Global Social Media Manager

Alameda, CA (Unknown)

$114K/yr – $228K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 12 days ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Social Media Strategy
  • Develop and steward Lingo’s annual and quarterly social media strategy, aligned to brand, commercial, and community objectives.
  • Define channel strategy across platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube Shorts, and emerging channels) — including tone of voice, content pillars, posting cadence, and platform-specific formats.
  • Set measurable KPIs (reach, engagement rate, follower growth, share of voice, community sentiment) and report performance against them on a regular cycle.
  • Translate brand campaigns and product launches into social-first storytelling, working with the Senior Brand Manager and Director of Brand & Creative to ensure alignment with the broader creative strategy.
  • Monitor the competitive and cultural landscape to identify trends, white space opportunities, and platform algorithm changes that should inform strategy.
  • Manage the social media budget — including paid amplification, content production tools, and community management platforms — responsibly within grade authority.
  • Content Planning & Production
  • Own the editorial content calendar end-to-end: ideation, briefing, scheduling, and publishing.
  • Brief and collaborate with internal creatives, external agencies, and freelance creators to produce platform-optimized content — including static, video (Reels, YouTube Shorts), stories, and live formats.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 4–6 years of social media experience, with a demonstrable track record of managing multi-platform strategy and community for a consumer brand.
  • Strong portfolio of social content — ideally including health, wellness, technology, or lifestyle categories.
  • Proven ability to develop strategy and execute operationally without a large supporting team.
  • Exceptional written communication skills; able to write in a clear, engaging, on-brand voice and adapt across platform formats and audience contexts.
  • Hands-on experience with social media management, scheduling, listening, and analytics platforms (e.g., Sprinklr or equivalent).
  • Data-literate: able to interpret social analytics, build meaningful reports, and translate data into strategic recommendations.

Preferred

  • Experience collaborating with legal, regulatory, or compliance functions — particularly a comfort with navigating copywriting constraints in a regulated or health-adjacent environment.
  • Experience in health technology, wellness, consumer devices, or a category where scientific credibility and consumer relatability must coexist.
  • Familiarity with CGM, metabolic health, or wearable tech categories.
  • Experience working alongside influencer or creator programs — even if not directly managing them.
  • Demonstrated ability to grow an engaged community from an early-stage or emerging brand platform.
  • Video scripting or on-camera presence; comfort directing short-form video shoots.
  • Paid social amplification experience as a complement to organic strategy.

Benefits

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
  • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
  • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
  • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
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Abbott

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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers, on Instagram @AbbottGlobal, and on X @AbbottNews.We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.Terms of Use: https://www.abbott.com/social-media-terms-of-use.htm

Founded in 1940
North Chicago, Illinois, USA
161K employees (6,303 in marketing)
71% recommend to a friend
81% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$114K/yr – $228K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$20B
Last Raise
$20B
Post IPO Debt, 7 days ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2026
    Post IPO Debt • $20B
  • Mar 2011
    Post IPO Debt • $100K
  • Mar 2009
    Post IPO Debt • $6.7M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$98.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.6%
Direct
41.4%
Referral
14%
Social
0.9%
Paid
2.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~160.9K

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