Join a dynamic, award-winning digital agency experiencing rapid growth! As a Social Media Content Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in planning, creating, and scheduling engaging content across various platforms for a diverse client base. In this client-facing position, you’ll collaborate monthly to refine strategies, gather resources, review performance metrics, and explore innovative digital partnerships. This role demands expertise in social media tools, graphic design software, and video editing platforms, coupled with a creative mindset and a keen eye for detail.

What sets this opportunity apart:

• Work with clients across a wide range of industries and unique challenges.
• Thrive in a collaborative, supportive, and innovative team environment.
• Access continuous learning and professional development to elevate your career.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, create, and schedule social media posts for a diverse portfolio of clients across all major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and more.
• Coming up with creative ideas that can reach across platforms and media to show results in audience growth, engagement, and business growth metrics.
• Conduct monthly client meetings to suggest new social media strategies, obtain photo and graphic resources, and review performance results.
• Design graphics for social media and print, using tools such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Canva. This includes occasional print and ad graphics as needed.
• Identify and connect with influencers, collaborators, and content creators in the video, podcast, and social media space to explore promotional and partnership opportunities for clients.
• Develop and implement social media strategies to enhance the firm's online presence.
• Edit video content for social media posts using tools like Camtasia, YouTube Editor, Canva, or Lumen5 to ensure high-quality, engaging videos for client campaigns.

Ideal Experience

• Proven experience in social media content creation and scheduling.
• Willingness to share a portfolio of design work and campaign ideas.
• Proficiency in graphic design software, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Canva.
• Ability to match visual and written styles for various brand voices and aesthetics.
• Familiarity with video editing software such as Camtasia or cloud-based tools like YouTube Editor and Lumen5.
• Strong written, visual, and design skills.
• Ability to stay updated with social media trends, tools, and platform developments.
• Excellent communication skills for client meetings and collaboration.
• Basic understanding of the strategies around web design, SEO, content marketing, paid search, social media, and email marketing - as well as the ability to understand campaigns that use them together.
• Excellent communication tools and the ability to make complex ideas simple.
• A desire to learn and grow in the industry.
• Experience with software-based project management tools and/or a high capacity to learn new tools.
• The ability to take the initiative with projects and contribute new ideas.
• An independent work ethic and manage deadlines and complete projects when requested.

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