Social Media Manager

Urban Emu is currently seeking to fill a full time Social Media Manager position for our Federal and private sector accounts. This Social Media Manager will work closely with our management team and members in creative, programming, public relations, and strategy, and report to our Chief Creative Officer.

The ideal candidate will have 5 or more years of experience in social media strategy and/or digital marketing. The Social Media Manager will primarily focus on researching, drafting, scheduling, posting and analyzing content for social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to create engaging multimedia content and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Candidate must present writing samples. Inventive, warm, and compelling copywriting.
• Working knowledge of major social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok etc).
• Knowledge of and basic skills with photo and video editing software and equipment.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere. Experience with Figma and or Sketch a plus.
• Basic knowledge of SEO best practices.
• Excellent visual and written communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with all constituents within a highly diverse environment.
• Ability to work quickly and meet deadlines.
• Optimize content according to social media algorithms, results tracking, and ad analytics.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stay organized.
• Tag videos and posts for effective SEO.
• Engage with followers digitally to help drive action and continued support.
• Ability to take initiative, solve problems and deliver results without close supervision.
• Ability to define, create and organize a content editorial calendar that aligns with client goals and yearly timelines.
• Ability to create ideas, research new messaging focus areas and develop creative content to post.
• Responds quickly to requests and works within tight deadlines.

Other

Candidates may be asked to provide examples of social media posts and editorial calendars they’ve created throughout their experience.

About Urban Emu

Urban Emu is an experience agency with a fast-growing team of experience designers, facilitators, strategists, researchers, UX/UI designers, and software engineers that create innovative experiences to improve and transform businesses. We’re passionate about team culture and work/life balance. We offer unique opportunities supporting growth and continuing education programs strengthening our team’s experience and knowledge in their areas of focus and other areas of interest.