Social Media Manager- MNS
Listed on 2026-09-23
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Business
PR / Communications
Agency
Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources
DivisionMuseum of Natural Sciences
Job Classification TitleInformation & Communications Spec I (S)
Position NumberGradeNC10
About UsThe North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) enriches people’s lives through education and stewardship of North Carolina’s natural and cultural resources. DNCR manages over 100 locations across the state, including historic sites, museums, state parks, trails, aquariums, the North Carolina Zoo, the Library of North Carolina, the State Archives, the North Carolina Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, the American Indian Heritage Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of State Archaeology, the Highway Historical Markers program, the North Carolina Land and Water Fund, and the Natural Heritage Program.
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is seeking a dynamic, efficient, and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Social Media Manager. The Social Media Manager leads the development, execution, and continuous improvement of the Museum’s social media strategy, establishing a cohesive and high-performing digital presence across all platforms. This role is responsible for building and managing the Museum’s social media infrastructure, including content strategy, brand voice, workflows, and standard operating procedures.
Through compelling storytelling and data-driven decision-making, this position translates scientific research, exhibits, and programs into accessible and engaging content that advances the Museum’s mission, increases public engagement, and supports attendance and institutional priorities.
- Manages and creates all social media content for the Museum every day, multiple times per day across channels
- Manages and creates all events on social media; creates, edits, delegates content across all events and announcements
- Represents the Museum’s brand as a whole across social channels
- Collects data weekly, monthly and annually both from the Museum’s social channels as well as across the Museum’s satellite channels
- Strategizes based on quantitative data and qualitative data
Skills and Abilities
/Management Preferences
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$43,267 - $60,000
Position/Physical Requirements- 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday, some evenings/weekends as needed.
11 W. Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Minimum Education and ExperienceSome state job postings say you can qualify by an ‘equivalent combination of education and experience.’ If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, public affairs, journalism, English, or related field from an appropriately accredited institution;
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- an equivalent combination of education and experience.
The State’s museum devoted to science and nature, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in central Raleigh is the largest institution of its kind in the southeastern United States and, with over a million visitors a year, the state’s most visited museum. Its 300,000 square foot downtown campus is augmented by…
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