Manager, Digital and Social Media

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$68K/yr – $78K/yrManager4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

youth-facing social strategy ownership with end-to-end content and campaign operations across all channels.

  • Own social strategy and daily content ops across platforms to drive advocacy and engagement with youth audiences.
  • Track trends, cultural moments, and audience signals to keep content relevant and timely while informing creator partnerships.
  • Translate performance data into concrete improvements for content quality and campaign ROI.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute Strategy: Translate the organization's overarching digital strategy into daily, actionable plans across all social media and digital engagement channels.
  • Campaign Delivery: Run and optimize integrated digital campaigns (both paid and organic) to move youth and young adult audiences from awareness to active mental health advocacy.
  • Content Calendars & Publishing: Own the creation, maintenance, and day-to-day management of the digital content calendar, ensuring consistent, timely, and aligned publishing schedules.
  • Trend & Culture Tracking: Actively track emerging platforms, digital trends, and cultural moments impacting youth and young adults to ensure Active Minds remains culturally relevant and responsive.
  • Cross-Functional Support: Collaborate with internal program, partnership, and development teams to build social plans that support organization-wide initiatives.
  • Hands-on Creation: Draft, produce, and edit high-quality, audience informed content across channels inclusive of short-form video (Reels, TikToks), graphics, and interactive formats.
  • Brand Voice & Accessibility: Maintain an authentic, inclusive, and engaging tone that resonates with youth, while ensuring all content meets visual brand guidelines and accessibility standards (e.g., alt-text, captions).
  • Asset Collaboration: Work closely with the Creative and Communications teams to transform mental health messages into digestible, visually compelling digital stories.
  • Relationship Management: Source, pitch, and manage day-to-day relationships with digital content creators and influencers who align with the Active Minds mission.
  • Co-Creation: Collaborate directly with creators to develop authentic co-branded content that expands reach and connects naturally with youth audiences.

Requirements

  • 4–6 years of experience in social media marketing, digital media, or content creation, preferably with brands or organizations connecting with young adult audiences.
  • 1–2+ years of experience managing internal team members and external partners (such as interns, fellows, vendors, or digital content creators).
  • Strong expertise in day-to-day social media execution, content optimization, and using platform analytics to build regular performance reports.
  • Experience with paid advertising
  • Proficiency with online tools and platforms including Sprout Social, Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Creator Marketplace, and project management tools like ClickUp.

Benefits

  • Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
  • Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Company Wide Mental Health Days
  • 401(k) Matching
  • HSA and FSA Options
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term and Long Term Disability
  • Fully Paid Parental Leave
  • Wellness Reimbursement Program
  • Professional Development Stipends
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Active Minds, Inc.

Active Minds is the largest nonprofit in the United States mobilizing youth and young adults to transform mental health norms across society. For more than 20 years, we have equipped the next generation of peer mental health advocates through a variety of programs, including the Active Minds Chapter Network, A.S.K., and Send Silence Packing. Our advocacy, initiatives, and campaigns foster lasting change in how youth view and discuss mental health, encouraging them to use their voices to influence broader conversations and inform mental health supports within their communities. Together, we are building a diverse movement of champions committed to improving mental health for all.

Founded in 2003
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
312 employees (48 in marketing)