Senior Strategist, Social Media & Texting (Temporary)

May 3

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Middle Seat Digital

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Middle Seat is a digital consulting firm that works with progressive campaigns, nonprofits, advocacy organizations.

Digital Marketing • Digital Media • Digital Organizing • Digital Fundraising • Web Development

11 - 50

Description

• Lead 3-5 client social media accounts and/or texting programs and provide feedback to strategists and coordinators on your accounts • Crafting and implementing social media management and growth strategies • Contributing to the growth of client social media followings • Utilize social media to fundraise and build lists for clients • Posting on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and other client social media platforms • Maintaining a robust cadence of social media posting that is responsive to breaking news and other major moments • Maintaining a consistent posting cadence for each platform • Creating graphics and short-form videos for social media posts • Overseeing social media posting schedules & texting calendars and ensuring a robust and consistent cadence • Researching issues relevant to our clients in order to identify salient topics and content for social media posts and graphics • Remaining plugged in to political news and overall trends in progressive politics and social media • Managing and interfacing with clients directly (potentially including Members of Congress and candidates for federal office) • Draft copy for fundraising and mobilization through SMS and develop calendars for client programs • Manage texting production and develop other assets, such as mobile flows, landing pages, donation pages, and more. • Propose ideas for testing, segmentation, and optimization. • Lead list growth strategy from start to finish with multi-layered media plans, including managing acquisition buys for phone numbers and budgeting campaigns. • Develop and manage P2P texting campaigns across clients • Pulling, compiling, analyzing, and synthesizing social media and texting performance metrics into reports and presenting to clients • Build processes within client teams and within department, with guidance of manager/Department Director • Contribute to overall department success, such as developing training materials, participating in sales pitches, and assisting in hiring/onboarding • Oversee interns as needed

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in professional social media management (or similar) for major platforms • At least 1-2 years of experience with peer-to-peer and/or broadcasting texting for political clients • Able to manage client projects largely without assistance • Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of progressive politics • Strong copywriting skills • Ability to write for various social media platforms and adapt to different principals • Ability to adapt writing to conform to client voices and perspectives • A desire to play a key role in social media and fundraising for major political campaigns, nonprofits, and causes • Attention to detail while managing tight deadlines and multiple content calendars • Previous fundraising experience strongly preferred • Basic graphic design and video editing skills preferred but not required • Knowledge of ActBlue and various CRMs (Action Kit, BSD, Action Network, NGP, etc.) preferred but not required

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for health, dental, and vision • Zero deductible health plan • $50 monthly mobile phone subsidy upon presentation of supporting documentation • Mental health expense subsidy of up to $300 per month upon presentation of supporting documentation • $100 monthly student loan reimbursement upon presentation of supporting documentation • 10-15 paid vacation days off, depending on the anticipated length of employment • Unlimited sick leave • Professional development stipend • Commuter benefits for public transportation for staff in the DC Metro Area • Coworking space stipend for cycle hires outside of the DC Metro Area • Flexible work from home schedule (or work in our D.C. office)