Social Media Strategy Group Manager

JeffreyM is looking for a Social Media Strategy Group Manager to join our growing team! As a Strategy Group Manager, you will be at the helm of our team that sits at the forefront of our digital presence, crafting dynamic strategies that amplify our brand voice across various social platforms. You will leverage your management and industry expertise to drive brand awareness, cultivate customer loyalty, and ultimately propel our business objectives forward. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a cohesive brand message and stay ahead of the curve with emerging social media trends and technologies. The ideal candidate is a creative thinker with a passion for connecting with current and future customers through innovative social media storytelling while also possessing strong leadership and people management skills.

**This is a contract position planning to start July 1st and go through June 30, 2025 with a high chance to extend**

Responsibilities 

• Desire to work collaboratively as part of a larger team in a fast-paced environment.
• Managing and mentoring the team of various tenure and skill level to grow in their craft and strive for excellence. Do so with patience, compassion and professionalism.
• Reviewing work and concepts created by strategists to ensure they adhere to brand guidelines and maintain conceptual integrity.
• Evaluating team performance and guiding improvements.
• Working with project managers to ensure resources are prioritizing project needs and ensuring smooth processes to keep team on deadlines, which can occasionally be aggressive.
• Works hand-in-hand with the designers and leadership team to ensure connection between content, copy, strategy, measurement etc.
• Strong conceptual abilities and a solid knowledge of the digital landscape.
• Leading and participating in brainstorming sessions.
• Polished client presentation skills demonstrating a clear vision of how the work addresses the client challenge
• Talent to inspire clients and team members with great conceptual insights and vision.
• Keeping up with the latest trends, strategies, and technologies in marketing.
• Develop and execute communications plans for key strategic initiatives.
• Design social media strategies to achieve marketing targets.
• Work closely with the editorial team to maintain a continuous drumbeat on content ensuring that our audience is focused on what is most relevant to them. 
• Oversee the creation of campaign creative briefs for internal and external teams. Ensure that each marketing initiative ladders up to a cohesive strategy. 
• Be the primary advocate for our audiences. Ensure that strategies are designed with them in mind. 
• Partner with our insights team that expands our understanding of the audiences we reach.
• Ensure that all our work is backed by concrete qualitative and quantitative insights.
• Partner to quantify the impact of our work and develop narratives that communicate the collective value of our marketing initiatives.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in communication or marketing. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Experience with Microsoft programs – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• 2-4 years’ experience working in social or digital strategy – agency setting preferred. Tech experience a plus.  
• 1-3 years people management experience – virtual setting a plus.
• Strategic mindset with a focus on aligning communications with organizational goals. 
• Experience working with creative teams and/or creative agencies to develop provocative, breakthrough work on brands in rapidly evolving categories. 
• Great cross-functional communication and collaboration skills. The ability to translate complex critical thinking into simple, focused narratives that can travel across the organization. 

Benefits

Compensation Range: $100,000-$120,000/yr

**This pay range is Client-specific for the opening advertised. The identity of the Client will be disclosed if you are selected to move forward in the hiring process.

Benefits:

• 75% of employee-only Medical & Dental coverage
• Vision - opt-in available
• 401k
• PTO
• Laptop
• Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, AD&D coverage
• Short-term Disability, Accident, Cancer/Critical Illness, Pet insurance - opt in available