Social Media Marketing Specialist

Sales & Social Media Lead — The Maple Grove at Smith Mill Creek (Asheville, NC)

Job type: Commission only Location: Asheville area, North Carolina. Compensation: Aggressive commission structure — realistic six figures within eighteen months for the right person

The role

The Maple Grove at Smith Mill Creek (Venue) is launching in the Asheville area, and we're hiring one person to run our social media, sales and bring in our first weddings, elopements, and events. You'd own the front of the house: the content people see, the emails they send, the sales consultations, tours they take, and assist with contracts they sign.

We're being upfront — we’re just launching and don't have clients yet. That's exactly why we need someone who can build an audience and turn it into bookings. If you do that well, you'll be one of the highest-paid people in the Asheville wedding scene inside of a year.

About the venue

The Maple Grove at Smith Mill Creek isn't trying to be every venue. We sit next to a creek, cap weddings at around 50 guests on purpose, and have four completely distinct ceremony sites on one property — a Japanese garden with a vine-covered moon gate arch, an ornate wrought iron gazebo nest to the creek backed by bamboo and weeping cherry trees, a pergola surrounded by ferns, and what we call the Tim Burton Spot (twisted trees, hanging vines, spooky charm, the whole thing) plus other perks.

The property was designed by a wedding photographer, so every angle was built to shoot. We've already hosted a few weddings and Halloween elopements, and we're wide open to themed and non-traditional ceremonies — forest woodsy, Hindu, fantasy, off-kilter, you name it. Couples who want their wedding to look like every Pinterest board don't usually find us. The ones who do tend to fall hard.

Reviews call us "Asheville's best kept secret" or "Asheville's Hidden Gem." Your job is to make sure that part stops being true.

What you'd actually do

Run our Google Business page, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Pinterest day to day — strategy, content, posting, building community within our unique branding.Shoot and edit your own content (Reels, behind-the-scenes, styled shoots, real events)Handle lead on client conversations from first inquiry to signed contractRun venue tours and host open housesBook weddings and elopements (our bread and butter), plus corporate events, retreats, and partiesBuild relationships with planners, photographers, florists, and the rest of the Asheville vendor communityWork closely with the owners on branding and core concepts

What we need from you

You live in or near Asheville. This is not a remote job. You'll be at the venue regularly.At least 5 years actually running social media — not as a side projectA following you can show us. Send the handles, the numbers, the engagement and growth. We want to see the work.Direct experience in weddings or events. This isn't a market you learn on the fly. If your background is in retail or tech or restaurants, this isn't the right fit.You can carry a sales conversation and close. You're comfortable talking money.You can write, shoot, and edit on your own. No team to lean on yet.You're organized enough to run a pipeline without being chased.

What you'll have to work with

We cover the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Express, the works) and CapCut Pro. You won't be paying for your own tools.

The honest pitch

The downside: no salary while we're getting off the ground. If you're already booked solid where you are, this probably isn't your move.

The upside: a high commission rate on every booking you close, no cap on what you can earn, and the chance to build something from day one in one of the best wedding markets in the Southeast. As we hit volume, this role grows — base pay, a team under you, and a real seat at the table are all available.

How to apply

Send a short note to [email protected] with:

Links to social accounts you've grown — yours or clients'A wedding or event you booked or marketed and what the result wasWhy you want to do this with us instead of where you are nowNo cover letters in the traditional sense. Tell us something real.