Social Media Manager

What You’ll Do

• Work with Head of Comms, Project Manager and eventual Audience Director and Social Media associates to build out our social cadence, messaging, voice and community management approach.
• Help strategize and manage campaigns with creative spark and innovative approaches.
• Work with partnerships teams to develop mutually-beneficial content partnerships.
• Engage and inspire all of our audiences with meaningful content strategy, founded on good channel management, measurement and best practices.
• Bring best practices and a solid understanding of channels and metrics to our work.
• Write dazzling copy, build engagement and conversation in all the places we live and have fun doing it. Good reactive muscle and ability to engage with personality and helpfulness.
• Create content that is founded on solid metrics, strategy, and foundational understanding of good climate communications practice.
• Innovate and adapt as the digital landscape evolves - always exploring new channels and communications avenues.
• Share knowledge and social tips and tools with our entire organization, from cool analytics to important memes that everyone on our Slack should know about.
• Work very closely with our communications team to create a unified voice, as well as share messaging and creative ideas.
• Always pronounce the word GIF correctly.

Requirements

The incoming Social Media Manager will be driven by their belief in and commitment to Rewiring America’s values, vision and mission. Through their track record in this space, the successful candidate embraces the dynamism of doing big things and demonstrates humility, curiosity and a learner’s mindset in all that they do. We are looking for strategic savvy, creativity and spark, someone who recognizes that the stakes of what we are trying to accomplish depend on a high-functioning, passionate and trusting team.

The Social Media Manager plays a critical role in the evolution of Rewiring America from its start-up phase to a more mature organization, and joins a fast-paced team that operates with a sense of urgency and a track record of success in science, technology, business, policy and politics. The Social Media Manager must be able to respond, engage and light up our channels. Rewiring America has the opportunity to take our work to the next level and seeks a team member with ambition, determination and the ability to instill confidence, trust and inspiration.

This role requires an ethos of energy and adaptability. The successful candidate demonstrates a zeal for multi-channel communications and engagement, and models excellence and integrity in all they do. The selected candidate will also possess the following Core and Preferred qualifications:

Core

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant social channels. Serious on-the-ballness when it comes to what people are doing and saying on the channels we need to be on, especially in our sector.
• Advanced knowledge of advertising platforms.
• Ability to translate brand values and voice across channels and products.
• Ability to work on tight deadlines, with attention to detail.
• Flexibility and creative adaptability.
• Ability to make complicated ideas fun and shareable.
• Strong analytical skills.
• At least 3+ years of experience managing social accounts.
  

Preferred

• Bachelor’s and/or equivalent work experience.
• Agency or non-profit experience.
• Content knowledge in climate, renewable energy and/or building electrification.

• Bonus: basic fluency in design programs and ability to generate graphics in a pinch.
• Enthusiasm for conversations about baked goods.

Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Rewiring America values diversity in all its forms and is committed to inclusive and transparent recruitment, hiring, and promotion processes. Candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please email Christin Pelgrum at christin@rewiringamerica.org.

Hiring Statement

Rewiring America is a project of Windward Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Windward Fund is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding, and enables each of us to realize our potential. Windward Fund ‘s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

Covid-19 Statement

To center the safety and well-being of its employees, Windward Fund requires that any employee who is required to conduct in-person activities for their job must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within four weeks of their start date. This position may require candidates to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Accommodations may be sought and approved in accordance with the law by contacting human resources at HR@windwardfund.org.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance, up to 6% employer match on 401k contributions, pre-tax transportation benefits, and paid holidays, vacation, sick and volunteer time off.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $100,000, commensurate with experience. Rewiring America also offers a very generous and competitive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement benefits, paid vacation, sick time and holidays and access to professional development resources.