Staff Social Media Specialist (Part Time, 17.5 Hours/Week)

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Staff Social Media Specialist (Part Time, 17.5 hours/week)

Do you love creating engaging social media content and connecting with your audience? Are you thrilled when you see increased engagement? Are you organized and a strategic planner?

The College of Humanities communications team is seeking a staff social media specialist to create brand-aligned social media content for the College on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. This role is a key member of the editorial team and will oversee content creation and mentor student social media specialists.

What you'll do in this position:

Collaborate with editorial & social media supervisor and executive team on social strategy and messaging

• Attend monthly university social media meetings and incorporate university direction in team and College functions
• Participate in developing and implementing content strategy and messaging

Collaborate with and mentor student social media manager

• Assist in scheduling and organizing content calendar
• Collaborate on composition and content for accuracy, clarity, and appropriateness
• Monitor student social media specialist's assignments

Create and manage posts, campaigns, content, and presence for College's social media platforms

• Monitor posts through approval processes
• Collaborate with copyeditor to ensure grammatical and style accuracy
• Manage comments and DMs
• Incorporate executive team feedback on content

Measure social media performance through data collection and analysis

• Provide monthly reporting tor editorial & social media supervisor and executive team
• Identify opportunities for improved performance and reach

Provide support for College unit social media accounts

• Conduct regular audits of College social media pages to ensure brand alignment
• Provide regular social media training to College communications committee
• Consult on College unit social media strategy when requested

What qualifies you for this role:

Required

• A firm commitment to the mission of BYU
• Bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, marketing, digital media messaging, journalism, communications, professional writing, or related field of study AND two years of work experience (part-time is acceptable, including as a student) or 5 years of equivalent work experience.
• Skilled in planning, creating, and executing social media content and social media campaigns
• Experience in teaching, mentoring, or training
• Superior communication and copywriting skills
• Ability to use data to define audiences and segments based on their interests, behaviors, patterns, demographics, or other traits and adjust strategy according to user behaviors
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a willingness to collaborate with team leadership
• Ability to create original, engaging, aesthetics graphics on Canva and to create reels on Instagram
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Self-motivated, creative, and organized

Preferred

• Experience with Airtable or other project management software
• Bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, marketing, digital media messaging, journalism, communications, professional writing, or related field of study AND three+ years of work experience (part-time is acceptable, including as a student).

Application Instructions

Please submit the following materials in Workday:

• Cover letter
• Résumé
• Social Media Portfolio with at least 10 social media posts you've created and brief explanations of their purpose.

What we offer in return:

This position comes with fantastic benefits, including:

• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household
• Access to the library
• Free on-campus parking
• Free UTA pass
• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU

Pay Grade: 51

Typical Starting Pay: $28.25 to $36.25 an hour

Required Documents:

All Staff positions require a resume.

Refer to the Job Posting for any additional required documents.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Brigham Young University (BYU) is widely recognized not just for its world-class education, but for its deep commitment to inspired religious values. Gathered together in a Christ-centered atmosphere, BYU employees are a vital part of a community of belonging, where we value the experiences, perspectives, and talents of each individual. If you share in our devotion to faith and to excellence, we have a place for you here at BYU!