Social Media & Content Manager

Missoula, MT (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize the social presence for RMEF and OutdoorClass by shaping strategy, producing engaging short-form videos and photos, and driving organic campaigns across multiple platforms to advance mission-aligned storytelling and audience growth.

  • Social strategy and content calendar: plan and align platform-specific content with revenue, marketing, and communications goals.
  • Content production and distribution: source, edit, and publish photos and short-form videos for social, website, email, and digital pieces.
  • Engagement and performance: monitor community interactions, report on engagement, and translate data into optimization opportunities for future campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage RMEF’s and OutdoorClass social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, and others) under direction of department leadership
  • Plan, source, edit and produce engaging photos and short-form video content under the direction of department leadership for use across RMEF's and OutdoorClass’s social media platforms, website, digital communication pieces, and email marketing campaigns ensuring alignment with RMEF’s mission and brand identity
  • Lead day organic social campaigns for RMEF and OutdoorClass across Meta and similar platforms
  • Develop, support, and maintain a strategic, platform-specific social content calendar in alignment with revenue, marketing, and communications goals
  • Monitor and report on social engagement across platforms, manage community interactions responding to comments, messages and mentions while identifying trends and opportunities for increased visibility, audience growth and engagement
  • Analyze organic social content and campaign performance, providing data-driven reports and actionable insights to optimize future strategies and improve audience engagement to department leadership.
  • Support outreach efforts with sponsors, influencers, and content partners in collaboration with department leadership to amplify RMEF’s and OutdoorClass’s digital presence and grow audience engagement.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to support integrated campaigns and consistent messaging across digital channels.
  • Assist in identifying emerging social media trends, platform updates, and audience engagement while supporting the development of social media best practices, workflows, and content standards to improve efficiency and consistency across platforms.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, digital media, journalism, public relations, or a related field preferred (equivalent combination of education, job-related training and experience may be considered)
  • Three to five years of professional experience in overseeing social media platforms for a brand or organization
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in creating and leading impactful social media content strategies that specialize in short-form video and compelling digital storytelling
  • Must be able to present self in a professional manner and effectively communicate to and develop relationships with a wide range of individuals, including staff, corporate partners, volunteers, members and other RMEF customers
  • Skilled at initiating and coordinating photo, video, and graphic content production projects by collaborating effectively with brand communications, creative and marketing teams
  • Expertise in digital scheduling and analytics tools (e.g., Meta Business Suite, Agorapulse, Klaviyo, Wrike, Google Analytics, etc.) to optimize content reach and engagement
  • Proficient in advanced video- and photo-editing software, including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom, Figma and Canva, with a focus on producing high-quality, mission-aligned content
  • Continuously applies knowledge of digital marketing principles, SEO, and CMS platforms to improve content visibility and user experience
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, proactively crafting clear, persuasive, and accurate messaging for diverse audiences
  • Highly organized and adaptable, consistently prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines while driving collaboration and innovation in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

    Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

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    RMEF is a wildlife conservation organization with a mission of ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage. Founded in 1984 with an international headquarters in Montana, it advances its mission with a programmatic focus on land conservation and access, habitat stewardship, wildlife management and advocacy on behalf of elk, conservation and hunting.

    Founded in 1984
    Missoula, Montana, USA
    217 employees (21 in marketing)
    59% recommend to a friend
    75% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    91.7K
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $1.5K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    43.4%
    Direct
    46.8%
    Referral
    4.6%
    Social
    4.7%
    Paid
    0.3%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~217

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    15 (7% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    13.5 years
    Median Tenure
    2.5 years
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    1