Social Media Momentum Fellow (MC)

Marguerite Casey Foundation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Retirement planning

Job summary

Marguerite Casey Foundation is seeking a Social Media Fellow to develop and maintain a comprehensive digital and social media plan, amplifying the Foundation’s presence. The role focuses on growing audiences on the website and social channels, increasing engagement, and strengthening relationships with influencers.

The 24-month, full-time fellowship is based in Seattle, WA, with emphasis on communities underrepresented in philanthropy and a commitment to a career in the field.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in social media, communications, monitoring and evaluation, or advocacy.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in marketing, PR, social science, or related field.
• Experience with social media publishing, management and listening tools.
• Experience with visual design, photography and video editing is a plus.
• Strong data analytics and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive social media strategy to achieve goals (followers, impressions, influencers, mentions, traffic).
• Lead and manage the Foundation's social media accounts.
• Collaborate on an editorial calendar that supports priorities and trends.
• Craft clear, compelling content for multiple platforms to build engagement.
• Act as a key voice for the Foundation and highlight impact of poverty.

Skills

Social media

Communications

Monitoring & evaluation

Advocacy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Facebook Business Manager

Sprout Social

Hootsuite

TweetDeck

Job description

The Momentum Fellowship is a program offered through Philanthropy Northwest to develop a pipeline of leaders of color and other underrepresented groups in philanthropy. This leadership development program works with new and current practitioners in philanthropy to develop leadership skills; explores issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in grantmaking; and engage in career development activities. This is all done while fellows work in professional positions in foundations across the Northwest. Along with the day to day functions of the job, fellows participate in cohort retreats throughout the two-years, as well as monthly cohort calls, professional coaching, and networking opportunities.

ABOUT THE MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION

At Marguerite Casey Foundation , we believe no family should live in poverty. We invest in grassroots activism that builds the power and voice of families. Our aim is to nurture a national family-led movement that creates a more just and equitable society.

Strategically, the Foundation works to:

• Engage families and communities. We trust in families and put real resources behind families leading change in their communities. Families have the capacity and understanding of their issues to develop solutions to their problems.
• Invest in local leadership. We nurture local leadership and creativity, so communities can design their own solutions.
• Invest for the long term. Meaningful social change takes time. The Foundation provides multiyear grants for general operating support, which allows organizations to build infrastructure.
• Use advocacy and communications to challenge how people think and talk about poverty and explore solutions to issues affecting low-income people in a money-oriented culture.

Since Marguerite Casey Foundation was created in 2001, our grantees have engaged more than 1.5 million adult and youth community members. They have achieved meaningful victories at the neighborhood, city, state, regional, and national levels to improve the well-being of all of America’s families. We’ve seen that when we come together to support family- and community-led solutions, real change is possible.

THE JOB

Marguerite Casey Foundation is seeking a Social Media Fellow. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive digital and social media plan to amplify Marguerite Casey Foundation’s digital presence. The Social Media Fellow will focus on growing audience on the Foundation’s website and social media, driving an increase in engagement and reach, strengthening relationships with influencers, and developing social media capabilities among Foundation staff and grantees.

The fellowship is a 24-month, full-time (37.5 hours a week) position located in Seattle, WA. Ideal candidates are from communities underrepresented in philanthropy, particularly communities of color, and are interested and committed to a career in philanthropy.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute a comprehensive social media strategy to achieve Marguerite Casey Foundation’s social media goals (followers, impressions, influencers, mentions, traffic) by reaching key audiences to promote the Foundation’s efforts.
• Responsible for leadership and Foundation social media accounts.
• Collaborate with the communications team on creating and maintaining an editorial calendar that supports and elevates the Foundation’s priorities alongside relevant or emergent cultural trends on priority issues and topic areas. Support the development of media communications that help maintain a favourable public perception based on the Foundation’s accomplishments, agenda, and social responsibility.
• Craft clear, compelling content for various social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and other) that build meaningful connections and encourage engagement.
• Act as a key voice and advocate for the Foundation in social media conversations to amplify the work of Marguerite Casey Foundation, educate people about the impact of poverty on families and communities, and highlight solutions.
• Work with web lead to ensure social media plug-ins are functioning and optimised, depending on specific platform changes.
• Identify opportunities to use social media to better inform the Foundation’s grantmaking and its grantees networks with relevant staff.
• Mentor and provide training on best practices for creating, managing, monitoring, and developing content for social networks for Foundation leadership and staff.
• Establish and monitor benchmarks for measuring the impact of social media efforts and analyze, review, and report on campaign effectiveness.
• Stay informed of market research, technology, and marketing/communication trends to inform refinements to the Foundation's social media efforts, as needed.
• Collaborate and contribute to team projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in social media, communications, monitoring and evaluation, and/or advocacy.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in marketing, public relations, social science, or related field of study.
• Experience using social media publishing, management, and listening tools (Facebook Business Manager, Insights, and Ad Manager; Sprout Social; Hootsuite; Tweet deck; etc.).
• Experience or familiarity with visual and information design, photography and photo editing, videography, and/or motion graphics.
• Strong technical abilities; possess skills in data analytics and reporting, as well as experience working with database management software.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills.
• Strong organisational skills, multitasking abilities, and capabilities to prioritise and work under pressure.
• Experience working in the field of social justice preferred.
• Bilingual skills a plus; fluent in English and Spanish.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Salary is dependent on experience and the range for this position is $65,000 to 70,000. The annual compensation for this 37.5 hour/week position includes a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO and retirement planning benefits.

Marguerite Casey Foundation seeks to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is the policy of the Foundation to afford Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all employees regardless of their race, creed, colour, sex, age, national origin, disability or veteran status and to conform to applicable laws and regulations affecting all protected classes. Candidates who represent the diversity and lived experiences of communities with which we work are strongly encouraged to apply.