Social Media Communications Specialist

Company: Highlighttech
Location: Maryland
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

OverviewHighlight seeks a Social Media Communications Specialist with 1-to-3 years of proven social media management experience. This position supports the Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) program that coordinates early-stage product development activities across the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This is a 100 percent work-from-home opportunity.Responsibilities

• Develop visuals and content for ongoing social media postings and the website; draft visuals and content for the e-newsletter and eblasts.
• Develop, implement, and manage social media content plans and campaigns using Twitter and LinkedIn, including drafting posts, in close collaboration with SEED program staff.
• Create social media toolkits for use by other small business program staff at NIH Institutes and Centers.
• Collaborate with various departments and NIH counterparts on digital initiatives.
• Participates in overall engagement through the SEED web site and other major social media platforms and tracks metrics to monitor changes in engagement and total consumption of SEED content across the board. Evaluates metrics and content consumption to guide new content development.
• Monitor day-to-day activities and community engagement on all platforms.
• Help develop and manage monthly and quarterly digital editorial calendars.
• Analyze campaign and content performance regularly, develop reports to identify trends and opportunities, and recommend/implement changes to current strategies to improve results. Familiarity with social listening tools a plus.
• May be called upon to assist with projects outside of his or her main duties as necessary and appropriate.Qualifications
  • Public Trust eligibility.
  • 1-to-3 years of proven social media communications experience.
  • Will only consider candidates with strong LinkedIn profiles and who can provide links to social media channels managed.
  • Bachelors degree in communications or other relevant field(s) required.
  • In addition to social media experience, email marketing, website contents production, and other digital communications experience a plus.
  • Strong social media project management.
  • An interest in or flair for telling compelling stories of science in the digital space.
  • Focused and motivated self-starter, able to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Experience working on multiple projects with deadline pressures and competing priorities
  • Excellent writing, design and editing skills.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Suite required, experience with other design software, including GovDelivery a plus.About HighlightFor over ten years, Highlight has provided Development and Modernization, Secure IT, and Mission Solution services to our federal government customers. Our team knows the technology; we understand how our customers and their stakeholders work; and we know how to implement industry best practices to deliver high-quality, end-to-end solutions that minimize risk and maximize results.Since our inception, Highlight has had an employee-first mindset. Our mission is to provide employees with rewarding and impactful career opportunities. In 2021, Highlight's founder and CEO, Rebecca Andino, implemented an Employee Stock Ownership Plan to embody and expand our culture of transparency, teamwork and rewarding the work of our employees. By becoming an ESOP, our employee-owners share in the success of the company through their ownership stake. To learn more about ESOPS, check out:.We're an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change - regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics. Our team is dedicated to foster diversity within our teams to promote creativity, innovation, and teamwork to deliver the best solutions for our customers.If you are a Colorado resident, please contact us or email us at to receive compensation and benefits information for this role. Please include the Req ID (this is at the top of the posting under the position title) in the subject line of the email.---#cwhp

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