This role is open to be based from: Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR; Chicago, IL
We are seeking a Social Media Manager to develop and execute innovative social and creative marketing strategies for Microsoft.
Imagine being tasked with creating thousands of social assets across multiple social platforms for some of the biggest products in the Microsoft suite. And that those assets were going to be pushed out all around the globe to be seen by millions. Now imagine you were the one helping to build and create that machine. Your job would be to try to help make sure that each one of those assets is relevant to the target audience, aligns with cultural moments, is developed in a social-first and engaging format, and ladders back to a strategy that drives tangible business results. If that sounds fun to you, then come work with us!
Part of the Edelman family of global companies, Assembly is a marketing and communications agency built to serve Microsoft in advancing its mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. From media relations and social media to data & analytics and influencer collaborations, we seamlessly integrate various capabilities to develop stories that earn attention. We’re proud to be Microsoft’s agency partner across its Brand social channels; the global PR agency for Xbox; and the influencer agency of Xbox, Surface, Microsoft 365, and Windows; we also help several executives engage critical stakeholders and raise their visibility. Our success comes from our smart, passionate, and curious people, who tell great stories and solve complex business problems day in and day out.
Responsibilities :
- Develops social and digital strategies, including driving the research direction and insights for the development of social campaigns
- Provides guidance on evolving social media channels, platform updates, and trending content, identifying and evaluating new opportunities as they pertain to the client and budget
- Evaluate quick turn, reactive social content opportunities, manage editorial calendar development and social media performance
- Partners with creative teams to ensure the creation of high-quality and effective content against business goals
- Maintains strong attention to detail and strategically manages a large volume of creative content
- Creates and documents best practices for editorial calendar development, including workflows, tools, and responsibilities.
- Exhibits solid understanding of key client information including general business strategy, industry issues, and trends, products and services offered, key customers, and competitors in the digital and social marketplace
- Provides sound counsel to clients as well as be comfortable providing editorial and response recommendations to clients
- Works collaboratively with all implementation teams to ensure that the brand’s communications/marketing objectives and strategies are met
- Commits to continuous learning and improvement of leadership skills; sets and pursues stretch goals
- Understands the vision of our business, and his/her own role in achieving it
Basic Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of experience in digital or social media-related efforts, with at least two years building social media strategies
- Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in journalism/business/marketing
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with social media management tools and platforms; experience with Sprinklr is a plus
- Proficient in Microsoft applications, specifically Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
- Solid grasp of digital marketing, a strong social media footprint, and passionate about emerging social media trends and technology
- Demonstrated track record of developing and executing creative, engaging, and successful digital marketing and social media programs for clients
- Experience in client relations including having the ability to understand and assess a client’s business needs and communication needs and meet those needs through successful digital and social programs
- Flexible, agile, and able to adapt to new conditions, assignments, and deadlines
- Serves as a positive role model; supports and respects colleagues, clients, and partners; focuses on self-improvement and ensures work is based on strategic insights
- Listens and asks the right questions during day-to-day work; upholds creative, ethical, and legal standards
- Detailed-oriented, and highly organized with the ability to manage multiple project deadlines and creative assets efficiently
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, to be effective in creating compelling content
- Pushes for creative ideas; is purposeful and enterprising in problem-solving; embraces diverse trends, skills, specialties, and viewpoints
- Effectively and consistently manages strengths and weaknesses of self and others; enables self and others to bring the best of their skills and talents to work; is consistently proactive and ambitious in setting and achieving goals
- Demonstrates a strategic and thoughtful approach in challenging others to ask the right questions; prioritizes the interests of client service excellence ahead of individual advancement
- Always takes all feedback as a constructive learning opportunity and acts upon it; enables others to thrive as part of agency life and adapts to others’ styles to do so; ensures excellence is repeated by rigorously identifying and socializing key learnings for all colleagues
$56,000 – $84,000 a year
An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.
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Assembly is an integrated agency providing purpose-built communications to Microsoft – bringing strategy, creative, research, social and digital, and influencer marketing together to drive tangible business results and advance Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.
We advocate for ideas based on real audience insights and sound strategic opportunities and bring them to life with creative executions that earn attention. We are the team behind some of Microsoft’s most exciting work across Surface, Xbox, M365, and Windows to name a few. We are the lead agency for the Microsoft brand across social; the global PR agency of record for Xbox; and the influencer agency of record for Xbox, Surface, M365 and Windows. Assembly is also a strategic partner for executive communications across Microsoft Store and several executives across the company.
Our results are a direct reflection of our culture and people – we believe that bringing together diverse perspectives enhance creativity and innovation, and we embrace and celebrate differences both in our organization and through our work. We’ve partnered with Microsoft for 27 years, across 17 countries around the world. Come be a part of our collective story as we partner with Microsoft to enable each other to achieve more.
Assembly Media was founded in 2014 under DJE Holdings to exclusively service Microsoft. In 2019 our parent agency, Edelman, was recognized by AdAge as one of the top 10 creative companies in the U.S. and recognized as a 2019 Best Place to Work.
Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e., at least 2 weeks after last dose) and, if hired, present proof of vaccination before start date. Candidates may request an accommodation due to disability, sincerely held religious belief or exception required under applicable law.
Assembly is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.