Responsibilities

• Social Media Content & Publishing
• Execute the College's social media strategy and content calendar developed by Communications and Marketing leadership.
• Manage the day-to-day publishing of content across the College's primary social media channels.
• Write engaging captions and adapt institutional stories for social media audiences.
• Capture, edit, and publish photo, video, graphics, Stories, Reels, and other digital content.
• Provide on-site social media coverage of campus events as assigned.
• Community Engagement
• Monitor comments, direct messages, mentions, and tagged content.
• Respond to routine inquiries using approved messaging and escalate sensitive issues to Communications leadership.
• Support positive audience engagement while maintaining the College's brand voice.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong storytelling, photography, and short-form video skills.
• Knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
• Experience with Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, or similar creative tools.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Attention to detail and sound professional judgment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Basic understanding of social media analytics and reporting.
• Commitment to accessibility, inclusive communications, and excellent customer service.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills with a commitment to a team-based work environment.

Preferred

• Experience in higher education or another mission-driven organization.
• Experience working with student employees, interns, or ambassadors.
• Familiarity with Hootsuite or comparable scheduling and social management platforms.
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices for digital and social media content.

Benefits

• Pitzer College is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition reimbursement, tuition exchange program participation and more.