualifications In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field

At least 2 years of experience in social media management with demonstrated experience in operational coordination and campaign execution

Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously

Proven experience coordinating content calendars, workflows, and cross-functional teams

Experience managing external partners, creators, or agency relationships

Deep understanding of social media platforms, best practices, and content optimization techniques

• Proficiency with social media management tools (Sprinklr preferred)

Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Detail-oriented with strong follow-through and accountability

Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Experience with social media analytics and performance reporting is a plus

Bilingual in Spanish is a plus

Salary Range: 86,480 – 102,240 USD

City* Chicago

State* Illinois

Job Code Social_Media Social_Media

Affiliate Sponsor Kimberly-Clark