Community Manager (Chicago)

Later is the world’s most intelligent influencer marketing company, built to give brands the confidence to create unforgettable campaigns. By combining real creator relationships, trusted intelligence, and expert guidance, Later removes fear and guesswork from one of marketing’s most visible investments.

Built on a native, AI-powered platform and more than a decade of proprietary data—including billions of social interactions, impressions, and $2.4B+ in verified influencer-driven purchases—Later helps teams understand what will work before they launch.

By combining trusted insight with expert guidance, Later removes guesswork from influencer marketing, enabling brands to choose the right creators, execute fully managed campaigns, and drive meaningful growth across awareness, engagement, and revenue. Trusted by leading enterprise brands including Nike, Wayfair, Unilever, and Southwest Airlines, Later bridges creativity and performance so campaigns don’t just look good—they deliver results. Learn more at later.com .

Community Manager

We’re looking for a Community Manager who lives and breathes social. You know the trends before they trend. You're not just online—you’re in it . This role focuses on content creation and community engagement, ensuring that our clients' brands maintain a strong and dynamic presence on social media.

What You’ll Do:

• Own and execute best-in-class, social-first content across platforms (IG, TikTok, X, YouTube Shorts, etc.)
• Concept and ideate creatively against a brief, bringing bold ideas to life that feel native to each platform
• Lead and execute social media shoots—from pre-pro to post
• Act fast and pivot faster—you're scrappy, resourceful, and never miss a moment
• Monitor trends, memes, and moments to jump in real-time with brand-appropriate responses
• Engage and grow our community by responding in brand voice(s), tapping into culture, and building relationships with our audience
• Partner with internal influencer teams to create seamless campaigns that integrate both social and influencer strategies
• Lead and manage the success and outcomes of all customers that you oversee through establishing and nurturing strong relationships
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to brainstorm and produce innovative content ideas that resonate with target audiences.

You Are:

• A trend-chaser and a trendsetter
• Creative, clever, and confident on-camera and off
• Obsessed with storytelling and thumb-stopping visuals
• Collaborative but can also take the lead and run solo
• Fluent in internet culture and able to embody multiple brand personas when engaging with audiences

If you're ready to create scroll-stopping content and drive real engagement for our clients within our Services Team —let’s make it happen.

We are committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career. If you identify with any of the following, we encourage you to apply!

• 2-3 years proven experience as a Community Manager, or similar role with a strong focus on content creation and community engagement.
• Proven track record of independently managing and growing a social media presence for a large B2C brand.
• Must have previous agency experience managing client accounts.
• Excellent content creation skills including exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone and style for different platforms and audiences.
• Comfortable digging into performance data and analysis and using those insights to adjust strategy and report on overall impact.
• A natural desire to be active on social media is essential, we are looking for candidates who live and breathe social media trends.
• Ability to think creatively and generate innovative content ideas.
• Experience with social media management tools (e.g., Later, Hootsuite, Buffer, Sprout Social) is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field is preferred.

Our approach to compensation:

We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation. We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope. We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.

Our salaries are benchmarked against market Total Cash Compensation for the geographic location of our job posting. Compensation for some roles is structured as On Target Earnings (OTE = base + commission/variable) while for others it is structured as Salary only.

To comply with local legislation and ensure transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings. Skills, experience and other factors help determine the final salary we offer which may vary from the original range posted.

Additionally, all permanent team members are eligible to participate in various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package.

Salary Range:

$ 70,000-80,000

Where we work:

We have offices in Boston, MA; Vancouver, BC; and Vancouver, WA. For select positions, we are open to hiring fully remote candidates. We post our positions in the location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located.

Diversity, inclusion, and accessibility:

At Later, we are committed to fostering a culture rooted in an inclusion-first mindset at every level of the company, embracing the importance of hiring and building teams for culture add rather than culture fit . We openly build and maintain unbiased hiring, pay, and promotion practices to create a foundation for an equitable workplace, paving the way for systemic change.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer . All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or age. Please let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.