Social Media Associate - CoStar Group - Arlington, VA

CoStar Group; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage (Medical/ Vision /

401(K) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

On-site fitness center

Employee Resource Groups

Commuter benefits

Job summary

CoStar Group in Arlington, VA is seeking a Social Media Associate to own community management, listening, and performance reporting for CoStar Group and its flagship product. This role protects and enhances brand reputation, strengthens customer relationships, and generates insights that power organic content, boosting paid social and employee advocacy strategies.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in social media, PR, or related fields, plus experience with Sprout Social or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Sociology, Psychology, English, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in social media, public relations, customer service, communications, or related fields.
• 1+ years of experience with Sprout Social or a similar monitoring/reporting tool.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workflows.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with a customer-centric approach to engagement.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and engage with CoStar Group social communities daily across platforms (comments, DMs, mentions, tags).
• Implement strategies to grow engagement and reinforce brand voice.
• Respond promptly and professionally to inquiries, identifying opportunities for deeper engagement.
• Escalate product-related questions to internal stakeholders and track resolutions.
• Monitor daily media coverage and translate coverage into social opportunities.
• Support and refine moderation and crisis-management protocols.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Customer-centric approach

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Communications/PR

Tools

Sprout Social

Asana

MS Office (Outlook/Teams/Excel)

Job description

Social Media Associate - CoStar Group - Arlington, VA

Job Description

Who isCoStarGroup?

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP)is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to createtruly uniqueand valuable offeringstoour customers.We’vecontinually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliverforour customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

RoleOverview: Social Media Associate

Arlington, VA | In office, Monday-Friday

The Social Media Associate owns social media community management, listening, and performance reporting for CoStar Group and CoStar. This role protects and enhances brand reputation, strengthens customer relationships, and generatesthe insights that power organic content, boosting (paid social), and employee advocacystrategy across the parent company and flagship product.

Responsibilities

Community Management:

• Monitor and engage with CoStar Group and CoStar’s socialmediacommunities across platforms daily, including comments, DMs, mentions and tags.

• Implement strategies to grow and nurture online audience engagementthat reinforce our brand voice.

• Respond to community inquiriesand feedback promptly and professionally, proactively identifying opportunities for deeper engagement.

• Escalate product- or service-related questions to the appropriate internal stakeholders and track resolution.

• Monitor daily media coverage and translate relevant coverage into timely socialmediaengagement or content opportunities.

• Support and help refine the team’s social media moderation and crisis management protocols.

• Strategically follow employee advocates, clients, prospects,andcommunity partners.

• Monitor compliance with social media guidelines and elevate brand risk as needed.

Social Listening:

• Monitor socialmediaconversations to surface decision-ready insights for marketing, sales,product, HR, and analytics teams.

• Build andmaintainlisteningqueries, refining them regularly to ensureaccurate, high-signal data capture.

• Partner with social media and analytics teams to connect listening insights tostrategic contentfeedbackloops.

Reportingand Insights:

• Track and analyze community engagementand listeningmetrics, delivering insights to improve strategy.

• Monitor organicsocial mediacontent performance and surface recommendations for optimization.

• Reconcile and analyzeboosting (paidsocial)campaign performance and audience datato informoptimizations.

• Organize Employee Advocacyusers into teams andgroups to streamline reporting.

• Measure employee advocacy program effectiveness and recommend improvements to reach and participation.

• Develop and driveconsistentreporting cadence:weeklyteamchatstandups, monthly management reports, and quarterly business reviews.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Proactivelymonitorand shareplatform updates and emerging social media trends to ensure social media community management, social listening, and reporting strategiesremainaligned with current best practices.

• Support social media team with organic social, boosting (paid social), and employee advocacysurges andcoverage as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Sociology, Psychology, English, or a related field,from an accredited, not-for-profit, in person, University or College.

• 2+ years of experience in social media, public relations, customer service, communications, orrelated fields.

• 1+ years of experience with Sprout Social or a similar monitoring/reporting tool.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workflows.

• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with a customer-centric approach to engagement.

• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to think strategically and act proactively in ambiguous situations.

• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-changing social media environment.

• Composure and resilience when engaging with challenging or critical public feedback.

• Demonstrated curiosity and commitment to continued learning and professional development.

• Proficiencywith Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Experience with Asana or similar project managementtoolsa plus.

• Ability to read and write in Spanish and/or French a plus.

What’s In ItForYou?

Ifyou area driven professional looking for a high-growth, high-reward career, CoStarGroupoffers the ideal opportunity.Be part of a best-in-class companywith strong year-over-year growththat invests inyour success. Enjoy a rewarding atmosphere where you can learn, excel, and grow.

When you join CoStar Group,you’llexperience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives.CoStar Group also invests inyour professionaland academic growth with internal trainingandtuition reimbursement.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug

• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance

• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

• Commuter and parking benefits

• 401(K) retirementplanwith matching contributions

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)

• Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups

• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

Sponsorship

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply.However, please note that CoStar Groupis not able toprovide visa sponsorship for this position.

The final salary or hourly rate offered for this role will fall within the range set forth below based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.
Base Compensation: $63,000.00 - $85,000.00 Annually

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; wemaintaina drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing