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CPW Marketing & Communications Specialist / Social and Digital Media Specialist (Denver, CO)
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Pueblo Community College
CPW Marketing & Communications Specialist / Social and Digital Media Specialist (Denver, CO)
Denver, Colorado
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Student - Social Media Intern – Institutional Advancement Marketing & Communications
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Utah Valley University
Student - Social Media Intern – Institutional Advancement Marketing & Communications
Orem, Utah
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Communications and Social Media Manager
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Elgin Community College
Communications and Social Media Manager
Elgin, Illinois
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The National Exchange Club
Social Media & Communications Specialist
Toledo, Ohio
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Social Media Specialist, University Communications and Marketing
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Kent State University
Social Media Specialist, University Communications and Marketing
Kent, Ohio
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CPW Marketing & Communications Specialist / Social and Digital Media Specialist (Denver, CO)
Pueblo Community College·Denver, Colorado
Job functions:
$72k - $94k/yr
51-200 employees
Job Description
Department Information
OPEN TO STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENTS ONLY
Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.
We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.
In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:
- Medical and Dental plans
- Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Employee Wellness programs
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
- Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
- Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
- Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE
Our Mission is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources.
The Branding and Communications Section exists to lead the planning, development, creation, implementation and evaluation of creative methods and communications techniques to efficiently communicate CPW programs, products and activities to local, regional and national publics based upon CPW leadership goals. The work unit is responsible for communicating with the public using the agency website, press releases, social media, regulation brochure publications, mass marketing efforts, video, and Colorado Outdoors Magazine and blog. The work unit is also responsible for pricing, production and distribution of these materials. The work unit is also responsible for overseeing the CPW retail operations, including the online store.
Description of Job
This position exists as CPW staff authority on Social and Digital Media Production, and provides both digital and traditional expertise and production support for marketing State Parks and wildlife-related management and recreation. The position refines, implements, and evaluates CPW’s social media strategy, helps develop CPW brand recognition and reputation, promotes state parks, hunting, camping, fishing, and outdoor recreation through a variety of channels. This is a mission-critical position as CPW is self-funded and new and existing constituents must receive information in the spaces where it is sought, increasingly through social and digital channels. The position has agency-wide influence regarding social and electronic media and impacts decisions made by leadership as well as the ways the agency interacts with customers.
Expected duties include:
Expected duties include:
Develop, Implement, and Evaluate Social and Digital Media Strategy, Plans and Production
This position is CPW’s staff authority on Social and Digital Media Marketing Production. The position creates comprehensive organic social media and digital media strategies using established social media marketing techniques to increase CPW’s trust and relevancy, to recruit new and help retain existing CPW customers. The position also evaluates and experiments with new and alternative ways to leverage social media activities. This includes monitoring trends in social media and social and electronic media applications; strategizing with the Communications Supervisor, Branding and Communications section manager, and CPW leadership on how to best incorporate social media into agency culture. Duties include online advocacy, writing and designing editorial and other content creation, blogging, community-outreach efforts, promotions, etc. Manages agency voice and presence in social networking sites including, but not limited to, Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, TikTok, and other similar community sites, and seeding content into social applications as needed. Manage social media campaigns and day-to-day activities with support from multimedia specialists.
Management, Consultation and Training for CPW Digital Accounts
This position serves as the subject matter expert for the agency to CPW parks, areas, and other work units in social and digital media marketing and social and digital media communication. The specialist serves as a primary link between the agency’s social and digital media marketing strategy and individual work units that have, or request, unique accounts to answer questions or determine true needs for subaccounts. The position works directly with park managers, area wildlife managers, PIOs, educators, biologists, social scientists, and/or program managers and their staff to train teams on the development of appropriate online content, guidance on personal vs. professional accounts, and how to incorporate agency voice and branding. This role determines where partner requests for participating with/on CPW channels are appropriate and provides alternatives where CPW channels are not an option. The specialist also ensures consistency with existing strategic plans and provides expertise in how to maximize a work unit’s use of social and digital media. The specialist position will also develop and present annual training to CPWs Trainees during their training year.
Administrative and Agency Capacity Review and Implementation
As an evolving medium, this position must implement the agency’s administrative directives around social media, while also updating addendums and the administrative directive as needed to keep up with the changes in platform technology and algorithms. As part of administering statewide social accounts, this role will evaluate new account requests and work with account owners to perform annual goal setting and analytics reviews. As/if new platforms emerge, determine capacity and relevancy to the agency in participating in new social media platforms. This role will also monitor CPW accounts for improper use of AI or agency resources.
Digital Marketing and Communications Production
With the Marketing and Branding Supervisor, this role attends brainstorming sessions, helps develop plans and produces/guides graphics and animations for a variety of paid and organic applications, including in-depth campaigns that require digital creative in many formats and sizes. This position utilizes digital marketing techniques to market CPW and CPW missions, activities, opportunities, and achievements by creating/generating graphics and text for digital marketing campaigns, including but not limited to: paid search, banner or takeover ads, and promoted social posts. Creates new and/or updated templates for social applications, email newsletters, and press releases in alignment with brand standards for statewide and regional use.
Technical Skills - Section Platforms
This position will work within all of the section’s digital platforms to share information, manage author and subscriber lists, post digital work, obtain platform data, analyze performance and develop reports from each. These platforms may evolve, but currently include: Sprout Social Asana, MailChimp, Acquia Digital Asset Management, Bitly, and WordPress (blog). As technologies change and evolve, the role will help evaluate new and continuing platform use, maintain a working knowledge of all section digital platforms and work with the Communications Manager and Section Manager to ensure agency needs, section budgets, procurement rules and contractual obligations are met.Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications
Seven (7) years of relevant experience as a social media coordinator, specialist, analyst, senior social media manager or an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.
OR
A combination of related education in communications, marketing, or a closely related field, and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to seven (7) years.
Substitutions
- Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis. Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
- Current or former State experience relevant to this position
- Current or former Colorado Parks & Wildlife work or volunteer experience
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, MailChimp, Asana, Google Business Suite
- Sprout Social, Asana, MailChimp, DAM experience, and WordPress
- Organizational and time management skills
- Strong level of written and oral communication skills
- Strong multi tasking skills
- Proficiency in cloud-based social media management and intelligence platforms
- State of Colorado residency is required at the time of application.
- Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado driver's license if operating a State vehicle.
- Occasional overnight travel (meetings, production, etc.)
- Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position. (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).
- Pursuant to the DNR-120 Fleet and Driving Standards Administrative Directive, any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle. To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who:
- Have an assigned State fleet vehicle
- Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position
- Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle
It is recommended that you contact the Human Resources Specialist listed below to resolve issues related to your possession of minimum qualifications. However, if you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
The Assessment Process
- All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.
- Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.
- Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.
- Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.
- This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.
We are committed to increasing a “Colorado for ALL" of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities. The State of Colorado believes that a “Colorado for ALL” drives our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us
If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us
ADAAA Accommodations
Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request accommodation, please contact our Benefits Specialist at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us at least five business days before the date that any accommodation will be required to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.
E-Verify
DNR uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
Toll–Free Applicant Support - Technical Help
If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV at 855-524-5627, Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). The Human Resources Office will be unable to assist with technical issues.
Pueblo Community College
CPW Marketing & Communications Specialist / Social and Digital Media Specialist (Denver, CO)
Denver, Colorado
New 23h ago51-200 employees
Job functions:
$72k - $94k/yr
Job Description
Department Information
OPEN TO STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENTS ONLY
Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.
We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.
In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:
- Medical and Dental plans
- Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Employee Wellness programs
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave
- Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options
- Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
- Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE
Our Mission is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources.
The Branding and Communications Section exists to lead the planning, development, creation, implementation and evaluation of creative methods and communications techniques to efficiently communicate CPW programs, products and activities to local, regional and national publics based upon CPW leadership goals. The work unit is responsible for communicating with the public using the agency website, press releases, social media, regulation brochure publications, mass marketing efforts, video, and Colorado Outdoors Magazine and blog. The work unit is also responsible for pricing, production and distribution of these materials. The work unit is also responsible for overseeing the CPW retail operations, including the online store.
Description of Job
This position exists as CPW staff authority on Social and Digital Media Production, and provides both digital and traditional expertise and production support for marketing State Parks and wildlife-related management and recreation. The position refines, implements, and evaluates CPW’s social media strategy, helps develop CPW brand recognition and reputation, promotes state parks, hunting, camping, fishing, and outdoor recreation through a variety of channels. This is a mission-critical position as CPW is self-funded and new and existing constituents must receive information in the spaces where it is sought, increasingly through social and digital channels. The position has agency-wide influence regarding social and electronic media and impacts decisions made by leadership as well as the ways the agency interacts with customers.
Expected duties include:
Expected duties include:
Develop, Implement, and Evaluate Social and Digital Media Strategy, Plans and Production
This position is CPW’s staff authority on Social and Digital Media Marketing Production. The position creates comprehensive organic social media and digital media strategies using established social media marketing techniques to increase CPW’s trust and relevancy, to recruit new and help retain existing CPW customers. The position also evaluates and experiments with new and alternative ways to leverage social media activities. This includes monitoring trends in social media and social and electronic media applications; strategizing with the Communications Supervisor, Branding and Communications section manager, and CPW leadership on how to best incorporate social media into agency culture. Duties include online advocacy, writing and designing editorial and other content creation, blogging, community-outreach efforts, promotions, etc. Manages agency voice and presence in social networking sites including, but not limited to, Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, TikTok, and other similar community sites, and seeding content into social applications as needed. Manage social media campaigns and day-to-day activities with support from multimedia specialists.
Management, Consultation and Training for CPW Digital Accounts
This position serves as the subject matter expert for the agency to CPW parks, areas, and other work units in social and digital media marketing and social and digital media communication. The specialist serves as a primary link between the agency’s social and digital media marketing strategy and individual work units that have, or request, unique accounts to answer questions or determine true needs for subaccounts. The position works directly with park managers, area wildlife managers, PIOs, educators, biologists, social scientists, and/or program managers and their staff to train teams on the development of appropriate online content, guidance on personal vs. professional accounts, and how to incorporate agency voice and branding. This role determines where partner requests for participating with/on CPW channels are appropriate and provides alternatives where CPW channels are not an option. The specialist also ensures consistency with existing strategic plans and provides expertise in how to maximize a work unit’s use of social and digital media. The specialist position will also develop and present annual training to CPWs Trainees during their training year.
Administrative and Agency Capacity Review and Implementation
As an evolving medium, this position must implement the agency’s administrative directives around social media, while also updating addendums and the administrative directive as needed to keep up with the changes in platform technology and algorithms. As part of administering statewide social accounts, this role will evaluate new account requests and work with account owners to perform annual goal setting and analytics reviews. As/if new platforms emerge, determine capacity and relevancy to the agency in participating in new social media platforms. This role will also monitor CPW accounts for improper use of AI or agency resources.
Digital Marketing and Communications Production
With the Marketing and Branding Supervisor, this role attends brainstorming sessions, helps develop plans and produces/guides graphics and animations for a variety of paid and organic applications, including in-depth campaigns that require digital creative in many formats and sizes. This position utilizes digital marketing techniques to market CPW and CPW missions, activities, opportunities, and achievements by creating/generating graphics and text for digital marketing campaigns, including but not limited to: paid search, banner or takeover ads, and promoted social posts. Creates new and/or updated templates for social applications, email newsletters, and press releases in alignment with brand standards for statewide and regional use.
Technical Skills - Section Platforms
This position will work within all of the section’s digital platforms to share information, manage author and subscriber lists, post digital work, obtain platform data, analyze performance and develop reports from each. These platforms may evolve, but currently include: Sprout Social Asana, MailChimp, Acquia Digital Asset Management, Bitly, and WordPress (blog). As technologies change and evolve, the role will help evaluate new and continuing platform use, maintain a working knowledge of all section digital platforms and work with the Communications Manager and Section Manager to ensure agency needs, section budgets, procurement rules and contractual obligations are met.Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications
Seven (7) years of relevant experience as a social media coordinator, specialist, analyst, senior social media manager or an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.
OR
A combination of related education in communications, marketing, or a closely related field, and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to seven (7) years.
Substitutions
- Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis. Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
- Current or former State experience relevant to this position
- Current or former Colorado Parks & Wildlife work or volunteer experience
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, MailChimp, Asana, Google Business Suite
- Sprout Social, Asana, MailChimp, DAM experience, and WordPress
- Organizational and time management skills
- Strong level of written and oral communication skills
- Strong multi tasking skills
- Proficiency in cloud-based social media management and intelligence platforms
- State of Colorado residency is required at the time of application.
- Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado driver's license if operating a State vehicle.
- Occasional overnight travel (meetings, production, etc.)
- Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position. (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).
- Pursuant to the DNR-120 Fleet and Driving Standards Administrative Directive, any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle. To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who:
- Have an assigned State fleet vehicle
- Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position
- Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle
It is recommended that you contact the Human Resources Specialist listed below to resolve issues related to your possession of minimum qualifications. However, if you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
The Assessment Process
- All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.
- Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.
- Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.
- Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.
- This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.
We are committed to increasing a “Colorado for ALL" of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities. The State of Colorado believes that a “Colorado for ALL” drives our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us
If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us
ADAAA Accommodations
Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request accommodation, please contact our Benefits Specialist at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us at least five business days before the date that any accommodation will be required to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.
E-Verify
DNR uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
Toll–Free Applicant Support - Technical Help
If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV at 855-524-5627, Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). The Human Resources Office will be unable to assist with technical issues.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in social media and communications manager jobs.
- Three to five years of experience managing social media or corporate communications for a brand or organization
- Proficiency with social media management and scheduling platforms such as Hootsuite, Sprout Social, or similar tools
- Demonstrated ability to write clearly and quickly across formats including captions, press releases, and executive messaging
- Experience interpreting analytics dashboards and translating performance data into actionable content decisions
- Familiarity with graphic design or video editing tools for producing or briefing visual content
- Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field
Tips for Your Social Media and Communications Manager Job Search
Quantify reach and engagement in your resume
Hiring managers for this role want numbers, not narratives. Replace 'grew the Instagram account' with the follower count before and after, the engagement rate lift, or the campaign impressions. Vague impact claims are the fastest way to get filtered out.
Build a portfolio before you apply
A resume alone rarely lands interviews for this role. Compile two or three real examples of content you planned, wrote, and published, including the brief, the output, and what the results looked like. A short PDF or public site works fine.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists social media and communications manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Match your application to the channel mix
Job postings for this role almost always name the specific platforms the team runs. If the posting emphasizes TikTok and YouTube but your resume leads with Facebook and email newsletters, tailor your summary to front-load the platforms they actually use.
Prepare a crisis scenario for interviews
Interviewers for communications roles commonly ask how you have handled a negative viral moment, a brand misstep, or an executive controversy. If you have a real example, rehearse it using the situation, your decision, and the outcome. If you don't, prepare a hypothetical with a clear decision framework.
Negotiate scope, not just title or pay
When you receive an offer, clarify what the role owns: Does it include paid social, PR, internal comms, or executive ghostwriting? Scope creep is common in this function. Getting clarity in writing before you accept prevents disputes about workload six months in.
Social Media and Communications Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most social media and communications managers?
The companies hiring the most social media and communications managers right now include Jabil, Mary Kay, and Castelion, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Ohio, and Utah, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Healthcare systems, tech companies, and nonprofit organizations tend to post the most roles in this function year-round.
How many social media and communications manager jobs are remote?
About 56% of social media and communications manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for flexible arrangements in this function. Content strategy, copywriting-heavy, and digital-only communications roles tend to be the most remote, while roles that include executive communications, internal comms, or event support are more likely to require in-person presence.
How do you become a social media and communications manager?
Start by building hands-on experience running accounts, writing copy, and tracking performance, whether for an employer, a freelance client, or a project of your own. Document your results and assemble a portfolio. Move into a coordinator or specialist role to gain platform depth, then pursue a manager title once you can show strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration alongside execution.
Can you get hired as a social media and communications manager with little experience?
Yes, especially if you can show self-directed work. Employers at the entry level care far more about a portfolio and demonstrated platform fluency than years on a resume. Running accounts for a student organization, a freelance client, or a cause you care about counts. Lead with what you built, the audience size you reached, and what you learned from the data.
What does the social media and communications manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on your experience and channel expertise. Most employers then assign a take-home exercise, such as drafting a sample content calendar, writing a press release, or responding to a hypothetical brand crisis. Final rounds usually involve a panel with marketing, PR, or leadership stakeholders who assess strategic thinking and communication style.
Where can I find and apply to social media and communications manager jobs?
You can find and apply to social media and communications manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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