Social Media Manager

Social Media Manager. New York. Posting Date: 03/02/2023. Deadline: 03/19/2023

Do you want to help make the world a better place with your digital skills? We’re seeking a Social Media Manager based in New York who will shape and run Open Society’s social media, working as part of the Digital and Creative team to support the Communications department.

The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. We are active in more than 120 countries, making us the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

Communications plays a central role in the work of the Foundations by coordinating and strengthening the public presence of the global network and by helping to advance relevant issues. Communications works to raise the Foundations’ public profile by promoting the network’s many noteworthy achievements as well as responding to attacks from opponents of open society around the world.

As Social Media Manager You Will

• Develop, launch, and run multiple social media channels, including managing content calendars for each channel
• Serve as lead writer for social content, and collaborate with creative team to create engaging social-first content across multiple channels
• Build and strengthen our audience engagement across all channels, collaborating with team to optimize content and drive to quarterly/annual channel goals
• Manage relationships and contracting with vendors and consultants
• Write creative briefs and define content objectives for campaigns, initiatives, and content series
• Serve as a strategic partner for other teams, training and advising staff on best practices and coordinating efforts across distributed social accounts
• Surface trends and cross-channel opportunities, including audience engagement opportunities and content/creator partnerships
• Perform other duties as assigned
  

What We Are Looking For

• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience managing social media accounts, preferably for a global organization focused on advocacy or social good
• Superior skills in writing and editing short-form social media content
• Experience building and managing a social platform strategy including content calendaring, social listening, and audience engagement
• Superior writing and editing skills in English with additional languages preferred
• Flexibility, creativity, a ton of initiative, and ability to take on multiple evolving responsibilities effectively
  

Desirable (but Not Required)

• Commitment to advocacy work for civil society, and, in particular, for the work supported by the Open Society Foundations
• Demonstrated cultural competency, self-awareness, and experience working with colleagues and stakeholders across diverse cultures and backgrounds
• Fluency in general technology and the latest digital and social media trends
  

What We Offer

• Ample opportunities to learn and grow, from annual professional development allowances to onsite trainings and learning conversations with visiting experts.
• Top-notch benefits and perks designed for your well-being and a healthy work-life balance. With some variability according to location, this includes generous time off, flexible work arrangements, employer-paid health insurance, generous retirement savings plan, progressive paid parental leave, reproductive and family planning support, sabbatical opportunities, and much more.
• A commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to bring their full self to work and make a positive impact on the world.
• For our office in New York City, the salary range for this role is USD 76,300 to USD 133,500
  

If this sounds like the position you have been looking for, please submit your cover letter and CV; we look forward to learning more about you.

Work Authorization

Please note, this position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.

New York: Open Society requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 unless an employee requires a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or for a sincerely held religious belief. If you may require an accommodation, please apply for any roles that interest you and if hired, you will receive information on how to request a reasonable accommodation related to Open Society’s vaccination requirement.

Competitive rates of pay apply.

Open Society Foundations is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, and to building a diverse staff that reflects the movements, issues and communities that our mission serves. Candidates from all underrepresented backgrounds, identities and communities are encouraged to apply.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.