Senior Lead, Digital Communications

Kirkland, WA (On-site)

$131K/yr – $139K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive and manage a senior digital/social strategy for the Principal, overseeing campaigns, measurement, and influencer/agency partnerships to expand reach and influence.

  • Own social strategy and content calendar across multi-channel platforms.
  • Must-have: 5-7 years leading large, multi-channel social programs.
  • Standout: Agency management and cross-team collaboration for high-impact campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a digital strategy for the Principal’s social channels that optimizes growth and supports influence on priority issues.
  • Advise on digital strategies for Pivotal-led campaigns and initiatives, in partnership with the Impact Communications & Creative Strategy team.
  • Define social media priorities, goals, and targets, ensuring alignment with high-priority issues.
  • Lead measurement and reporting for social channels, updating best practices and presenting weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance data to communications and leadership teams.
  • Develop a strategy to monitor and mitigate misinformation—in partnership with the Senior Measurement & Research Manager—adjusting content and editorial strategy accordingly.
  • Supervise the editorial calendar, ensuring long-range planning across content channels.
  • Plan and manage the daily social content calendar, coordinating amplification of earned/owned media, inbound partner requests, and tone/voice alignment with Pivotal channels.
  • Be responsible for social copy process from start to finish, collaborating with agency partners, writers, and other communications team members, as appropriate.
  • With agency support, monitor peer activity and social trends, identifying opportunities to optimize multi-channel content.
  • Manage social publishing tools and posting, including influencer engagements.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5-7 years of experience running large, multi-channel social media networks on behalf of organizations or high-profile leaders, or an equivalent combination of advanced training and experience.
  • Ability to conceptualize and implement successful social media campaigns and initiatives aligned with long-term strategic goals.
  • Experience conveying complex ideas through compelling copy and social-friendly content.
  • Strong understanding of analytics and measurement, with the ability to extract and communicate actionable insights.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of emerging communication trends, including new channels, tools, and platform features.
  • Proficiency using Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and SharePoint).
  • Fluency in use of systems necessary to role (e.g., Salesforce, Workday).
  • Willingness and ability to travel as needed.

Preferred

  • Ability to collaborate across teams, such as creative, program and media, to ensure integrated planning and alignment to objectives.
  • Proven project management and execution skills.

Benefits

  • Benefits for full-time employees currently include medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and long-term care insurance, fertility benefit, caregiving support, 144 hours of vacation, 96 hours of sick leave, 401k, HSA, FSA, an opportunity to earn a discretionary annual target performance bonus and more.
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Founded by Melinda French Gates, Pivotal works to accelerate the pace of social progress for women and young people in the U.S. and around the world. Pivotal includes Pivotal Philanthropies, Pivotal Initiatives Fund, and Pivotal Ventures. Learn more at Pivotal.com

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