Events and Marketing Coordinator

Job Description

We are looking for a creative, organized, and energetic Social Media Coordinator to join our team full-time in our Ashburn office. You will manage social media for multiple client accounts, turning each client's approved strategy into scroll-stopping content. This is a hands-on role: you will write the copy, design the graphics, plan the content, and get out into the field to capture the photos and videos that bring our clients' stories to life.

• Manage day-to-day social media for multiple client accounts across Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, Linked In, and other platforms as needed
• Execute each client's social media strategy as defined by the account team, keeping every post on-brand and on-goal
• Build and maintain monthly content calendars and schedule posts using our social management tools
• Monitor accounts for comments and messages, responding in each brand's voice and flagging issues to the account lead

• Write captions, hashtags, and calls to action tailored to each client's brand voice, audience, and platform
• Adapt one idea across multiple formats, from Reels and Stories to carousels and static posts
• Stay current on trends, audio, and formats, and recommend timely ideas that fit within each client's strategy

• Develop content concepts that support client goals, including grand openings, promotions, events, and seasonal campaigns
• Edit photos and short-form video for social, including Reels and Tik Toks with captions, music, and text overlays
• Design branded social graphics, carousels, Story templates, and event promos for each client, working with our design team on larger brand assets

• Travel to client locations, events, and activations across Loudoun County and the greater Northern Virginia and DC region to capture photo and video content
• Plan shot lists in advance of each shoot to make sure we capture what the strategy calls for
• Coordinate with client contacts to gather assets, menu or product details, event information, and approvals
• Organize and archive content libraries for each client so assets are easy to find and reuse

• Track performance metrics and help prepare monthly reports for clients
• Work closely with our account, PR, events, and design teams to keep social aligned with each client's broader marketing plan
• Manage multiple deadlines across accounts and communicate status clearly to the team

• 1 to 2 years of experience managing social media, ideally for multiple brands, an agency, or local businesses
• Strong writing skills with the ability to shift voice from brand to brand
• Confident capturing photo and video on a smartphone and/or camera, with a good eye for composition, lighting, and storytelling
• Hands-on experience editing short-form video (Cap Cut, Adobe Premiere Rush, InShot, or similar)
• Graphic design skills are a must, including proficiency in Canva and Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator and a portfolio of social graphics you designed yourself, plus working knowledge of social scheduling tools (Meta Business Suite, Later, Planoly, or similar)
• Highly organized, able to juggle multiple accounts and deadlines without losing the details
• Comfortable interacting with business owners, managers, and event guests while shooting on-site
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license for travel to client locations
• Availability for occasional evening and weekend events

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or a related field
• Agency experience or experience in restaurant, retail, hospitality, or event marketing
• Familiarity with Adobe Lightroom or Premiere Pro
• Knowledge of Loudoun County and the Northern Virginia community

• Schedule:
  
  Full-time, in-person at our Ashburn office, with regular travel to client sites and events
• Reports to:
  
  Project Managers
• Compensation: $40,000 annually

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