Social Media Manager

Alameda, CA (Unknown)

$100K/yr – $190K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize the Science social media program from strategy through publishing, community management, and analytics, driving audience growth across LinkedIn, X, YouTube and more while coordinating with editorial, video, and comms teams.

  • Own channel strategy and publishing cadence
  • Lead audience growth, community engagement, and earned media amplification
  • Align content with brand voice and platform formats

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and own the channel strategy: what content goes where, when to publish, in which format, and for which audience - continuously optimizing based on performance data
  • Build and execute audience growth strategies for each channel, setting growth targets and reporting on progress
  • Own day-to-day management and publishing across Science's social channels (LinkedIn, X, BlueSky, YouTube, blog, and others), maintaining a consistent, high-frequency cadence
  • Publish with rigor - own the QA process for every post, ensuring copy, links, captions, tagging, accessibility, and compliance details are flawless before anything goes live
  • Serve as community builder: engage daily with our audience, respond to comments and conversations, cultivate relationships with patients, scientists, clinicians, and the broader neurotech community
  • Amplify earned media moments - coordinating with comms to extend press coverage, conference moments, and milestone announcements across social
  • Write sharp, accurate short-form copy: captions, posts, and threads that match Science's brand voice
  • Partner closely with the communications, editorial, and video teams, translating stories and footage into platform-native formats and informing what content the engine should produce next
  • Run social listening and competitive monitoring; surface insights, trends, and conversation opportunities to the broader marketing team
  • Own social analytics and reporting, telling a clear story of month-over-month channel and audience growth

Requirements

  • 5+ years managing social media channels for a brand or organization, with a demonstrated record of growing audiences and engagement
  • Exceptional attention to detail and a track record of error-free publishing at high volume
  • Strong working knowledge of platform algorithms, formats, and best practices across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube
  • Solid short-form copywriting skills with the ability to adopt and maintain an established brand voice
  • Experience with community management - engaging audiences directly, not just broadcasting
  • Fluency with social management, scheduling, and analytics tools
  • Genuine fascination with neural engineering, neuroscience, and the PRIMA mission

Preferred

  • Experience in healthcare, medical device, biotech, or another regulated industry, with comfort operating within regulatory, legal, or compliance review processes for public-facing content
  • Experience growing video-first channels (YouTube shorts, Reels, TikTok)
  • Familiarity with paid social and organic/paid coordination
  • Experience working alongside comms teams on earned media amplification
  • German language proficiency is strongly preferred

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • Flexible vacation and company-paid holidays
  • Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees
  • Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care and medical leave
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Science
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)

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