Social Media Marketing Manager

The historic Count Basie Center for the Arts, in the ever-growing and beautiful downtown Red Bank, New Jersey, has a rare opening for a Social Media Marketing Manager in its Marketing Department.

• Creation of organic and some paid social media messaging, including but not limited to Meta platforms (Facebook / Insta / Threads) and Tik Tok.
• Experience w/ Google Ads a plus
• Recognition of organic trends, including a working knowledge of best post types, conversions, etc.
• Management of digital signage across the Count Basie Center campus
• Management of member and patron mailing lists
• Segmented dissemination of organizational email messaging, including but not limited to event announcements and member presales and other communications
• Tracking of email open rates and database management
• Other duties as assigned

Founded in 1926, The Count Basie Center for the Arts is New Jersey’s premier center for the cultural arts, with a mission to Inspire, Educate and Entertain through its variety of live events, opportunities in arts education and community engagement. Every year, tens of thousands of students and more than a quarter million event goers experience Count Basie Center programming.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in marketing or media or related experience; majors such as Music Industry or Arts Administration will be considered
• 2+ years of work-related experience
• Experience with popular email marketing platforms;
  Mailchimp a major plus
• Experience with Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads a plus
• Ability to work remotely
• Excellent writing skills
• A portfolio of organic and paid social media content, heavy on self-created video
• Computer savvy with fluency in both Mac and Windows-related environments
• Working knowledge of popular culture, past, present and future
• Some (10%) nights and weekends are likely
• An understanding of the entertainment, education and / or nonprofit sectors is very helpful, but not required. The proper candidate can be trained into the Basie Center’s unique environment.
• Ability to hustle. The marketing department works hard and plays hard, and our collective goal is to get the job done and have fun doing it.

This is a full-time, exempt position. This position operates on a hybrid schedule that allows for remote work 2 days a week. The annual salary range is $58,000 - $65,000.