Marketing Coordinator

You saw the trending audio three weeks before the brands got to it. You already know which brand ran with the trend and nailed it and which one embarrassed itself. That instinct is the part of this job we can’t teach.

We’re The Y Collective, a social-first agency for better-for-you CPG. We work with brands that have an actual reason to exist, a WHY, or a "Y" as we call it around here. We’re hiring a Marketing Coordinator, and we’re looking for exactly that person.

We’re not the agency that shows up for a monthly call. We sit inside our clients’ teams, we know what’s coming before it’s announced, and we build every program from strategy up. Nothing here gets copied over from the last account.

What we believe is simple. Good work belongs to good people, and good food belongs to all people. We take on brands we’d recommend to our own families, and we ship work we’re happy to put our names on.

We’re small, we move fast, and everyone here touches real work. There’s no layer of account people standing between you and the brand.

Here’s the role. You’ll work right next to our Marketing Manager on social, influencer, and content across our client roster. It’s hands-on. You’ll be in the studio, in the comments, in the creator inboxes, and in the files that keep all of it from falling apart. Do this well and you’ll learn more in a year here than in three years somewhere bigger, and we’ll keep handing you more. That’s not a recruiting line. It’s how most of this team got where they are.

The Details

• Pay: $27-35 per hour, depending on experience
• Hours: 30-40 hours per week
• Location: Must be LA-based, in person 1-2 days per week at our West LA studio

What You’ll Own

• The studio. Props, inventory, and making sure every shoot day starts ready instead of scrambling.
• Content. You’ll be making it, not just scheduling it.
• Creators. You’re the point person who keeps them informed, on time, and taken care of, backing up our Social Media Managers.
• The files. The kind of organization that lets everyone else move fast.

Who You Are

• Chronically online. You know the sound, the format, and the joke before the brands do.
• Hungry. You want a real career out of this, and you’ll outwork the room to get it.
• Dependable. We’re small enough that what you own actually matters, and you like it that way.

What This Role Actually Is

You’ll report to our CEO and support our social media managers in keep social, influencer, and content programs moving across client accounts. In practice that means creators who stay in contactand on schedule, a community that actually gets answered, shoots that have everything they need, and files anyone on the team can find in ten seconds. When this role is done well, everyone around you gets faster and the work gets better. This role offers a great opportunity for growth.

The Work

Social & Community

• Run daily community engagement. Answer comments and DMs, and show up for the followers and partner brands in our world.
• Bring trends to the table before they peak, and pitch in brainstorms like it’s your own account.

Creators & Influencers

• Track, pack, and ship every influencer mailer
• Keep freelance creators on deliverables, timelines, and communication so nothing goes quiet.
• Review UGC and influencer submissions, flag the standouts, and give the team real feedback.
• Keep influencer tracking and campaign docs current enough that anyone could pick them up.
• Spot ways to make client content better, not just finished.
• Create original content every week, as directed by your the social media managers.
• Manage and organize studio props and inventory so every shoot starts stocked and ready.
• Keep Google Drive and marketing documentation in order.
• Keep marketing assets, files, and project docs current and easy to find.
• Jump in across projects, and flag the workflow fixes you spot before anyone asks.
• Be the person the team is glad to have in the room.

What You Need

Experience

• One to two years in social, influencer, content, or digital marketing.
• Internship or freelance work counts. We care what you’ve made, not where you made it.
• Experience supporting creator or influencer campaigns is a plus.
• Food, beverage, or CPG experience is a bigger plus.
• Must be LA-based and able to work in person 1-2 days per week out of our West LA studio

Technical Skills

• Google Workspace
• Instagram and TikTok
• Social media scheduling platforms (Later, Planoly, or similar)
• Community management
• Influencer coordination
• Content calendar management
• Basic social media reporting
• Google Drive organization

What Makes Someone Great Here

• Organization and time management
• Relationship building
• Initiative and accountability
• Creativity and content awareness
• Pop culture fluency, chronically online and first to spot what’s trending
• Hunger for great work experience and a real path to grow
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Collaboration and teamwork

One More Thing

No certifications required. We’d rather hire someone hungry and teach them the rest.