Organic Social Lead, Minecraft

At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, we are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play.

Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.

We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community.

The Minecraft social media team is seeking a full-time Organic Social Lead to own the implementation of Minecraft’s social media strategy. You will work closely with the Head of Social Media and other Social Media Managers to plan, create, deliver and report on engaging campaigns across various social media platforms. This is a critical leadership role on the Minecraft social media team where you will be responsible for communicating the Minecraft story to an audience of 50+ million fans.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!

Responsibilities

• Implement the overall Social Media strategy for all Minecraft and Mojang Studios products and games. Recommend tactics to meet defined KPIs. Supports Head of Social Media in identification of opportunities to grow and engage the social media audience and regularly optimize strategy and activities to delight our audience.
• Lead end-to-end campaign management, inclusive of campaign intake, the creative process, asset production, approvals, trafficking, moderation, and reporting.
• Coordinate deliverables with the Social Media Managers and ensure deadlines are met, ensuring tactics are implemented as planned and that those are aligned to the strategy.
• Ensure Minecraft social media governance through creation and enforcement of processes and procedures.
• Drafts business case and proposals requested by Head of Social and contribute to the development of existing and new strategies (with Head of Social providing feedback on those).
• Embody our Culture & Values
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 2+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in managing social media strategies within the gaming, entertainment, or consumer products industries.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
    

Communications IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $83,400 - $167,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $108,900 - $183,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 8, 2025

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