Social Media Specialist

NY HELP No

Agency Senate, NYS

Title Social Media Specialist

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade NS

Bargaining Unit M/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary Range From $25000 to $30000 Annually

Employment Type Part-Time

Part-time Percent 0%

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Unclassified Service

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 20

Workday

From 9 AM

To 1 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Queens

Street Address 74-09 37th Ave

City Jackson Heights

State NY

Zip Code 11372

Duties Description New York State Senator Jessica Ramos is seeking a proactive team player with excellent written and verbal skills to join her team as her Social Media Specialist. This is a part-time, 20 hours per week position based in the Senator's District Office in Jackson Heights.The Social Media Specialist will play a key role in maintaining brand narrative, crafting digital strategy, launching social campaigns, creating and managing social media content, and tracking performance to measure and improve results. Working with the Communications Director, the Social Media Specialist will help develop and implement a digital communications strategy on behalf of the Senator.In this dynamic role, you will:-Work with the Albany office to formulate communications strategy and supplement communications outreach-Plan, develop, and execute social media strategies consistent withmessaging and planned objectives-Work with the team to rapidly develop, create and manage digital content from relevant topics that resonate with targeted audiences-Launch, monitor, evaluate and manage social media campaigns-Monitor and report movement surrounding trending topics that pertain to key messaging-Help build and maintain a social media editorial calendar-Produce regular reports for internal and external use.

Minimum Qualifications To be considered, you must have:-Two years of professional experience in social media content development, management, and/or analysis or some combination of marketing and communications experience that includes a strong and demonstrable focus on social media-Excellent knowledge of and experience using Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook,YouTube, and an interest in other growing social platforms-Excellent understanding of Facebook's business and ads manager platforms-Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams-Strong copywriting and copy-editing skills with great attention to details.-Familiarity with creating different forms of content (video, photo editing, websites) for use on social media and the ability to make quick turnaround edits as needed-A bachelor's degree in communications, marketing or related fieldThe ideal candidate will also have:-An understanding of Hootsuite and/or other social planning tools-Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop or other Adobe Suite products-Familiarity with Restream-Familiarity and/or willingness to learn basic website building and design skills

Additional Comments The salary range is $25,000 to $30,000, commensurate with education and experience.Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and two samples of relevant work to [email protected]. Submissions that do not include all four will not be considered. Please keep in mind that we are looking for cover letters that tell us in your own words why you are a great candidate for the job and do not simply repeat the information in your resume.This recruitment will remain open until filled. Due to the volume of applications, we will not be able to respond to each applicant.The NYS Senate offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes a health and wellness in the workplace program that you and your family can benefit from:-Dental insurance-Employee assistance program-Flexible spending account-Health insurance-Life insurance-Paid time off-Parental leave-Retirement plan-Sick time-Tuition reimbursement-Vision insurance-Wellness ProgramThe New York State Senate is an Equal Opportunity employer that values a diverse and equitable workplace. We do not permit discrimination based on race, age, creed, color, religion, gender/sex, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, national origin, predisposing genetic characteristics, or physical or mental disability, domestic violence victim status, arrest/criminal conviction record, pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity or expression, sexual harassment, immigration status, or hair texture or protective hair styles.

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Name Hiring Coordinator

Telephone

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street 74-09 37th Ave

City Jackson Heights

State NY

Zip Code 11372

Notes on Applying Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and two samples of relevant work to [email protected]. Submissions that do not include all four will not be considered.