Social Media Coordinator

Position Overview:

The Social Media Coordinator supports the needs and goals of the Marketing & Communications Department while promoting the mission and values of the organization and maintaining the voice of the Seattle Symphony across all social media platforms. This role will collaborate across departments to fulfill their institutional and promotional goals through the Symphony's online presence.

Primary Responsibilities:

•Collaborate closely with the rest of the Marketing & Communications team to develop season-long campaign content and timelines

•Collaborate with the in-house video production team to create compelling storytelling content for social platforms

•Create and post content for Seattle Symphony and Benaroya Hall social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn

•Manage internal content routing (review) process for social media content

•Maintain the calendar for social platforms and partner with other departments on their social media-related requests

•Monitor all social platforms and respond to patron inquiries

•Coordinate social media monitoring for evenings, weekends and holidays as needed

•Act as a liaison with external marketing agency for paid digital campaigns

•Research and stay up to date on trends in the social media space

Benefits:

•Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (PPO, low deductible)

•Employer paid Long-Term Disability, AD&D and Life Insurance

•403b retirement savings plan with employer matching at 1 year

•10 days' Vacation Time, 10 days Sick Time

•2 personal days

•11 holidays per year

•Your birthday off!

•Employee Assistance Program

To Apply:

Please submit a cover letter, resume and 3-5 examples of social media content you have created for a brand to with this application.

The Seattle Symphony values diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace. Individuals who bring diverse backgrounds and perspectives are encouraged to apply. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EOE) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Seattle Symphony will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

Qualifications:

•BA (or equivalent experience) in Communications and/or Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations

•2-3+ years' experience in social media marketing/communications

•Passion for and general knowledge of classical music

•Excellent writing, editing, organizational and interpersonal skills

•Creative, collaborative self-starter with the ability to handle a high volume of concurrent deadlines

•Availability to work some nights and weekends as needed when concerts are in season

•Experience with project management software, including Asana and QuickBase, a plus

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•The functions of this position are performed primarily in an office environment

•Regular activities include frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and bending

•This position may require occasional pulling, lifting and climbing stairs

•Ability to speak, hear and communicate clearly while handling staff inquiries, telephone calls and customer requests

•Specific vision abilities require close visual acuity for viewing a computer screen and reading, preparing, entering and/or analyzing data

•This position requires repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers for typing at a standard keyboard and regular pinching, picking up and holding pencils and other desk tools

•Must have the ability to lift 30 pounds as needed

Salary Description

$23.82- $32.22 per hour, 35-hour work week