Social Media & Creative Director

USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the DCCC's social presence by leading organic content strategy and rapid-response across platforms, plus manage a small creative team and paid experiments.

  • Own cross-platform social content strategy and production for multiple channels
  • Must-have: 4-5 years in communications or social media with rapid-copy needs
  • Standout: Leads a two-person design/strategy team and partners with multiple departments

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversee strategy and production of all organic social media content for the DCCC
  • Manage day-to-day social media operations across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, YouTube, and Bluesky
  • Collaborate closely with communications, research, and other departments to translate complex topics into accessible, compelling digital content
  • Create and execute occasional paid digital campaigns to generate earned media
  • Track and analyze platform performance using native analytics tools and present insights to senior leadership
  • Develop social media toolkits for members and candidates across the DCCC battlefield
  • Support rapid response around breaking news, announcements, and major events
  • Shape and maintain the committee’s brand and visual strategy
  • Manage two cross-functional teams composed of one graphic designer and one social media strategist

Requirements

  • 4-5 years of either communications, social media, and/or design experience required
  • Strong understanding of strategic messaging, as well as best practices for communicating on social platforms
  • Fluency in a wide variety of social media platforms, including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Bluesky, and YouTube
  • Excellent writing skills and the ability to draft social copy quickly for rapid response purposes
  • Experience in graphic design and video editing, with knowledge of Canva, Kapwing, and/or Figma being a major plus
  • A great and flexible attitude for a dynamic, campaign-like environment and pace
  • Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team and collaborate with many strategic partners
  • Proactively fosters an inclusive atmosphere and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Ability to demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant and productive ways
  • Personal and professional commitment to promoting and investing in cross-cultural skills and awareness related to individuals from broad backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, gender, sexual orientation and disability
  • Proven interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships with Members, candidates, and staff at all levels

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans with premiums fully paid for by DCCC
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and Life Insurance fully paid for by DCCC
  • More than 25 days of paid time off (which includes federal holidays, time off around the holidays, vacation, and sick days)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fertility and growing family support with $10,000 subsidiary paid by DCCC
  • Pet Insurance Discount
  • Up to 6% retirement employer match contribution
  • Long-term Disability fully paid for by DCCC
  • Monthly mobile phone stipend
  • Monthly metro benefits (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
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The DCCC is the official campaign arm of the Democrats in the House of Representatives -- the only political committee in the country whose principal mission is to support Democratic House candidates every step of the way to victory.

Washington, District of Columbia, USA
419 employees (39 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
139K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.4%
Direct
63.8%
Referral
6.6%
Social
1.3%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~423

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
34 (8% of company)

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