Community Manager -- Culinary Content Network

Unprecedented in scope and depth, The Daily Meal produces more culinary content than any other resource. Our passionate team canvasses the world to bring you the best food and drink experiences at all levels, around the table, at home or on the road. Harvesting the delicious and discarding the mundane, we are your friend on the inside, discovering and reporting with a sense of fun and curiosity. The Daily Meal delivers a fresh take on dining news and trends and helps you succeed in the kitchen while highlighting the unifying aspects of food and drink and celebrating the people who create them.

The  Community Manager is responsible for building and managing relationships with our Culinary Content Network, a roster of 300-plus top bloggers in the food and drink space, and for constantly improving and expanding the CCN, recruiting and positioning new members.

The role is part account management, part business development, part "care and feeding" of hundreds of creative personalities who are valued contributors to The Daily Meal. It encompasses a unique blend of tasks that range from crafting and implementing social media campaigns to sourcing blogger content to be featured on The Daily Meal to regular outreach to CCN members.

The Culinary Content Network is an exclusive group of first-rate bloggers who write about various aspects of food, drink, and culinary travel. We look to this group for inspiration and for participation in The Daily Meal. CCN members generate engagement and extend reach for the site. In return, we provide a number of resources for members, including social media sharing across our channels, press trip invitations, video featuring, and more. Members collaborate with our editorial team, write for The Daily Meal, and maintain an energetic CCN community on Facebook.

Core Responsibilities:

To function as the frontline community manager by interacting with current members, meeting individual needs, and streamlining opportunities for member participation

To recruit new members for the Culinary Content Network via phone, mail merge, online search, and more

To drive site traffic via the CCN, increasing The Daily Meal's overall reach

Additional Responsibilities:

To push member content across The Daily Meal social media channels

To work closely with the Sales & Marketing team to execute projects and campaigns for clients with the help of the CCN

To work closely with editorial staff to optimize content for the site's channels and for social media

Minimum 1 year of community/account management experience
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Experience developing experiences that drive engagement in social space
Intimate familiarity with Facebook, Twitter, and especially Pinterest and Instagram
Familiar with Google Analytics
Extensive experience with MS Office
Entrepreneurial mindset with a can-do mentality
Ability to operate both analytically and creatively with an eye for detail
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a high degree of professionalism

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.