Social Media Manager

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Accent Inns Inc. is a BC-based hospitality company that is different in a good way. Here, we LEAD WITH LOVE, and our number one metric is the happiness of our staff. Our 2024 Employee Survey showed that 97% of our employees are happy to work here.

We have two hotel chains: Accent Inns, where there is a rubber duck in every room, and Hotel Zed, where we rebel against the ordinary. Our latest venture is ROAR, our live-fire restaurant in Tofino, BC.

We are searching for a Social Media Manager to join our flock and fly our business forward. This position is a fulltime contract role to cover a 1-year Parental Leave. This is a remote position which will require travel to our properties throughout BC on a monthly basis.

The Social Media Manager reports to the Director of Marketing & Communications. This role holds a key stake in the organization working to represent and drive our multi-brand experience, and is responsible for managing multi-channel social media platforms. If you love to create, plan, and execute unique ideas, you will have a key role to play in this mission!

Who We Are

Success attracts success and here you will be working with an extraordinary company. We are a force in the industry:

• We have been named one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures™ three years in a row.
• We received the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s Business of the Year award for the outstanding growth of our business.
• We have doubled our revenue and tripled our profits in the last nine years.
• Our owner and CEO, Mandy Farmer, was named Hotelier of the Year by Hotelier Magazine and RBC Women of Influence Entrepreneur of the Year.

Key to our success is living by our four Core Values every day:

• Be Real
• Have Fun
• Make Everything Better
• Have Each Other’s Backs

Benefits & Work Perks?

We cover 100% of medical and dental premiums, PLUS you get free mental health benefits. We also have a bunch of Work Perks just for you:

Salary: $60,000 - $70,000

• Free nights at any of our hotels + discounts for your friends & family.
• Live your Best Life fund (we'll contribute to courses that'll make your life better, whether or not they're related to your role with us!)
• Employee purchase program so you can get sweet deals on everything from electronics to linens.
• Leadership development and coaching programs.
• 3 weeks vacation and flexible sick leave.

And these are just a few!???

What the Role is Quacked Up to Be?

Reporting to our Director of Marketing and Communications, the Social Media Manager is responsible for managing all our brands on social media channels. They are responsible for posting strategic and engaging content on all branded pages, collecting and reporting social media data, and optimizing content to meet goals. They are the point person for creating new branded content and working with trusted suppliers. They are also tasked with learning current trends and ensuring our channels are keeping up to pace and relevant.

In your first 3 months, you will…

• Learn about our brands, your team, and the organization. You will learn about our properties and play in our content libraries.
• Be actively posting and responding to content on all our social channels
• Report out on your social metrics and relay information to stakeholders

By month 6, you will…

• Source or create your own content for social output
• Be able to jump between brands seamlessly
• Optimize your monthly social plans based on previous reporting

What to Expect:

Application: We do our best to review all applications within 3 weeks (15 business days) and will respond to all applicants. No ghosting here!

First Interview (45min): You will meet with Claudia our HR Business Partner to have an initial call to discuss your experience and answer your questions about Accent Inns/Hotel Zed/ROAR.

Second Interview (60min): Meet Nikisa our Director of Marketing & Communications, and Tori, our current Social Media Manager, to discuss your technical expertise, what the role will look like in the day-day, and answer more of your questions.

Final Interview (60min): Meet with Trina our VP of Marketing & Communications for a final discussion around why we are hiring this role, the value we place on it, and give you an opportunity to ask any lingering questions not already captured.

Offer: This is where we get to pop champagne (or sparkling non-alcoholic bubbly) to celebrate joining our crew of Ducks ‘n Rebels!

Don’t duck out of this great opportunity to join our Accent Inns Fam-Jam! If this sounds like you, APPLY NOW!

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