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Social Media Marketing Manager

Burlingame, NYOnsiteFull TimeManager / Head$70,000–$85,000 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • social media management
  • content creation
  • copywriting
  • graphics
  • community management
  • social analytics
  • brand standards
  • performance optimization
  • experimentation

Nice to have

  • new and emerging platforms
  • platform algorithms

Role summary

CRI is seeking a Social Media Manager to execute its day-to-day social media presence. This role involves creating tailored content across platforms like LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, with a strong emphasis on copywriting to make complex information approachable. The manager will nurture the online community, uphold brand standards, and monitor performance using social analytics to optimize content. A key aspect is the willingness to experiment and drive organizational impact. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in brand social media management, understands channel algorithms, and can translate strategy into compelling content.

Role: 

The Social Media Manager owns the day-to-day execution of CRI’s social media presence. They are responsible for bringing the brand to life across channels, building and nurturing our online community, and expanding CRI’s overall reach and impact. 

Responsibilities:

  • Create social content across all channels with a focus on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, tailoring content uniquely to each platform.
  • Demonstrate strong copywriting skills, able to make otherwise scientific and dense content approachable on social media for our audience.
  • Manage the brand’s content regardless of format, such as in other text-based content channels like Reddit and Bluesky.
  • Stay up to date with new and emerging platforms and trends, proactively recommending implementation when relevant.
  • Uphold brand standards, ensuring the organization’s messaging is consistent and engaging across platforms.
  • Build and nurture CRI’s online community through active engagement, thoughtful responses, and participation in relevant conversations. Goes beyond typical community engagement and takes pride in fostering an engaging space for our audience on channels. 
  • Monitor performance and optimize content, using social analytics and platform insights to understand what is working and continuously improve execution.
  • Willing and eager to test and experiment with the goal of expanding the organization’s impact. 

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of experience in social media management for a brand.
  • Understands how to create compelling content, including in copy and graphics.
  • Knows each channel’s algorithms, how content is served, and has a passion for evolving the brand presence alongside each social channel.
  • Intrinsically understands what makes content resonate on social media.
  • Ability to digest and respond to social strategy from other strategists on the team, translating that strategy into powerful and compelling content.
  • Understands reporting data, able to draw analysis from performance patterns and pivot content direction based on analytics.
  • Works well and thrives in a close knit team environment.

Benefits:

  • 100% covered Health Insurance, Dental & Vision, Life Insurance, Long term & Short term disability
  • HSA
  • Commuter benefits
  • Matching 403b
  • Paid Time off, Sick days

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable laws and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits tailored to factors such as location, role complexity, and experience. For roles in Burlingame, CA or New York City, the estimated base salary range is $70K-85K per year.

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