Climate Policy Social Content Strategist

Environmental Law & Policy Center; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Free snacks

Wellness benefit

Job summary

Environmental Law & Policy Center in Chicago is seeking a Digital Content Specialist to lead our social media and digital content strategy, highlighting ELPC’s priorities, reports, and advocacy campaigns. You will translate complex policy into accessible content for audience-first storytelling, across platforms, while maintaining our brand voice and visual identity.

The role requires collaboration across teams in a hybrid setting, with a focus on timely content, fundraising support, and audience

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in social media management, digital content production, marketing or a related field.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing social media strategies that increase engagement, audience growth, and brand visibility.
• Experience creating short-form video, social graphics, and multimedia content for digital platforms.
• Expertise using social media management and analytics tools such as Sprout Social, Hootsuite, Google Analytics, Meta Business Suite, and platform-native analytics.
• Experience analyzing data and successfully translating insights into content and campaign recommendations.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to build relationships and coordinate well across different departments, locations, seniority levels and work styles.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling, platform-native content including short-form videos, graphics, carousels, and multimedia assets.
• Translate complex topics, organizational priorities, and industry insights into engaging and accessible content for social first audiences.
• Produce real-time and rapid response content that connects timely trends, news, and cultural conversations to organizational objectives.
• Ensure all content maintains a consistent brand voice, messaging framework, and visual identity.
• Develop and execute an integrated social media strategy across key platforms, including LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky, and emerging channels.
• Lead day-to-day community production across all social channels.
• Execute paid social campaigns to support awareness, engagement, lead generation, and growth objectives.
• Conduct social listening to uncover emerging conversations and identify opportunities to expand audience reach and strengthen brand awareness.
• Stay informed on digital trends, platform updates, and emerging best practices to contribute to a continuously evolving content strategy.
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to audience growth, engagement, reach, impressions, conversions, and campaign performance.
• Analyze content and campaign results across platforms and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Test and optimize content formats, posting cadence, creative approaches, and audience targeting strategies.

Skills

Social media management

Digital content production

Brand storytelling

Analytics & data interpretation

Cross-department collaboration

Deadline-driven

Tools

Sprout Social

Hootsuite

Google Analytics

Meta Business Suite

Job description

Environmental Law & Policy Center in Chicago is seeking a Digital Content Specialist to lead our social media and digital content strategy, highlighting ELPC’s priorities, reports, and advocacy campaigns. You will translate complex policy into accessible content for audience-first storytelling, across platforms, while maintaining our brand voice and visual identity.

The role requires collaboration across teams in a hybrid setting, with a focus on timely content, fundraising support, and audience