Social Media Associate

Job Description

Job Description

We’re hiring an innovative social media coordinator to help us build brand awareness and elevate our online presence. As a member of the digital marketing team, you’ll assist the social media manager in developing a multi-channel social media strategy, create dynamic branded content for our social media platforms, identify key digital media opportunities, engage with influencers, and report analytics on web traffic and engagement.

The ideal candidate harnesses their creativity to heighten visibility, makes data-driven decisions to optimize our social media channels, and believes in collaboration to achieve the best results. If you’re ready to dive in, apply today!

We're an independently owned fitness company with 10 locations, and we have members across the Central Coast, Central Valley, and Northern California — and we're about to take our social media local in a way no chain competitor can match. We have the playbook. We need the person who can move our vision forward.

You won't be inheriting a dead account and a "post 3x a week" mandate. You'll be launching per-club Instagram and Facebook accounts across our markets, training a social lead inside every club, and building a member-powered content engine — real trainers, real members, real towns. You'll report directly to ownership, and your wins will be visible in follower counts, tagged posts, and members who tell us they joined because of something you made.

Compensation:

$25 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Run our social media accounts including LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
• Design a multi-channel online marketing strategy for our social media accounts with well-written, on-brand content
• Deliver monthly reports from our web traffic using Google Analytics and social platforms and advise on improvements

• Own our brand hub accounts and launch/oversee per-club accounts across 11 locations

• Shoot and edit short-form video (Reels first) — in clubs, with staff and members, weekly

• Train and coach a designated social lead at each club on our content calendar and guardrails

• Run our member activation programs: giveaways, club hashtags, photo spots, member spotlights, and micro-influencer partnerships with our own members

• Manage community: comments, DMs, and reviews answered within 24 hours
  Report weekly on followers, engagement, UGC volume, and social-attributed joins — and adjust what isn't working

Qualifications:

• Has experience designing SEO-driven content in writing, images, and video
• Candidates must have time management skills, excellent communication skills, and project management skills
• Strong understanding of trends across multiple social media platforms

• 2+ years running social for a brand (multi-location, retail, hospitality, or fitness a plus)

• Proven short-form video chops — show us Reels/TikToks you made that performed, not just accounts you "managed"

• Comfortable on camera and even more comfortable getting shy staff and members on camera

• Organized enough to keep 11 clubs on a posting rhythm; scrappy enough to shoot on a phone

• Reliable transportation and willingness to travel to clubs from Atwater to Atascadero (mileage reimbursed)

• Bilingual English/Spanish is a strong plus

About Company

At Valley Fitness, we’re not just a gym; we’re a thriving community dedicated to helping you achieve your fitness goals. Our clean and friendly environment is the perfect space for everyone, from the seasoned fitness enthusiast to the weekend warrior. It doesn’t matter where you are on your fitness journey – we have the equipment, trainers, and vibrant atmosphere that will inspire and motivate you every step of the way.

Our Mission: “To build a company that provides a clean, friendly, and positive environment that energizes our members to reach their goals and open their minds to new possibilities.”