Save the Children’s Director, Social Media Engagement will lead social media strategy, supporter engagement and social content creation. This person will balance innovative storytelling, purposeful messaging, brand strategy and data-driven insights to deliver an impactful and engaging social presence, in support of the overall Save the Children marketing, communications and fundraising strategy and our broader mission.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Setting clear goals for the team, assigning responsibilities, coaching and managing team members. Ensuring that the right structure, resources and skills are in place for the team to consistently deliver quality work in a fast paced environment. (35%)
- Strategy and planning of social engagement activities both planned and unplanned, including campaigns, emergencies, and media events, ensuring the team is ready to respond to rapidly changing external events. (20%)
- Working closely with stakeholders both internal (fundraising, talent, communications and advocacy, senior management) and external (corporate partners) to deliver on shared objectives. (20%)
- Setting clear goals and performance KPIs for the team. Tracking, optimizing performance and reporting.(10%)
- Closely monitoring new developments, trends and best practices in social media engagement to ensure Save the Children is always a leader in social engagement.(10%)
- Budget management and other duties as may be required. (5%)
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience required
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 7-10 years' experience in area of expertise
- Solid understanding and hands-on experience of digital and social media marketing.
- At least 2 years’ experience managing a social media team within a for-profit brand or large non-profit organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a complex highly matrixed global organization
- Experience working with senior management around communications and content decisions in complex high-pressure situations such as humanitarian emergencies.
- Hands on experience leading and making decisions in a fast paced communications or media environment.
Compensation/Benefits:
- Aetna Medical and Dental insurance with a concierge service
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Vision Insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefit Program
- Vacation and Sick leave
- Paid holidays
What makes us special!
- Generous Retirement Savings with matching company contributions of up to 8%
- Family Leave – 10 additional days of paid time off for you to use to care for your family members
- Additional Maternity and Paternity Leave – 30 days where parents can take additional paid leave (beyond short-term disability and FMLA) at the birth or adoption of a child during that critical first year!
- Critical Child Illness Leave – We hope you never have to use it, but we will provide an additional 30 days of paid leave per year should your dependent child be faced with a critical illness.
- Pet Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Identity Protection, Home, Auto and additional Life insurances
- Summer Fun Fridays – During the summer months, early release at 1:30 pm every other Friday!
- Volunteer Day – One paid day a year to support the causes that matter to you!
- Ergonomic Options – Every employee at our HQ offices has the option of a sitting/standing desk
- Leadership and Employee Development Training, including:
- Our remarkable in-house CORE, Senior Management Development, and Leadership Development Programs
- Language learning opportunities
- Continuous Improvement skill development programs
- Brown Bag information sharing sessions
- Work hard/Play hard! We make sure there’s ample opportunity for fun, engagement, and celebration while you work, such as networking events, March Madness, World Cup, Dodgeball Tournaments, Take Your Child to Work Day, Founder’s Day, and our annual Day of Service
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Apr 6 2019
Active Until:
May 6 2019
Hiring Organization:
Save the Children US
industry:
Nonprofit