Social Media Specialist

Madison, WI (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own social and digital storytelling for alumni outreach, turning conversations into engaging brand moments across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, while aligning content with marketing goals and analytics-driven insights.

  • Social & Content Strategy: manage editorial calendars, deploy content across channels, and adapt print material for digital
  • Audience Engagement & Analytics: monitor conversations, measure engagement, and apply insights to improve service and reach
  • Storytelling & Collaboration: partner with editorial leads to create stories for uwalumni.com and other landing pages, ensuring alignment with campaigns

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Post/curate WFAA’s corporate presence on social media platforms; interact with constituents on social platforms to support marketing and customer service priorities.
  • Extend marketing strategy into digital and social touch points.
  • Engage in conversations with alumni to increase brand affinity, engagement and likelihood of alumni involvement in WFAA activities.
  • Apply technology and analytics to identify trends and deliver superior customer service to key constituents in social media.
  • Manage editorial calendar for digital content on corporate websites and social media accounts.
  • Curate key messages on uwalumni.com homepage and other key landing pages;
  • Social media: Emphasis on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
  • Ensure digital content schedules align with email and other scheduled marketing efforts.
  • Strategize, develop and execute concepts and plans for digital content.
  • Create meaningful storytelling and curate digital content including writing, digital photography and video.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with emphasis or certifications in Mass Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations or related field OR equivalent professional experience
  • 1+ year(s) experience producing digital content and managing social accounts for a small-medium sized organization
  • Experience with Microsoft Office; Social media platforms and management suites; WordPress; Google Analytics; Adobe Creative Suite
  • HTML and CSS experience
  • Strong journalistic, storytelling and marketing intuition; ability to identify and react to trending topics
  • Strong written and oral communications skills; demonstrated creativity and attention to detail
  • Demonstrated ability to produce and publish content for the web

Preferred

  • HTML and CSS experience

Benefits

  • The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer
  • We offer competitive pay and an excellent benefits program, which includes a 10% 401k contribution after 1 year of service
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Highlight is an award-winning, 100% employee-owned federal government contractor dedicated to providing diverse IT and professional services across Health, Homeland, and Defense agencies. We are appraised as a CMMI DEV Level 3, CMMI SVC Level 3, self-assessed CMMC level 3, ISO 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, ISO 44001, and ISO 56002 certified company to ensure effective and efficient delivery every time.We were founded in 2008 from our founder's kitchen table with a mission to create impactful solutions for federal agencies and rewarding career opportunities for our employees. Since then, our company has evolved to deliver on that vision.For over 15 years, we have powered their missions with the perfect blend of strategic operational insight and cutting-edge technology. Our team thrives at the intersection of mission objectives and technology solutions. We leverage our deep experience in delivering professional mission services to gain a unique understanding of your needs. This, combined with our expertise in technology practices, fuels our ability to craft tailored solutions that propel your mission forward.

Founded in 2008
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
160 employees (9 in marketing)
88% recommend to a friend
90% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.1%
Direct
51.8%
Referral
7.7%
Social
10.9%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~161

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (4% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1