Social Media Manager

Role & Responsibilities

The Social Media Manager will be responsible for designing, overseeing, and implementing the campaign’s digital communications and partnering with a skilled team of staff, advisors, consultants, and volunteers to win the election.

• Develop and execute a digital communications strategy for the campaign in collaboration with the campaign staff and key partners.
• Manage and update the candidate’s social media accounts and campaign website on a daily basis. Ideate, script, film, and edit videos supporting the campaign for social media.
• Organize a core group of campaign volunteers and organizational partners to amplify the campaign’s core messages through digital mediums.
• Identify and capitalize on rapid-response communications and digital opportunities.
• Execute light video editing work to produce content for digital platforms.
• Design graphic elements to complement social media and other communications efforts using existing campaign materials.
• Monitor local press coverage and identify opportunities to cultivate earned media opportunities and garner media coverage for the campaign. Where needed, research local issues to support the Communications Director in developing messaging recommendations.
• Work with Communications Director to ensure we are circulating clips from traditional media on digital.
• Work with Field Director to ensure social drives people to volunteer.
• Work with Finance team to ensure social drives fundraising.
• Produce regular reports on digital success metrics and other background materials for internal use.

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, as well as an attention to detail
• The ability to assess the strategic implications of content for the campaign
• Experience drafting digital content and managing social media accounts
• Comfort filming, editing and posting social media content on the fly
• Demonstrated commitment to progressive values and policy priorities
• Experience with community or electoral organizing and movement building
• Experience working with a political candidate, principal or on relevant issue campaigns
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, listening, and ability to communicate professionally and empathetically with campaign staff, members of the press, and the general public
• Comfort and ability to seek support from others, including receiving and incorporating feedback
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Critical and creative thinking skills
• Self‑starter with great time management, organization, and problem‑solving skills
• Resourceful, able to build new systems and strategies from the ground up
• Experience using Google Suite
• Willingness to work irregular hours and weekends

The monthly salary range for the Social Media Manager is $4,500-$5,500, depending on experience.

We are seeking a Social Media Manager in, near or willing to relocate to Tennessee’s new 9th Congressional District for the cycle. Our district stretches from Memphis almost to Nashville.