Hybrid Digital Content Manager - Temporary (SF/Sac)

Public-Policy-Institute-of-California; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

The Public Policy Institute of California is seeking a Temporary Digital Content Associate to oversee social media content and digital storytelling on a temporary basis in San Francisco or Sacramento. This role covers an upcoming parental leave from mid-September through May 2027 and offers a hybrid work setup across California.

The position requires 5 years of digital content experience, strong writing/editing skills, and proficiency with social analytics, graphics, and video production.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in digital content, social media, or communications.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Experience with social media analytics platforms (e.g., Sprout Social).
• Experience developing and editing graphics, charts/maps, and video.
• Experience with video production and editing software (e.g. Adobe Premiere Pro).
• Experience with design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel), WordPress, and preferably interactive graphics software (e.g. Tableau, Infogram, DataWrapper).
• Working experience in a research organization or a nonpartisan media organization a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activity across PPIC’s social media channels (Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), maintaining a consistent, engaging voice.
• Monitor news, California policy developments, and PPIC’s media mentions to identify timely opportunities for relevant, real-time content.
• Collaborate with the digital team to plan, execute, and evaluate social media campaigns tied to major reports, events, and organizational priorities.
• Maintain and protect PPIC’s nonpartisan brand across multiple social media channels.
• Develop, create, and edit high-quality graphics and copy drawn from PPIC research for social media.
• Choose images for use in published reports, ensuring visuals are high quality, relevant, and consistent with PPIC's style and brand.
• Ideal candidates would be able to shoot and edit high quality short-form social video that promotes PPIC research.
• Monitor key metrics across social media to track the impact of digital content and campaigns.
• Track and report out on metrics for social campaigns tied to major reports, events, and organizational priorities.
• Stay current with digital trends, emerging platforms, and content best practices, and monitor the digital activities of peer organizations for ideas and benchmarking.

Skills

Writing

Social media analytics

Graphics editing

Video editing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

WordPress

Adobe Premiere Pro

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Tableau

Infogram

DataWrapper

Job description

The Public Policy Institute of California is seeking a Temporary Digital Content Associate to oversee social media content and digital storytelling on a temporary basis in San Francisco or Sacramento. This role covers an upcoming parental leave from mid-September through May 2027 and offers a hybrid work setup across California.

The position requires 5 years of digital content experience, strong writing/editing skills, and proficiency with social analytics, graphics, and video production.