Social Media Specialist
Job Title : Social Media Specialist
Duration : 08 Months
Location : Lake County, IL 60064 (Hybrid)
What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position :
1. Social Media Content Development
2. Social Media Management
3. Social Media Metrics and Analysis
4. Employee Advocacy efforts
5. Experience with Canva and other social media design tools.
JOB OVERVIEW :
The Social Media Specialist, Advocacy is accountable for the day-to-day operations of growing global employee advocacy via their personal social media channels.
This role will have a solid understanding of policy for employee use of social, as well as a knowledge of social media content best practices with specific focus on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION :
- Develop new training and recruitment materials in collaboration with Associate Director of Social and Manager of Affiliate Social as needed for employee advocacy program
- Lead trainings throughout the company to educate employees on how they can talk about client on their personal social channels in a compliant way
- Drive employee advocacy efforts through integration with EveryoneSocial, as well as internal channels such as the intranet site, including content creation and associated asset creation
- Track and measure advocacy efforts on quarterly basis, optimizing approach and content strategy based on key learnings
- Experience presenting and creating reports for executive leadership team members on an ongoing basis (at least quarterly)
- Partner with Manager of Affiliate Social to ensure suggested content is pulled through to affiliate countries participating in the program on a weekly basis
- Meet with affiliate country participants on a monthly basis alongside Manager of Affiliate Social to troubleshoot any issues and provide guidance
- Meet with other Group program leads on a monthly basis (i.e. Corporate Affairs, medicine Aesthetics and Talent Acquisition) to provide guidance and discuss their programming needs.
- Support affiliates who would like to launch the program for the first time in their local countries
- Onboard and train new Social Champions as requests come in
- Meet with EveryoneSocial vendor on a monthly basis to learn of optimization opportunities or new tool functionalities
- Coordinate SWAG orders and mailing to welcome new Social Champions at the start of every quarter
- Execute incentives for most active Social Champions at the start of every quarter
- Additional ad hoc social media responsibilities may be required, including pitching in on other corporate social media projects that support the team's overall objectives
- Support video development for client's corporate social channels as needed, in partnership with Associate Director of Social Media
- Partner with Associate Director of Social on advocacy content calendar, ensuring at least two suggested posts are offered to employees per week
REQUIREMENTS :
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience
- Exceptional writing and communication skills
- Has a working knowledge of social media channels and how they are leveraged for marketing
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Experience working with international stakeholders
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting deadlines
- Self-starter, proactive problem solver, with a service mindset
- Passion for training others in new processes
- Ability to work independently as well as collaborate as a member of a team
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Proficiency in SharePoint
- Proficiency in Canva, TikTok and CapCut