XA Hiring Social Media Coordinator

UPDATE 4/10/14: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED

Looking for a social media gig at one of the top PR agencies in Chicago? Then today’s your lucky day — XA is hiring a social media coordinator. Interested?

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Title: Social Media Coordinator (Full-time Position)

Qualifications:

  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to adapt to new conditions, assignments and deadlines
  • Must be proficient in MS Office applications, specifically Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, as well as MAC programs
  • Solid understanding of social media as well as the basics of community management and search engine visibility
  • Strong project management skills as well as written and verbal communication skills
  • Basic understanding of the role that the social media plays in a client’s communication strategies
  • Understand and be able to assist in the development of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and/or Pinterest content calendars and campaigns
  • Understand social media and be able to educate and communicate with others about it effectively
  • Solid research, writing and editing skills
  • Understand why online monitoring is important and be able to identify tools (paid and free) that can be used to identify relevant conversations and influencers
  • 2-3 years of agency experience

Responsibilities:

  • Social Media Content Creation:
    • Draft content for external communications, blogs and social networking platforms
    • Use creative means to plan, organize, and implement a range of social media programs and/or events
    • Contribute to and regularly update external social sites: such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blog, and other community sites
    • Develop content calendar for these sites
    • Develop and execute social media strategies on behalf of the client
    • Curate, edit and photograph images on behalf of the client
    • Develop strategy for XA’s internal social media and digital marketing
    • Develop social media campaigns based around client promotions
  • Social Media Community Management:
    • Respond to user inquiries and comments on established channels in real time as necessary
    • Listen to and monitor all social media outlets: pages, sites, blogs on a daily basis and post/respond on particular topics or in response to other post/comments
    • Convey a sense of community and build our following based on valuation content and mutual sharing
  • Social Media Research and Analytics:
    • Analyze key word research
    • Draft competitive analysis and market audits
    • Analyze market research including using online services
    • Research content ideas using online monitoring tools and search engines
    • Prepare and/or review activity reports, metrics reports and status reports for clients
    • Assess online marketing strategies
  • General Responsibilities of the SMC:
    • Assist with building social media clientele as a separate division of XA
    • Manage work process
    • Work with account teams on client strategies
    • Exhibit effective project management working closely with account teams
    • Keep account team abreast of timelines and deadlines
    • Must be comfortable presenting technical information to clients, PR team and prospective clients

Contact: Email resume to Amanda@expagency.com.