Social Media Manager

**This role is for San Francisco Bay Area-based candidates only, please** ~ J. Wade Public Relations is a boutique lifestyle PR and social media firm with a coveted portfolio of top hotel, restaurant, design, real estate, and fitness clients, including 1 Hotel San Francisco and Terrene, Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board, Four Seasons Resort Napa Valley, Four Seasons Hotel Embarcadero, Jordan Winery, Jay Jeffers, Celebrity Chef Michael Mina, Garza Blanca Resorts & Spas in Mexico, Les Bordes Estate / Six Senses Loire Valley in France, Urban Villages / Populus – the country’s first carbon positive hotel, Yonder Escalante, Tony’s Pizza, Akikos by Chef-Owner Ray Lee, and more.

We are currently seeking an experienced San Francisco-based social media manager to join our tight-knit team of seasoned specialists. The ideal candidate has 2 – 5 years of social media experience, is highly organized, collaborative, creative, and has a positive can-do attitude. This position reports to our Director of Digital Strategy.

The social media manager’s responsibilities will include:

• Assist to develop social media strategies for a variety of clients across Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn
• Act as a day-to-day lead for clients, including account management and responses to timely requests
• Develop social media content calendars
• Develop and edit Instagram Stories and Reels
• Schedule approved content across platforms
• Help to manage photo shoots including shot list development, scheduling, and final photo selections
• Oversee community management (monitoring and responding to comments and DMs)
• Influencer relations, including research, outreach, contracts and briefs
• Assist with paid social media campaigns
• Assist with monthly social media reports
• Monitor social media trends and staying abreast of new platforms and best practices
• Support with managing junior team members

Required Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of work experience with social media content creation
• Strong understanding of the social media landscape, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc.
• Experience creating compelling social media content
• Excellent writing, storytelling and communication skills
• Understanding of marketing principles and social media analytics
• Working knowledge of content creation, reporting, and scheduling tools like Sprout Social, Later, Canva, etc.
• Highly organized and able to simultaneously manage multiple projects
• Works well in a collaborative team environment
• Ideally, this candidate has some photography skills / experience as well

Great corporate culture with many perks that ensure we stay connected while we maintain a hybrid schedule, including quarterly get-togethers, office closure between Christmas and New Year’s, and summer Fridays. This position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the team meets 1-2 times each week to work together from coworking spaces, combined with a work from home schedule.

Competitive benefits package with competitive base salary commensurate with experience, year-end bonus, 401(k) with employer match, and full health care benefits. J. Wade PR also provides ample opportunities for learning and career growth.

Learn more about the agency and our client roster by visiting www.jwadepr.com and follow us on Instagram at @jwadepr.

J. Wade Public Relations