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CHICAGO | POSTED JULY 2025
Assistant to Kelly, the CMO/CSO for the Urban Infant Inc.
Job Type: Part-time
Estimated 10 hours per week to start, then added as needed
$15/hour rate for 3-month trial period
Opportunity to grow into a full -time position depending on individual
Benefits:
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Schedule:
Choose your own hours
Experience:
Social media management: 1 year required
Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL
Training at the Chicago office, Wednesday mornings 2 hours, remaining work remote
About us
Urban Infant is a Chicago-based ecommerce children’s products company. Our goal is to support parents be offering products that make their life easier. We are a brother-sister founded brand and love our jobs! We are a fun and casual company with two corporate locations, Chicago and Cleveland. This position is an assistant to Kelly in Chicago.
As the Social Media Assistant at Urban Infant, you will play a vital role in enhancing our social online presence and engaging with our parent and customer community. We are looking for a creative individual who is passionate about healthy parenting and has a knack for visual storytelling. Your primary responsibility will be managing our social media platforms and creating compelling content to showcase our product differentiation, features, and values.
Qualifications:
· Prior experience with managing social media
· Experience in Social Media Software (Social Cat and Hootsuite) preferred, but can be trained
· Experience with Shopify preferred, but not required
· Experience with managing brand asset content preferred
· BA/BS in Marketing, Graphic Design preferred but not required
· Comfortable with the English language, creative writing, grammar and proofreading
· Ability to stay organized and follow a posting calendar and meet deadlines
· Proficiency with Hootsuite, Instagram, FB, TikTok
· Team focused with strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
· Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint helpful
Critical Tasks the first 3 Months
Working with Kelly and the annual marketing editorial calendar
1) Manage Influencer Program (Social Cat)
Setting up campaigns, selecting candidates, contacting them and sending out samples
Think outside the box other influencer ideas for new products
2) Social Engagement with our Faire retail stores
Develop and strategize opportunities to grow Faire Direct – new stores
Engage with our stores on Social Media
Build (harvest) the Faire the email list (training provided)
3) Review Monthly Yotpo Reviews (training provided)
4) Occasional PR/Sales Shipping
Sending samples to publications and stores
Optional Future Growth Opportunities for the right individual
• Develop/Source new Social Media campaigns
The company could really use some fresh ideas. lol.
• Approve Ambassador Schools – Vet and ship nap mat sample (training provided)
• Attend Annual Fall Trade Shows
• Shopify Customer Service in Fresh Desk (training provided)
Reach out to kelly@urbaninfant.com