National Democratic Training Committee (NDTC): Social Media Specialist

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NDTC is growing its Marketing and Communication department and looking for a Social Media Specialist to help tell our story effectively through our social media channels by owning and growing the size, reach, and relevance of NDTC’s digital communities. This is an important position, where the right candidate will be the voice of the organization across platforms, and the liaison between the online community of Democrats across the country and NDTC.

This position reports to the Associate Director of Marketing and Communication.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own NDTC’s storytelling and grow visibility through social media. This includes proactive partner and creator relationship cultivation, data analysis, driving content creation in alignment with digital calendars, and cross-collaboration with key teams (including Political and Development) – from start to finish.

• Drive short-form video content, including concepts, briefs, scripts, and production with CEO, elected officials, staff, trainers, and learners, collaborating with Multimedia Producer and Content Creation and Production Manager to clip and repurpose other content.

• Work closely with the Community Engagement team to encourage and strengthen engagement in the NDTC digital community and development of a “dark social” strategy.

• Collaborate across teams to analyze content, messaging, and campaign performance data, reporting insights on engagement, conversion, and retention while pivoting strategies as needed.

• Collaborate with the Community Engagement and Political teams to gather and vet learner stories year-round, including rapid response moments.

• Create and manage social media assets in alignment with the NDTC brand, in collaboration with the Graphic Designer and Senior Data Analyst.

• Travel as needed to capture footage at major organizational events, candidate trainings, and political gatherings.

• Direct interviews with elected officials, candidates, and other key figures when opportunities arise.

Disclaimer: The job description is not designed to include a comprehensive listing of responsibilities that are required to be executed by the employee. In order to best serve NDTC's mission, responsibilities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with reasonable notice provided.

The Ideal Candidate Will Be/Have:

• A self-starter who can work independently, but who thrives in collaborative team environments.

• 2 to 4 years of experience managing digital & social media, including on political campaigns. Experience with digital organizing or digital issue advocacy at political, advocacy, or non-profit organizations is highly desirable.

• 1 to 2 years of experience in video production and editing for social media.

• Experience in the creator space, cultivating and managing creator relationships.

• Proven track record of working online to organize diverse supporters and constituencies.

• Interest and ability to follow industry conversations and recommend strategic investment in emergent platforms.

• Superb written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to think creatively and bring new and innovative ideas to the table.

• Ability to retain the immediate situation as well as track a longer storytelling arc for the bigger picture.

• Ability to project a consistent brand voice through all shared media outreach channels.

• Ability to work efficiently in sometimes fast-paced, unpredictable event environments

• An extreme attention to detail and understanding of online interpersonal communications.

• Ability to handle multiple "priority" projects simultaneously and meet established deadlines.

• Ability to gain buy-in from multiple parties in a collaborative environment.

• Solid project management skills.

• Travel flexibility with ability to travel for event coverage and production needs (typically 4-8 times per year).

Location

This is a remote position open to candidates located in the United States. NDTC is a fully remote workplace. We have staff all across the country, with large groups centralized in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

NDTC requires all staff to be legally authorized to work in the United States.