This is the ideal role for a recent college or university graduate of a marketing/communications related post-secondary program with 1-3 years of social media marketing experience and a desire to build hands-on marketing skills and gain a broad range of marketing know-how. You’re not new to social media and you’re not merely a user of it. You study it, you delve into each platform, and you understood how it can be used to help businesses grow. If this described you and you’re organized, detail oriented, hungry to learn, love to work with others, and you truly enjoy figuring things out and solving problem, then this job is for you.

The Social Marketing Manager is responsible for the planning and implementation of all social media activities on behalf of assigned clients.

The Social Marketing Manager will report to the Manager, Social Strategy and work closely within a team that includes the Account Manager, the Online Content Writer, and the Online Marketing Analyst. Working together, the team must ensure all activities are coordinated, well thought out and opportunities are maximized to help produce results for our clients.

The successful candidate for this position will not be a mere user of social media, but a student of it and its application to business. Key skill sets include an understanding of how to set up and manage social platforms; how to build social networks; how to measure social media results; how to engage communities of interest; how to build links through value based relationships; how to determine where to best leverage content online; and how to use online public relations services to drive visibility.

Given that every client is unique, the Social Marketing Manager must possess research skills to determine the best approach as it relates to social media platforms, content distribution channels and optimal link building opportunities.

This is a full-time position with benefits.

Experience and Attributes

The successful candidate will possess the following key attributes:

• Recent graduate of a marketing/communications related post-secondary program.
• Hand-on experience using social media for business purposes is an asset.
• Exceptional spelling, grammar, and short form writing skills.
• Collaborative team player who is very organized and detail oriented.
• Strong communication and language skills.
• Responsive and willing to take ownership of the role and responsibilities.
• A solid and up to date understanding of setting up and using social media platforms for businesses including LinkedIn, Facebook, Google My Business, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
• Must be able to think strategically and work effectively within a small team.
• A proven interest in staying up to date with the most recent developments in social media, best practices and measurement tools.
• An understanding of how content can be distributed and leveraged online to generate web traffic and leads.
• An understanding of how social media platforms can be used for advertising.
• Experience using social media to drive results in a Business to Business (B2B) environment.

Preferred Skills and Technical Knowledge

We would consider working knowledge of the items below an advantage. However, additional training can be provided to the right candidate:

• Social Management Tools (eg. Sendible, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Insights, etc.)
• Graphic Design Software (e.g. Photoshop, Canva, Illustrator, InDesign, Video Editing, etc.)
• Google Analytics
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)