Social Media Strategist

Minneapolis, MN (On-site)

$65K/yr – $80K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive social media strategy and execution across multiple client brands with a data-driven, cross-functional approach.

  • Own day-to-day social strategy and content calendars across multiple clients.
  • Must-have: 4–5+ years in social media with 2–3+ years paid planning.
  • Standout: agriculture/CPG brand experience and tools like Sprinklr, SproutSocial, and Meta Ads Manager.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate across functions and teams to develop integrated social media strategies and campaigns involving influencers, PR/events, content, creative and digital marketing best practices.
  • Be intellectually curious by consistently learning and sharing social media best practices internally and externally.
  • Oversee and support day-to-day social media strategy activities for multiple businesses.
  • Attend meetings with the client and account teams to understand each client, the message they are trying to send and the target market used to portray that message with a data-driven and growth mindset.
  • Generate compelling content with the content and creative team that will effectively reach target markets – via approved content calendars for each client.
  • Ensure quality and timely delivery of social media content, ads, and post promotions.
  • Oversee best-in-class social media engagement, community management, and listening efforts.
  • Create and optimize social media ad campaigns and post promotion strategies.
  • Bring a data-driven mindset for regular and reporting needs. Analyze, review, and regularly share feedback and insights on the effectiveness of campaigns and always-on programs to maximize results with the Senior Director of Social Media Strategy and client teams.
  • Serve as a social media expert for all social media channels and actively collaborate with team to identify and share ideas and insights.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, communications or related field.
  • 4-5+ years social media marketing experience with minimum 2-3+ years in paid social media planning and execution.
  • Experience working with agriculture, animal health/feed, and/or food/CPG brands.
  • Proficient with social media tools and ad platforms such as Sprinklr, SproutSocial,YouScan, and Meta Ads Manager.
  • Any relevant social media certifications.
  • Experience working within and across teams.
  • Understanding of SEO and web traffic metrics and analytics.

Preferred

  • Graphic design, photo editing and social media video creation a plus.

Benefits

  • comprehensive health benefits and employee assistance programs, which may include dental, medical, vision, life insurance and more.
  • 401(k)
  • short term disability
  • long term disability
  • paid national holidays
  • parental leave
  • paid sick leave
  • paid vacation
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Curious Plot

Curious Plot is a marketing, communications and consulting agency that represents clients in the food, agriculture and companion animal care sectors. With a shared purpose of “We Believe in Better,” the agency’s 115+ team members deliver services including go-to-market strategy, public relations, creative, branding, digital, media, social, influencer marketing, market research, issues/crisis management and event management.

Founded in 2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
138 employees (56 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.7%
Direct
51.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
6.5%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~138

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
40 (29% of company)
Median Career Experience
26.5 years
Median Tenure
6.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1