Paid Social Media Specialist (Temporary), Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City, UT (Unknown)

$73K/yr – $109K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid social strategy and execution to lift brand awareness and thought leadership for WGU across Meta, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok.

  • Own end-to-end campaign lifecycle across multiple platforms with structured A/B testing.
  • Must-have: 5 to 8 years in hands-on paid social campaign management across Meta, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok.
  • Standout: Experience integrating influencer programs and performance reporting into paid amplification.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Paid Social Campaign Management
  • Develop and execute paid amplification strategies aligned with WGU’s brand positioning and reputation priorities.
  • Identify organic content for boosting based on engagement signals, strategic messaging, and leadership visibility goals.
  • Build and manage campaigns in: Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, YouTube Ads, TikTok Ads Manager
  • Design campaigns focused on brand awareness, audience growth, engagement, and message recall.
  • Implement retargeting strategies to reinforce brand familiarity and deepen audience engagement.
  • Conduct structured A/B testing on creative, copy, audiences, and placements.
  • Optimize campaigns weekly to maximize reach efficiency and engagement performance.
  • Paid Influencer Campaign Strategy & Execution
  • Identify and vet influencers aligned with WGU’s mission and brand values.
  • Develop influencer briefs defining messaging priorities, deliverables, and brand standards.
  • Manage negotiations, contracts, timelines, and compliance requirements.
  • Oversee content approval to ensure alignment with brand voice and institutional guidelines.
  • Integrate influencer content into broader paid amplification strategies to expand reach and credibility.
  • Track influencer performance metrics including reach, engagement, brand lift indicators, and audience growth.
  • Analytics & Performance Reporting
  • Track KPIs including: Reach and impressions, CPM, Engagement rate, Video completion rate, CTR, Link clicks, Audience growth metrics
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Western Governors University

WGU, www.wgu.edu, is an online university for the 21st century.We are driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs. Since its establishment in 1997, WGU has grown into a national university, serving more than 120,000 students from all 50 states.The university continues to open doors for adult learners who need flexibility to achieve their education and career goals. WGU’s innovative competency-based academic approach makes it possible, allowing individuals to fit their education into their lives, not the other way around.WGU was founded by the governors of 19 U.S. states. WGU is also supported by over 20 major corporations and foundations who believe in WGU’s commitment to producing highly competent graduates.

Founded in 1997
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
12K employees (373 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9.3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.4%
Direct
63.4%
Referral
10.7%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~12K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
276 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Last Raise
Grant, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • May 2025
    Grant

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