Part-Time Social Media & Content Creator

Location: Chicago & Kenosha (on-site; some schedule flexibility based on availability and events)
Reports To: Director of Marketing & PR
Department: Marketing

Hours : Part-time (+/-20hrs/wk), flexible scheduling

Ready to bring farm-to-plate stories to life through your lens? Join the team at Midwest Foods, a women- and family-owned produce powerhouse based in Chicago and Kenosha, proudly serving the restaurant, hospitality, retail, and wholesale industries across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

We're not just delivering top-quality produce. We're building a better food system, partnering with top growers and local farmers to connect the field to the plate. And we need a creative with a camera and a social media brain to help us share that story.

If you love food, know your way around a shoot, and understand what makes content actually perform online, we'd love to meet you.

Why Midwest Foods?
✨ A mission-driven company with a real story to tell
🎥 Creative ownership from day one
🌱 A chance to shape the future of food, one post at a time

Key Responsibilities

- Photography & Videography

Shoot and style photos and short-form video of produce, prepared foods, events, farm visits, and behind-the-scenes moments

- Edit and deliver polished assets for Instagram, LinkedIn, and other digital channels

- Capture real-time content at company events and activations

- Organize and upload assets to shared folders for team access

- Social Media

Create content across Midwest Foods' social channels (primarily Instagram and LinkedIn)

- Write captions and short-form copy that fit the brand voice and seasonal priorities

- Build and maintain a social content calendar

- Handle community engagement and real-time coverage at events

- Creative & Strategic Collaboration

Work with the marketing team on shot lists, content direction, and campaign themes

- Design simple social graphics using Canva or similar tools

- Contribute ideas during content planning and brainstorm sessions

- Gain visibility into how social content connects to broader marketing strategy, seasonal priorities, and sales initiatives

- Collaborate across marketing, sales, and operations teams to understand the full foodservice ecosystem

Qualifications

What Were Looking For

- 1-3 years of experience in content creation, social media, photography, or a related field (freelance, agency, brand-side, all count)

- Strong photography skills; videography and short-form video editing experience strongly preferred

- Proven ability to create content that performs on Instagram and LinkedIn

- Comfortable with editing tools such as Lightroom, Adobe Premiere, CapCut, or equivalent

- Strong writing skills for short-form copy and captions

- Organized and self-directed; able to manage a calendar and meet deadlines without hand-holding

- Canva familiarity a plus; Adobe Creative Suite experience welcome

- Reliable transportation required; access to a personal vehicle recommended, as this role requires travel to events and activations throughout Chicagoland and occasionally to our Kenosha, WI location

- Portfolio or examples of past work required with your application

What We Offer:

- Competitive pay with flexible, part-time scheduling

- Direct collaboration with the Director of Marketing & PR

- Creative ownership over a real brand with a genuine story to tell

- Exposure to foodservice, sustainability, and hospitality storytelling

Sound like your kind of gig? Let's grow together.