Lead Social Media Specialist

TalkingParents; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

TalkingParents in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is seeking a Lead Social Media person to drive our social media strategy across platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn. You will balance creativity and data-driven decisions to enhance engagement and brand awareness.

The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of experience in social media, proven content creation skills, and strong partnership-building abilities. We encourage you to submit a portfolio of your social media work with your application.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience managing multiple social media platforms.
• Experience creating high-impact content that grows social communities.
• Ability to use analytics for data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement social media strategies aligned with business goals.
• Plan and manage content calendars across various platforms.
• Track, analyze, and report on social performance for actionable insights.

Skills

Social media management

Content strategy

Strong communication

Partnership building

Analytics-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, or related field

Tools

Social listening tools

Figma

Canva

ClickUp

Job description

What will you do?

This is a lead Social Media role within the Content Team of our Marketing Department. You will drive execution and optimization of our social media and community strategy across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, and LinkedIn, with a strong emphasis on partnership and influencer‑led programming (including Expert Weeks and creator collaborations). You will balance creative experimentation with data‑driven decision‑making to grow awareness, engagement, and business outcomes.

How you’ll make an impact

We are seeking a creative, strategic, fast‑moving social marketer who thrives in a dynamic environment with lots of moving parts. You are a strong communicator and relationship builder who can keep partnership and influencer initiatives moving while ensuring content stays on‑brand, timely, and high quality. You think beyond “posting,” using analytics, audience trends, and digital conversations to shape content direction and identify new growth opportunities. You understand how to tailor messaging by platform, including using LinkedIn as a B2B channel to engage and share information relevant to the family law professional community.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and implement social media strategies aligned with business goals, brand objectives, and audience needs.
• Plan and manage content calendars across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, and LinkedIn, ensuring a strong mix of evergreen content, timely/trending content, and partnership‑led initiatives.
• Lead and support influencer and partnership initiatives, including collaboration planning, coordination, and follow‑through (with particular attention to influencer‑led programming like Expert Weeks).
• Work closely with the Creative Team to develop platform‑native graphics and short‑form video; provide clear briefs informed by performance data and audience insights.
• Work closely with the Content Team to identify and develop topical content based on audience trends, digital conversations, and what’s currently trending in the co‑parenting space, including legal and social developments.
• Tailor content and engagement strategy by channel, including leveraging LinkedIn for B2B communication and relationship‑building with the family law professional community.
• Coordinate creation and publishing of engaging content (copy, graphics, short‑form video), ensuring strong storytelling, clear CTAs, and platform‑native best practices.
• Bring a community‑building mindset to daily social; coordinate with internal teams on responses and engagement as needed.
• Collaborate with Digital Marketing on paid social strategy and creative testing to amplify high‑performing content.
• Track, analyze, and report on social performance; translate insights into actionable recommendations on content topics, creative direction, and posting strategy.
• Stay current with platform trends, algorithm changes, and emerging formats; test new ideas and iterate quickly.
• Support events or time‑sensitive initiatives as needed, capturing content and translating it into social‑first stories.
• Spearhead and execute content calendars, Facebook events, engagement, and event coverage for additional marketing clients as needed.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Social Media, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5‑7 years of experience in a social media role managing multiple platforms.
• Proven experience creating and distributing high‑impact content that grows social communities.
• Strong partnership mindset with experience coordinating across stakeholders (internal teams and external partners/creators).
• Demonstrated ability to use social analytics to make data‑driven decisions (content topics, creative direction, testing, and optimization).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong editing instincts and attention to detail.
• Highly organized and adaptable; able to manage multiple deadlines and shifting priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proactive and resourceful; comfortable taking ownership with minimal day‑to‑day supervision.

Bonus Skills

• Experience supporting influencer/creator collaborations and partnership‑driven content initiatives.
• Experience with Meltwater or other similar social listening and media monitoring tools.
• Experience with Figma or other similar collaborative planning and design tools.
• Experience with Canva (or comparable tools) and short‑form video workflows.
• Experience with ClickUp (or other project management tools).
• Experience marketing SaaS and/or supporting both B2B and B2C brands.
• Experience collaborating across multiple teams and workflows (such as content, creative, and data) to perform job functions.

If you are interested in the above position, meet the requirements, and are ready to love where you work, it might be time for you to become a part of our team! Along with your application, please submit a portfolio showcasing your social media work, including campaign strategies and content samples.

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*Candidate(s) who are offered a position will be required to successfully pass a pre‑employment background check and drug screening.

*TalkingParents is an Equal Opportunity Employer