Social Media Strategist, Marketing & Strategy

Formative is seeking a Strategist with a passion for digital marketing, social media, and strategy. This full-time role will support the content and creative development of major client campaigns and initiatives.

Who We Are

Relentless seekers. Problem solvers. Thoughtful collaborators. Sector experts. Formative is a Seattle-based agency passionate about helping address society’s most pressing challenges. We are focused on working with social impact and purpose-driven organizations to design and launch campaigns, programs, and platforms for clients that include: Gates Ventures, Vulcan, Malaria No More, Microsoft, and more.

Formative is inspired by doing work that matters. We’re drawn together by a common desire to spend our time on the things that have the biggest impact. We’re passionate about delivering powerful solutions that solve our clients’ biggest priorities. Our team brings passion and deep expertise to deliver powerful solutions that solve our clients’ biggest priorities. From strategy to operations, design to development, we seek to produce amazing results in all that we do.

We are looking for a team member is endlessly curious about social impact topics and creative ways to engage audiences. The ideal candidate will be an independent thinker and willing contributor in team settings.

Experience (required)

• Minimum 2+ years agency, management consulting, advertising or PR agency, or or client-side marketing or communications experience
• Experience contributing to the planning, development, and execution of digital campaigns including writing social posts, writing/editing blog posts, and partnering with creative teams on exeuction.
  
  

Primary Skills

• Knowledge of the social platforms from an operational and data perspective (listening, publishing, reports), and of the unique qualities of each platform presents from an audience and creative perspective
• Familiarity with executive communications including audience analysis, peer analysis, narrative development, influencer engagement strategies
• Strong critical thinking skills (ability to break down an ambiguous problem, develop an approach, and execute)
• Proven research skills (market, landscape or competitive research)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including competency with Powerpoint and Excel (analysis and visualization)
  
  

Responsibilities

• Support the Editorial Manager in delivering strategic programs, campaigns and communications solutions.
• Frame and execute research (including landscape analysis, user & audience research, use of marketing channels, etc.)
• Perform market, competitive, and program research and data analysis
• Curate news, social media, and other content for research and/or content amplification
• Contribute to developing content strategies and editorial plans for multi-channel campaigns
• Report on KPIs and other measurement objectives
• Support project management initiatives including managing project timelines, coordinating client meetings, and developing weekly summaries
• Additional responsibilities as client and business needs arise
  
  

Benefits

Competitive compensation package based on experience, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K. We offer a flexible home/ in office hybrid work environment. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Learn more at www.formativeco.com