Position: Marketing & Content Coordinator (Remote – U.S.-based)
Experience: 2-4 years
Reports to: VP, Marketing
Salary Range: $42,000-$50,000 (or hourly equivalent based on individual state requirements)
About Cricket® Media
Cricket Media is a children’s and family media company built for the digital era. The company combines more than 50 years of trusted storytelling and literacy expertise with modern digital platforms to create safe, engaging content that sparks curiosity, creativity, and learning. Grounded in the science of child development, Cricket Media delivers high-quality print, video, audio, and interactive experiences designed to help children explore their world with confidence. Through its media platforms, educational partnerships, and brand collaborations, Cricket Media reaches families, educators, and partners around the world.
To learn more about our company, visit us at cricketmedia.com.
About the Role
We are looking for a digital-savvy marketer and content creator to help grow Cricket Media’s audience across social media, content, email, and web channels. This role is ideal for someone who understands how content performs online, enjoys and takes a hands-on approach to creating engaging social and video content, and can independently manage multiple projects, including key digital channels, and support marketing initiatives across the organization. You will help bring Cricket Media’s voice to life across platforms while supporting the growth of our consumer audience.
What You’ll Do
Social Media & Content
- Plan and execute Cricket Media’s social media strategy
- Manage the social content calendar
- Create and publish content across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and X
- Produce short-form video and visual content for social channels
- Monitor comments and engage with the community
- Track performance and maintain social analytics dashboards
Blog & Content Marketing
- Own and execute Cricket Media’s parent and family-focused blog
- Maintain the editorial calendar and keyword strategy
- Write, format, tag, and publish approximately one blog post per week
- Partner with editorial teams to turn magazine themes into digital content
- Monitor blog performance using analytics and optimize content accordingly
Email & Newsletter Support
- Partner with email marketing specialist to:
- Supply content, assets, and links for newsletter and campaign development
- Contribute content and ideas for the CHIRP newsletter
- Source visuals from the content DAM and image libraries
- Coordinate updates to content portal and provide related URLs
- Proofread and copy-edit email content
Web & Brand Content
- Update content on the Cricket Media website using WordPress
- Publish company announcements and press releases
- Ensure site content remains accurate and current
Webinar Marketing Support
- Create webinar registration pages and promotional copy
- Build and distribute webinar promotion emails
- Support webinar promotion through social channels
- Assist with preparation of presentation materials and follow-up communications
Who You Are
- A digital expert who understands how content performs on social platforms
- Comfortable creating content — especially short-form video and social posts
- Strong writer who can quickly create engaging copy
- Curious, creative, and self-directed
- Organized and able to manage multiple projects
Experience/Requirements
- ~2–4 years in marketing, social media, content, or digital media
- Experience creating content for social platforms
- Familiarity with tools such as Canva, WordPress, and email platforms
- Comfortable using AI tools to support content creation and workflows
- Work authorization in the United States (required I-9 verification)
Familiarity with
- Canva or similar design tools
- WordPress
- Klaviyo Email marketing platform
- Google Analytics
- AI content tools
Working at Cricket Media
Cricket Media has a diverse workforce comprised of leaders and innovators in their fields, dedicated to making a difference at the intersection of content, technology, and education. Our staff is universally driven by the desire to “do well and do good.” Proactive individuals who take to this desire/idea and understand how to make it real at scale in a fast-paced environment (bonus points for maintaining a sense of humor while doing so…) will do well doing good at Cricket Media.
Cricket Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We’re an interdisciplinary bunch committed to building a team with a wide array of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We know that few life paths are straight lines and are appreciative of the skills we’ve each gleaned from the most unlikely of experiences. We’re passionate about cultivating a positive, inclusive, and fun workplace that brings together unique individuals and perspectives that reflect the global, multicultural communities we serve and value creativity, transparency, accountability, and integrity. We offer a range of employee benefits for our regular full-time employees.
How to apply
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