Specialist, Communications & Digital Media

District of Columbia, USA (On-site)

$70K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive and manage the association’s social media program to grow reach, engagement, and influence across channels for PCPC.

  • Own end-to-end social content planning, publishing, and cadence aligned to PR objectives.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years in public relations or digital/social strategy with agency experience.
  • Standout: strong emphasis on influencer collaboration and analytics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage the association’s social media platforms, including planning, drafting, scheduling, and publishing content while maintaining a consistent posting cadence and brand voice.
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive social media strategy aligned with the organization’s communications and marketing objectives.
  • Identify opportunities to expand audience reach, engagement, and follower growth across platforms.
  • Monitor social media activity and industry conversations, identifying emerging issues, opportunities, and reputational risks that may impact the association or its member companies.
  • Support the execution of digital communications strategies for issue campaigns, events, and related initiatives.
  • Create engaging multimedia content including graphics and short-form videos for posting to social media platforms.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to amplify key announcements, initiatives, and events through social and digital channels.
  • Research and identify opportunities to collaborate with bloggers, podcasters, and social media influencers aligned with the association’s mission and priorities.
  • Coordinate outreach to digital creators and prepare briefing materials or partnership guidance for creator collaborations.
  • Track and analyze social media performance metrics including engagement, reach, audience growth, and conversions.

Requirements

  • Education: BS/BA in PR, communications, journalism or relevant field
  • Experience: 3-5 years of experience in public relations, communications and/or public affairs. Knowledge of social and digital strategy. Experience in project management. Agency experience preferred.
  • Technical Skills: Social media proficiency, AP Style, WordPress, Microsoft Suite, Experience in basic graphic design (Canva preferred), Adobe Suite (preferred), photo and video-editing software (preferred)
  • Accuracy – ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly
  • Active Listening – ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others
  • Communications, Oral – ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word with strong presentation skills
  • Creative – ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea
  • Customer Oriented – ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures
  • Dependability – follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan
  • Detail Oriented – ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
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Personal Care Products Council

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Based in Washington, D.C., the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) is the leading national trade association representing the global cosmetic and personal care products industry. Founded in 1894, the Council represents more than 600 member companies that manufacture, distribute, and supply the vast majority of finished personal care products marketed in the U.S. As the makers of a diverse range of products millions of consumers rely on every day, from sunscreens, toothpaste and shampoo to moisturizer, makeup and fragrance, personal care products companies are global leaders committed to product safety, quality and innovation.For more information on cosmetics and personal care products and their ingredients, visit www.cosmeticsinfo.org. For more information about PCPC and our services, visit www.personalcarecouncil.org. Current job openings are available at www.personalcarecouncil.org/about-us/pcpc-careers.

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