Senior Social Media Strategist

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive and lead ACS social media strategy and real-time coverage across events, coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve measurable engagement and business outcomes.

  • Own multi-platform strategy and content planning for organic and paid initiatives.
  • Must-have: 5+ years in social media strategy with paid experience.
  • Standout: Leads real-time coverage for major ACS events and supervises the Social Media Coordinator.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead social media strategies aligned with ACS communications and marketing objectives.
  • Define platform-specific approaches, content calendars, and campaign plans.
  • Define measurable performance goals aligned with organizational KPIs and establish clear success metrics for both organic and paid initiatives.
  • Create, publish, and manage organic and paid social media content across platforms, including X, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and emerging channels.
  • Develop and manage paid social campaigns, including audience targeting, budget allocation, bidding strategy, creative testing, and ongoing optimization.
  • Collaborate with content, video, and creative partners to execute integrated campaigns.
  • Lead real-time social media coverage for Clinical Congress and other key ACS meetings, including content planning, onsite execution, and post event performance analysis.
  • Monitor performance metrics, engagement trends, and audience growth.
  • Use analytics and social listening tools to inform strategy adjustments and content optimization.
  • Engage with audiences, monitor conversations, and identify emerging issues or opportunities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, digital media, or a related field from an accredited college or university is required.
  • At least 5+ years of experience in social media strategy, content development, or related roles is required.
  • Demonstrated success managing multi-platform social media strategies.
  • Experience managing paid social campaigns with measurable business results.
  • Demonstrated ability to connect social performance to business outcomes.
  • Strong analytical skills and experience with social media analytics tools and performance optimization.
  • Excellent writing and editorial judgment for social platforms.
  • Cross-functional collaboration.
  • Event coverage and real-time content execution.
  • Ability to work with multiple teams to align messaging and priorities.

Preferred

  • CRM and analytics integration experience is preferred.

Benefits

  • Vacation, personal, and sick hours including 13 paid holidays per year
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Medical—comprehensive coverage through BlueCross BlueShield
  • Dental, Vision, and Prescription drug program
  • 403(b) Matching Program
  • Pension Plan
  • Flexible Spending Medical/Dependent Care
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
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ACS Inc.

Pipeline services and support to the gas distribution and transmission pipeline indusrty

Founded in 2003
USA
1.5K employees (38 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (2% of company)