Social Media Manager Remote · 3–5 hours/week · Ongoing

Healthful Heroes; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthful Stories is seeking a Social Media Manager to build and manage an engaged audience around serious health content—real stories that bring patient perspectives to the people who need to hear them.

Lead editorial strategy, collaborate with program teams, and ensure compassionate, accurate communication across platforms while upholding nonprofit values.

Qualifications

• Experience managing social accounts for a nonprofit, publication, or advocacy organization.
• Strong writing skills and an instinct for what resonates in health and advocacy spaces.
• Familiarity with scheduling tools and basic analytics.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage an engaged audience around health content.
• Translate patient stories into shareable social content.
• Monitor engagement and adjust strategy for impact.

Skills

Social media management

Content writing

Audience growth

Editorial discretion

Analytics basics

Tools

Buffer

Later

Job description

About the Company

Healthful Stories is a Seattle‑based 501(c)(3) patient advocacy nonprofit dedicated to surfacing the real patient journey. We conduct structured, longitudinal interviews with individuals living with chronic and complex health conditions to provide critical information to others navigating the same illnesses.

Role Overview

As our Social Media Manager, you will build and manage an engaged audience around serious health content—real stories that bring patient perspectives to the people who need to hear them.

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrated experience managing social accounts for a nonprofit, publication, or advocacy organization
• Strong writing skills and an instinct for what resonates in health and advocacy spaces
• Familiarity with scheduling tools such as Buffer, Later, or equivalent and basic analytics
• Comfort with health‑sensitive content and editorial discretion

What You’ll Gain

End‑to‑end ownership of a nonprofit’s digital presence, a measurable track record of audience growth, and experience at the intersection of patient advocacy and health communications—an experience that translates directly to roles in health system communications, patient affairs, advocacy, and public health media.