Social Media Manager

Job Number: 2318

The Marketing Department of Arnold & Porter has an opening for a Social Media Manager. This position can be located in the New York or Washington, DC office. The Social Media Manager will build on the firm’s existing social and digital platforms by identifying strategic growth opportunities that reflects the firm’s strategic priorities and maximizes engagement with targeted audiences. The Social Media Manager will advise the marketing team, attorneys, internal groups, and firm leaders on social media strategy and solutions, and will measure and refine platform strategy to ensure continued growth and success. The Social Media Manager will be a well-organized team player and will have a clear understanding of emerging tools and trends in the digital communications and social media landscape.

The Social Media Manager will work closely with the Social Media Specialist as well as with individuals across the Marketing Department, including the media relations, editorial, website, digital/creative and BD teams. Reporting to the Director of Brand & Strategic Communications, the Social Media Manager will play a key role in supporting the media relations, visibility raising and internal and external communications priorities of the firm.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Designing, managing and leading the continued growth of a comprehensive and cutting-edge social media platform and digital communication strategy designed to reach and influence target audiences.
• Developing and managing the social media editorial calendar for content distributed across firm social media channels in collaboration with Social Media Specialist.
• Working closely with firm leadership, including Chiefs of various departments, to advance firm priorities across various platforms with consistent messaging and alignment with firm brand and culture.
• Advising and training attorneys and others across the firm on social media for business development and brand-building. Developing training materials, social media guidelines, and conducting individual and group trainings.
• Serving as the co-administrator of the firm’s presence across core social media platforms, continually seeking to improve processes and functionality.
• Staying abreast of social media developments and trends, emerging technologies, and communications best practices.
• Continually monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on the firm’s social and traditional media engagement and other key metrics as they compare to the market.
• Coordinating daily with members of the media relations and communications team to ensure social activities are aligned with broader communications priorities.
• Playing an integral role in vendor review and management of vendor relationships.
• Continuing to enhance targeted social media efforts and alignment of social media campaigns with firm initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Media, PR/Communications, Marketing, Journalism or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience working in digital communications/social media, including experience providing strategic counsel to leadership and hands-on execution of a company’s social media platforms.
• Experience in professional services, legal or B2B context preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of social media tools for monitoring, management and analytics such as Sprout Social, Meltwater and Hootsuite.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including superb attention to grammar, spelling and vocabulary.
• Creative writing and editing skills, along with innovative thinking and approach to content writing and distribution.
• Experience with integrating content from social channels across other digital platforms such as website, podcast or webcast, as well extensive knowledge of photography and video.
• Excellent leadership and project management skills.
• Practical problem-solving skills and well-developed analytical skills. Ability to analyze problems and provide effective strategies and solutions.
• Ability to work in a high-pace environment, either independently or as a member of a project team.
• Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion.
• Ability to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines.
• Knowledge and proficiency in PC applications, including MS Office
• Experience with targeted social media campaigns.
• Flexibly to work additional hours as necessary.

In addition to your resume, please include any relevant samples of your work and/or analytic reports in support of your previous accomplishments.

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