Social Media Specialist - Rkpr

Job Description

Social Media Specialist - RKPR - San Diego Office

LOCATION: This hourly full-time (40 hours per week) position is located in our San Diego, CA Office. We seek qualified current San Diego metropolitan area residents who will work a hybrid schedule of 1 weekday in-office/remaining weekdays work remotely (schedule is based on client and team needs).
Our San Diego Rachel Kay PR Practice is looking for a talented Social Media Specialist with 6 months + of prior Social Media work experience.
Our group works on lifestyle brands across healthy food and beverage, wellness lifestyle sectors, and technology and lifestyle clients. We're looking for an experienced Social Media Specialist to join our expanding agency team to work on these sought-after brands.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ months of prior social media work experience, a passion for digital marketing, consistently be on top of new trends, have a desire to learn and execute digital ideas, and have strong written and verbal skills. The Social Media Specialist should have a proven record of ­­­­­­­creating inspiring social media posts, being able to identify noteworthy campaigns with relevant brands and influencers, and ability to handle multiple tasks at one time. The role will collaborate with, and report to, senior leadership in the RKPR practice.

What are our values? As our CEO Peter Finn says, ''We work hard- play nice!''. Kindness is a key value at FINN Partners. We also value creativity, dedication to our clients, collaboration, respect, diversity and inclusion, mentoring, teaming and work-life balance. FINN Partners is the fastest growing public relations and integrated marketing agency in the United States - we were just named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies! We offer an opportunity to expand your public relations career, continue to grow and learn, and to contribute. Come check us out - you'll love what you see!

This full-time, direct hire position has terrific perks:
• Generous PTO allocation and company holiday calendar, including paid time off the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. Additional paid days off during the Summer.
• Company travel and consumer discounts (from rental cars to cell phones and more)
• Commuter subsidy
• Wellness subsidy
• 401K Plan
• Outstanding insurance/benefits package
• Career mentorship from some of the best PR pros in the business
• Professional growth opportunities within our award-winning global PR agency
• Work in a gorgeous office building conveniently located near West 53rd Street in Manhattan, just steps from train/bus/subway stations, great restaurants, and Central Park.

Now that we've (hopefully) sold you on us, let's talk more about this role:

Responsibilities:
• Develop and manage social media strategies for clients including the creation of content calendars and in some cases, creative assets, monthly.
• Conduct Influencer Program Management, including influencer identification and outreach, brief creation, and kit insert ideation.
• Report and analyze individual client programs monthly.
• Conduct daily community management - monitoring conversations, discussions, trends and mentions across clients' social communities.
• Assist team members with admin client tasks like taking notes on calls, presenting digital updates, and building agendas on behalf of the team.
• Collaborate with content creators, influencers, graphic designers, and other digital specialists on integrated campaigns and executions.
• Provide support in the setup, launch, monitoring, and reporting of organic and paid social media and influencer campaigns.
• Stay on top of the latest social media news, trends, and best practices.
• Execute engaging graphics and video work for both client and agency projects as needed.
• Maintain good and consistent communication with clients and team members, answering emails and Slack messages promptly.
• Meaningfully contribute to brainstorms and planning sessions.
• Passionately participate in both internal and client calls.

Qualifications:
• 6 + months of prior social media marketing work experience (internships count)
• The ability to ''wear many hats'' and transition from project-to-project and client-to-client
• A creative team player who is a natural communicator with an entrepreneurial spirit, and strong writing editing skills
• Calmness and coolness under pressure and in a high-energy environment
• Agency experience is a MAJOR plus
• Experience in and passion for graphic design (we use Canva) and/or content creation
• Flexibility in respect to the unexpected demands and needs of social media and digital practices
• Enthusiasm for social/influencer projects, passion for the work, and kindness towards all
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Creativity

#LI-KM1 #LI-Hybrid San Diego, CA

Anticipated Salary: $23.00/hour to $25.00/hour. The salary for this non-exempt, full-time, direct-hire position is commensurate with experience and depending upon workplace.

To Apply:
Please upload your resume and cover letter. Please indicate your target salary in $US Dollars that falls within with our stated salary range displayed above. Please ensure within your resume you are listing all the forms of social media you have used throughout your career. While we appreciate the interest of all candidates, we will only respond to those with whom we have a greater interest.

About FINN Partners:
Finn Partners was launched in 2011 to realize Peter Finn's vision to create a leading communications agency dedicated to shaping a bold new future in which innovation and partnership are strong drivers of the brand. Finn Partners specializes in the full spectrum of communications services, including digital and social media. Practice areas include arts, consumer lifestyle & sports, corporate social responsibility, education, health, manufacturing, technology, travel, and public affairs.

We are entrepreneurial-minded, global, and focused on integrated programs that bring to life the world-changing technologies, products, and services of our client partners.
Our company culture celebrates delighting our clients with innovative and creative campaigns and programs, and we provide opportunities for our employees to conduct career-meaningful work in a creative, fast-paced, collaborative, and fun environment. We work hard and play nice.

Headquartered in New York City, the agency has 1,300+ employees with offices in 32 cities around the world: Atlanta, Bangalore, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Frankfurt, Fort Lauderdale, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jerusalem, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Madison (Wisc.), Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Nashville, Paris, Portland (Ore.), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Tamuning (Guam), Vancouver (Wash.) and Washington DC

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3zb6x-18-117-183-150-42 in your application.