Social Media Fellow

Hillsdale College; Hillsdale (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillsdale College is seeking an adaptable social media assistant to help advance the College’s mission across all platforms in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

The 1-year position focuses on drafting and posting content, monitoring engagement, and supporting the Hillsdale Current newsletter with creative, mission-aligned messaging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts degree required.
• Experience in marketing or a related field preferred.
• Excellent writing skills and knowledge of leading social media platforms.
• Proficiency with Sprout Social or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating and scheduling high-quality content across all College platforms.
• Identify opportunities to grow engagement and audience by timely responses.
• Assist in writing The Hillsdale Current, the weekly campus newsletter.
• Stay informed on social media trends and best practices to develop new ideas.
• Cheerfully perform other tasks, as needed.

Skills

Content creation

Written communication

Creative thinking

Collaboration

Editing

Social media monitoring

Education

Bachelor of Arts degree

Tools

Sprout Social

MS Office

Job description

Hillsdale College is seeking an exceptional candidate to assist in advancing the College’s mission across all social media platforms. The successful applicant will use creativity, passion, knowledge, and writing skills to help Hillsdale inform those familiar with the College and introduce its mission to new audiences. Responsibilities include drafting and posting materials across all College accounts and monitoring social media for opportunities to increase engagement and grow the College’s audience. Comfort in a fast-paced environment is a must. This is a highly collaborative team, and all members should be excited to develop and express new, creative ideas.

This is a 1-year position.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the creation and scheduling of high-quality, engaging content across all College platforms.


• Identify opportunities for the College to cultivate goodwill, reinforce its mission, and increase its audience size by sending mission-appropriate responses to posts, i.e., “community engagement.”


• Assist in the writing of The Hillsdale Current, a weekly email newsletter of campus highlights.


• Stay informed on current social media trends, internet culture, and platform-specific best practices, and make use of these findings to develop new content ideas.


• Cheerfully perform other tasks, as needed.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

General Skills Required

• Ability to assist in the production and distribution of content on social media channels


• Capacity to think clearly under pressure


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Creativity


• Attention to Detail


• Strategic thinking


• Sound judgement


• Initiative


• Time management


• Ability to collaborate with colleagues inside of the marketing department and other departments


• Ability to maintain an understanding of the College’s existing and upcoming content

Education and Experience

• A Bachelor of Arts degree is required.


• Experience with marketing or a related field is preferred.


• Candidates should possess excellent writing skills, and should possess or be able to gain current knowledge of the leading social media platforms.

Technical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic familiarity with major social media networks (e.g., X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube)


• Ability and willingness to learn to use the social media management suite Sprout Social


• General computer and smartphone proficiency


• The willingness to develop familiarity with Hillsdale College initiatives, education, news media, entertainment, advertising, and other fields pertinent to developing creative ideas and insights for social media

Personal Characteristics

• Members of the Marketing Department produce external-facing materials and interact with teams across campus. To ensure a professional and pleasant relationship, a clean, neat appearance that supports the College’s mission is essential. This relationship needs to be supportive and professional, while maintaining confidentiality as needed.

Posting Number

Posting Number S304P

Open Date

Open Date 08/03/2026

Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

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