Meet IRL: Freelance Social Media Manager & Content Creator (August 2025)
Starting at 10–15 hours/week | $28–$40/hr DOE
We’re Meet IRL, and we’re on a mission to make Chicago a better place to date. In a world of swiping, DMing, and ghosting, our events create space for intentional face-to-face connection. We’re a super small, female, queer & locally-owned business growing fast to keep up with demand—and we’re excited to welcome someone new to the team.
We’re looking for a freelance Social Media Manager & Content Creator to help us grow and connect with our community of singles, share our story, and drive conversions. You know how to capture the magic of real-life connection, turn it into scroll-stopping content, and get it in front of the right audiences—especially the ones we haven’t reached yet. If you’re equal parts creative storyteller and data-driven strategist, fluent in social trends and paid campaigns, we want to hear from you!
What You’ll Do
- Build and manage a content calendar in collaboration with our Marketing Director
- Create smart, targeted campaigns that don’t just get likes—they build confidence and increase participation in our events
- Dream up, capture, and edit social-first videos and photos that feel authentic and engaging - specifically focusing on increasing UGC on our platforms.
- Jump on trends and pop culture moments that fit our voice (and make dating feel fun).
- Follow our style guide to design social graphics and write captions, hooks, and copy that feel like a natural extension of our brand
- Schedule, post, and troubleshoot across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook
- Run strategic paid social campaigns, track performance, and tweak as needed to hit our goals
- Engage with followers to answer questions, build trust, and generate UGC
- Collaborate on influencer outreach and brand partnerships
- Tailor content strategy appropriately for different platforms and age groups
- Prepare & deliver relevant reporting to our founder & Marketing Director
We’re looking for…
- Someone kind, communicative, and values-driven, who is just as excited about our mission as we are. Ideally, you’ll be just as comfortable in front of the camera as behind it.
- Proven experience growing a brand and converting audiences through social media
- Fluency in Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook—including trends, best practices, and algorithm nuances
- Experience managing paid social strategy and reporting with Meta Ads Manager and TikTok Analytics
- Strong graphic design, video creation, video editing and asset management skills. We use Canva and GoogleDrive for managing and designing content.
- Organized, self-motivated, efficient, and detail-oriented - no micromanaging here! We’re seeking a teammate who’ll show up with a great attitude and wants to create an awesome team culture with us
- Bonus: Experience with other platforms like Pinterest, Reddit, and LinkedIn or working with SEO/paid search
- Bonus: Relevant experience with local events or community building
The Details
- Hours: Flexible freelance role, 10–15 hours/week with potential to grow
- Pay: $28–$40/hr depending on experience
- Location: Must be available to work in person as needed with our team in Logan Square, and at events around the city, as well as being comfortable working remote.
- Start: as soon as possible, but we’re willing to wait for the right teammate
- Success looks like: increased online engagement and conversions, delivery of new and creative concepts, and a fresh but on-brand social feed.
To Apply:
Click here to submit your application! In your application form, we’d also love to know the last piece of content that made you stop scrolling! Please note, applications without sample work or missing any other information won’t be considered.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled, and to respect your time, we’ll only interview people that we feel clearly have the skillset and experience that we are looking for. Please allow up to 2 weeks for a response to your application.
Application tips:
- Please be sure to submit your resume the same day as your application, so that we can review all information at the same time.
- Please don’t use AI to fill in the application form - we’d like to hear from the real you!
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