Senior Socal Media Specialist

Winston-Salem, NC (Hybrid)

$38/hr – $57/hrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the social media strategy and execution with a focus on Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Innovation Quarter, driving content, engagement, events, and live coverage across Advocate Health platforms.

  • Owns social media strategy, content planning, and engagement.
  • Manages live event coverage and collaboration with partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • This role will support Enterprise social efforts with an enhanced focus on Wake Forest University School of Medicine and our Innovation Quarter.
  • This role is mostly remote, but candidates must be local to Winston-Salem market to routinely be on site to capture content and provide event and activation coverage.
  • Travel to Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Charlotte campus for occasional Team Meetings
  • Primary hours are first shift, but occasional night or weekend event coverage will be necessary.
  • Major Responsibilities
  • - Contributes to development of the overall social media strategy through posting regularly on Advocate Health’s platforms With primary focus on Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Innovation Quarter (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.) to inform internal and external stakeholders what the Advocate Health brand offers, to increase engagement, maintain reputation and promote system and generate buzz around marketing campaigns.
  • - Crafts strategies, creates daily posts and implements paid ad strategies for platforms with branded and professional images that increase brand awareness, build reputation and foster engagement amongst our communities.
  • - Travels to locations to photograph and film evergreen and on-trend content for social media.
  • - Consistentlymonitorpages to ensure comments withincommunityareappropriate, and promptlyaddressescommunity comments, reviews,questionsand/or concerns.
  • - Staysahead of social media content industry news and best practices. Provides input into strategic direction forbrand’ssocial media channels. Participates in creative brainstorming sessions to develop new, more effective ways ofengagingsocial space.

Requirements

  • Licensure, Registration, And/or Certification Required - None Required.
  • Education Required - Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, advertising or other business-related field, or bachelor’s degree combined with relevant experience.
  • Experience Required - Typically requires5years of experience in day-to-day management of social media platforms.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required - Organized and detail oriented.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required - Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required - Ability tooperateindependently in a self-directed, deadline-driven environment.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required - Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of clinicians, management, executives, etc.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required - Advancedexpertisein social media management and analytics tools, Microsoft Officeproductsand familiarity with WordPress.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required - Abilityto developsocial mediastrategiesand tacticsand effectively communicate recommendations toexternal communications leadership, under the guidance ofsocial medialeadership
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required - A flair for creating persuasive content and communicating effectively (and differently) depending on the medium.

Preferred

  • Experience working in a large, matrixed organization
  • Ability to create and edit content from start to finish
  • Ability to multi-task coverage during a live event
  • Knowledge of different creation and editing tools or programs

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a nationally recognized academic medical center and health system based in Winston-Salem, NC, part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University School of Medicine are the academic core of Advocate Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist employs more than 20,000 teammates, part of Advocate Health’s 150,000 teammates. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist provided a record-setting $611.2 million in community benefits during the 2021 fiscal year, which includes unreimbursed care, charity care, education and research, and community health improvement.

Founded in 1902
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
12K employees (99 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
629.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$139.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
50.8%
Direct
42.7%
Referral
5.4%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
73 (1% of company)
Median Tenure
9.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$585K
Last Raise
$585K
Grant, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Grant • $585K

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