The Wisco Project: Organic Media/Social Media Manager

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Madison (WI)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 79,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

The Wisco Project in Madison, WI is seeking a Social Media/Organic Media Manager to lead our statewide and campus-level social content strategy. You will own creative programming, grow followers, and drive engagement across all platforms to mobilize young voters.

Reporting to the Organic Media Director, you will help oversee the Content Creator Fellowship, implement on-brand and compliant content systems, and train organizing staff to maximize impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated success developing and leading organic media strategies, particularly for political campaigns or political/advocacy organizations is preferred but not required
  • An intuitive understanding of organic social, trends, and platform best practices — particularly as it related to what content will be successful with current college students
  • Ability to rapidly produce high-quality content and manage multiple accounts
  • Passionate about civic engagement, highly motivated, and able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the Content Creator Fellowship program
  • Execute the organization’s statewide social media strategy, developing creative programming and strategies to grow the followings of, and engagement with, Wisco Project accounts
  • Implement systems to ensure that organic content is on-message, on-brand, accurate, compliant, and effective
  • Help train the organizing staff on how to effectively use social media to advance organizing goals
  • Ensure social media best practices are integrated across departments
  • Help track analytics and performance to inform ongoing strategy and optimize content across platforms
  • All other duties as assigned

Skills

Organic media strategy
Social media management
Content creation
Campaign analytics

Job description

The Wisco Project: Organic Media/Social Media Manager
LOCATION

Madison, WI

SALARY

$6000 - $6000 (Monthly)

HEALTHCARE

Employer-sponsored health insurance offered

COMPANY

The Wisco Project

DEPARTMENT

Digital

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Non-Profit

MINIMUM LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE

Departmental Staff (a role in a specific department. Ex: Organizer, Finance Assistant, Social Media Manager)

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Organization:

The Wisco Project is Wisconsin’s largest youth vote organization. We run large-scale organizing and digital programming to reach and mobilize students across the state. In 2026, we will seek to build on the work of previous cycles to run our strongest program yet and score progressive victories for students across the state. This will be a crucial year for Wisconsin and we are in need of talented, dedicated staff ready to take on this challenge with us!

What Will You Do?

We are looking for Social Media/Organic Media Managers to help lead and execute our organization’s social media strategy across all platforms, both statewide and at the campus level. The Organic Media Manager should be someone who is passionate about leveraging organic digital content to reach and mobilize young voters, empowering creators, and building high-performing digital infrastructure across campuses statewide.

The Organic Media Manager will report to the Organic Media Director and will:

  • Help to oversee the Content Creator Fellowship program

  • Execute the organization’s statewide social media strategy, developing creative programming and strategies to grow the followings of, and engagement with, Wisco Project accounts

  • Implement systems to ensure that organic content is on-message, on-brand, accurate, compliant, and effective

  • Help train the organizing staff on how to effectively use social media to advance organizing goals

  • Ensure social media best practices are integrated across departments

  • Help track analytics and performance to inform ongoing strategy and optimize content across platforms

  • All other duties as assigned

Who Are You?

A successful candidate for this role will have:

  • Demonstrated success developing and leading organic media strategies, particularly for political campaigns or political/advocacy organizations is preferred but not required

  • An intuitive understanding of organic social, trends, and platform best practices — particularly as it related to what content will be successful with current college students

  • Ability to rapidly produce high-quality content and manage multiple accounts

  • Passionate about civic engagement, highly motivated, and able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Job Details: Compensation for this role is $6,000/month plus benefits. This is a Full Time role.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at contact@wiscoproject.org

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under local, state or federal law.

We see diversity of all kinds as essential to doing our work well. We strive to build a team that reflects the diverse composition of America itself. We strongly encourage applications from structurally marginalized and under-represented communities and experiences to apply.

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