Social Media Manager

Greenwood Village, CO (On-site)

$70K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive ACE’s social media and executive thought leadership across channels to support school-choice advocacy and outreach.

  • Own and execute ACE’s social content and live-event coverage for the CEO and organization.
  • 5+ years in nonprofit social media with a strong portfolio of story-driven content.
  • Demonstrates executive thought-leadership growth and cross-channel event support.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Content Leadership
  • Develop, manage and optimize a comprehensive weekly/monthly content calendar aligned with organizational priorities, campaigns, events and timely education news
  • Create high-quality, original content (posts, captions, threads, video scripts, graphics briefs, etc.) that drives engagement, donations, scholarship applications and advocacy
  • Manage and grow ACE’s main organizational accounts: X (@ACEscholarships), Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn
  • Executive Thought-Leadership Platform
  • Build and manage the CEO’s professional social presence (primarily LinkedIn and X, with support on others) to establish him as a leading voice on school choice, education policy and opportunity for low-income families
  • Draft thought-leadership posts, video messages, and interview recaps; develop and coordinate ghostwriting and approval processes
  • Attend key events for in-person appearances alongside the CEO to provide real-time social media coverage; ghostwrite and post live updates, threads, stories, captions, videos and highlights on behalf of him, amplifying speaker messages, scholar stories, donor impact and thought leadership
  • Coordinate with organizational partners on key campaigns for aligned messaging across channels
  • Community & Real-Time Management
  • Provide active daily monitoring, timely responses and community engagement across all channels (including evenings/weekends during peak periods or events)
  • Develop and execute social media plans for major events (annual luncheons, policy briefings, scholar celebrations, conferences, Women’s Luncheon, National School Choice Week activities, etc.), including live coverage, real-time posting, post-event amplification and reporting
  • Operations & Collaboration
  • Schedule and publish all content using social management tools (e.g., Sprout Social, Hootsuite or similar)
  • Coordinate closely with organizational partners, state teams, development, scholarship programs and external PR/communications vendors
  • Track performance metrics, analyze insights and deliver regular reports and recommendations to leadership on engagement, growth and ROI
  • Ensure all content complies with nonprofit best practices, brand guidelines and platform policies
  • Some travel may be required from time to time to accompany the CEO on key events/speaking engagements, to capture content/post real-time
  • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Exceptional writer and storyteller who can translate complex policy and data into emotionally resonant, shareable content.
  • Strategic thinker with hands-on execution style
  • Collaborative team player who can coordinate across departments and with external partners
  • High emotional intelligence and ability to represent the organization with professionalism and warmth
  • Able to balance structure with agility in a fast-moving environment
  • Comfort working within conservative or religious partner environments.?
  • Thrives in a startup-like environment and embraces ambiguity.?
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ACE Scholarships

EVERY CHILD DESERVES A GREAT EDUCATION.That’s our stand. At ACE Scholarships we’re committed to helping low-income parents provide that opportunity to their children. Our mission is to advance K-12 educational freedom, with a focus on securing financial support for families so they may access the quality education of their choice. ACE is a Denver, Colorado-based 501(c)(3) founded in 2000. ACE has a direct impact in the lives of children from low-income families in Colorado, Montana, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Wyoming, Arkansas, New Mexico, Utah, Delmarva, and Mississippi. Our vision is that every child in America has equal access to a quality education.

Founded in 2000
Englewood, Colorado, USA
75 employees (8 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.4%
Direct
49.7%
Referral
5.3%
Social
9.7%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~75

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (11% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
0.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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