Growth Marketing & Social Outreach Associate

\*Candidate must be located in the Portland, OR or Seattle, WA area\* **About MenuMingle** MenuMingle is reimagining the restaurant menu by turning a static list of words into a more visual, engaging experience that helps guests order with confidence and helps restaurants sell more effectively. We’re an early-stage, founder-led company with live restaurant pilots and strong early results. Now we’re focused on building a repeatable way to reach and engage more restaurant owners and operators. **The Opportunity** We’re looking for someone who loves restaurants, social media, and connecting with people. You’ll help us identify high-potential restaurants, engage with them through Instagram and other channels, create social content, and start genuine conversations with owners, operators, chefs, and other decision-makers. We use modern technology and AI-assisted tools to make the process more efficient by helping with prospect research, organization, and follow-up. That allows you to spend more of your time on the part that matters most: thoughtful, personalized human interaction. This is not a high-volume cold outreach role. We care much more about quality conversations than sending hundreds of generic messages. You’ll work closely with the founders and help shape the outreach and social strategy as we grow. **What You’ll Do** * Review a prioritized list of restaurants that may be a strong fit for MenuMingle. * Learn enough about each restaurant to understand its concept, food, story, and social presence. * Follow and engage with target restaurants on Instagram. * Like, comment on, and respond to restaurant content in a thoughtful and natural way. * Send personalized Instagram messages to restaurant owners and operators. * Respond to early-stage questions and identify restaurants showing genuine interest. * Create and schedule MenuMingle social content, including posts, Stories, and Reels. * Help develop campaigns that encourage restaurant owners to interact with MenuMingle. * Use modern technology to help organize outreach, research prospects, and keep follow-up on track. * Hand promising conversations to the founders with a clear summary of the restaurant and discussion. * Track which messages, content, and types of restaurants generate the strongest response. * Help improve our outreach approach based on what you learn. **What Success Looks Like** You’ll be successful in this role if you: * Build genuine engagement with high-fit restaurant prospects. * Start conversations with restaurant owners, operators, chefs, and managers. * Generate qualified leads and sales meetings. * Help grow MenuMingle’s social presence. * Learn which messages and content resonate most with restaurants. * Keep outreach and follow-up organized. * Develop a strong understanding of which restaurants are most likely to benefit from MenuMingle. **What We’re Looking For** * Strong familiarity with Instagram and social media. * A natural, friendly written communication style. * Interest in restaurants, hospitality, food, or local businesses. * Good judgment about how and when to engage with someone online. * Strong organization and follow-through. * Ability to work independently with limited weekly hours. * Interest in marketing, sales, partnerships, or startup growth. * Curiosity and comfort learning modern AI and marketing technology. * Restaurant, hospitality, social media, marketing, or sales experience is a plus. * Photography, video, or Reel creation experience is helpful but not required. This could be a strong opportunity for a college student, recent graduate, hospitality professional, creator, or early-career marketer who wants hands-on experience helping grow an early-stage company. **Compensation** This is a paid, part-time role expected to require approximately **5–8 hours per week**. **Compensation includes minimum wage plus performance-based bonuses.** The incentive structure is based on **quality and results**, not simply the number of messages sent or leads entered. Strong performers may have the opportunity to increase their hours and grow into a larger role in marketing, restaurant partnerships, sales development, or account management as MenuMingle grows. **Why This Role Is Different** You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with the founders and have a real impact on how MenuMingle grows. You’ll also get hands-on experience with a modern, technology-enabled approach to marketing and sales, where automation supports the process without replacing the importance of human relationships. You won’t just be posting content or following a rigid script. You’ll help us learn how to reach restaurant operators, what gets their attention, and how to turn social engagement into real business opportunities. **Work Location:** Remote **Schedule:** Flexible, approximately 5–8 hours per week **Preferred Location:** Oregon or Washington Pay: $16.80 per hour Benefits: * Flexible schedule Application Question(s): * Are you located in the Portland, OR or Seattle, WA area? Work Location: Remote