Social Media Assistant

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra seeks a creative Social Media Assistant to help bring SPCO’s music, musicians, and mission to life across social channels. This is a part-time, hourly role with hybrid flexibility for remote work and in-person needs for rehearsals, concerts, and events.

The role supports content creation, editing, scheduling, and monitoring of organic and paid posts, with opportunities to capture moments on stage and behind the scenes, collaborating with marketing leadership to tell

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to create engaging social media content for an organization.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with adaptable tone for audiences.
• Good visual judgment for compelling photo/video storytelling.
• Familiarity with major social platforms, trends, and best practices.
• Basic understanding of social media metrics and ability to summarize performance.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Professional communication through email and tools.
• Comfort learning digital tools and standard office software.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of social content plans aligned to goals and engagement.
• Create and edit approved social content for campaigns.
• Capture photos and videos at rehearsals, concerts, and events.
• Proofread marketing materials for consistency across channels.
• Stay updated on social media trends to inform strategy.
• Coordinate with Artistic and Marketing to tell a cohesive story online.
• Assist with paid social content under leadership guidance.
• Prepare and route paid ad copy and creative assets for approval.
• Report basic paid social ad performance and provide recommendations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Social content creation

Writing & editing

Visual storytelling

Social media platforms

Analytics basics

Organizational skills

Communication

Collaborative work

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere Pro

Job description

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is seeking a creative, collaborative, and audience-focused Social Media Assistant to help bring SPCO’s music, musicians, and mission to life across social media. This role supports the creation, scheduling, and monitoring of organic and paid social content, including opportunities to capture authentic moments at rehearsals, concerts, and events. The ideal candidate is curious, organized, eager to learn, and interested in visual storytelling, audience engagement, and the performing arts. This is a part-time, hourly position with a variable schedule that will average 25 hours per week.

This is a hybrid position with a high degree of flexibility for remote work, with in-person work required as needed for rehearsals, concerts, events, and other organizational activities.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Social Media Assistant supports SPCO’s social media presence by helping create, edit, schedule, and monitor content that shares the organization’s artistic story, highlights its musicians and performances, and strengthens audience engagement. Working closely with marketing leadership and colleagues across the organization, this role assists with organic and paid social media content, captures photo and video content at selected rehearsals, concerts, and events, and helps ensure SPCO’s social media activity is timely, accurate, engaging, and aligned with organizational priorities. This position reports to the Chief Marketing Officer.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and execution of social media content plans that advance organizational goals, audience growth and engagement
• Create and edit approved social media content in support of marketing campaigns and organizational initiatives
• Capture photo and video content at selected rehearsals, concerts, events, and other organizational activities
• Participate in general operations of the marketing department, including proofreading of marketing materials, both print and digital
• Stay up to date on social media trends and digital best practices to inform strategy
• Coordinate with Artistic and Marketing to tell a cohesive story about the organization across digital platforms
• Assist with creation of paid social content under the direction of the Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Marketing and Communications
• Prepare and route paid social ad copy and creative assets for approval
• Reporting basic paid social ad performance metrics and recommendations for growing engagement
• Other duties as assigned

SPCO Core Attributes

• Collaborative
• Commitment to Service and Quality
• Empathy
• Humility
• Integrity
• Intellectual Curiosity

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated ability to create engaging social media content for an organization, business, nonprofit, creative project, or similar purpose
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to adapt tone and content for different audiences and platforms
• Good visual judgment and ability to support compelling photo, video, and other digital storytelling
• Familiarity with major social media platforms, trends, and best practices
• Basic understanding of social media metrics and ability to summarize performance observations
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with artists, staff, vendors and external partners
• Strong professional communication skills including appropriate use of email and other communication tools
• Comfort learning and using digital tools, social media platforms, and standard office software
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
• Availability to work occasional evenings and weekends for rehearsals, concerts, and events

Desired Qualifications

• Experience creating short-form video or other social-first digital content
• Familiarity with basic photo and video editing tools, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, or comparable programs
• Enthusiasm for and appreciation of the classical music art form and digital media