About This Role
Supporting the Department of Surgery's social media strategy, the social media coordinator plans, implements, monitors, and measures efforts to increase brand awareness, build audience, and drive engagement. A strong visual and aesthetic sense is crucial to ensure content aligns with institutional brand standards and departmental goals.
Responsibilities
- Provide tactical support for overall social media efforts, including daily maintenance of Department of Surgery social media channels
- Write and produce photo or video content and other creative approaches, working independently or in partnership with other staff
- Maintain a high standard of visual quality, aesthetics, and brand consistency
- Monitor department social media channels for issues and trends, listening particularly for opportunities to proactively engage with audiences and identify content opportunities
- Contribute to the execution of social media campaigns in support of overall strategic content goals, including promotion of clinical care, research, and educational initiatives
- Provide support for events, opportunities, and campaigns that aim to drive engagement and increase audience growth on social media channels through photography, video, and real-time content capture
- Assist with coordination of production for Facebook Live and other digital content opportunities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience
- 2 years of experience working in the social media space
Nice to have:
- Adaptability
- Apple Macintosh skills
- Communication skills
- Communication tools proficiency
- Confidentiality
- Deadline management skills
- Detail-oriented
- Developing creative solutions
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Microsoft Outlook proficiency
- Experience in multicultural environments
- Oral communications skills
- Personal initiative
- Relationship management skills
- Social media skills
- Stress management skills
- Technical thinking
- Technology use skills
- WordPress proficiency
- Working independently
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
- Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%
- Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with a new child
- Family care resources for childcare needs and adult care
- Tuition coverage for employees and their families, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with the university
Important Details
- Schedule: 40 hours
- Working conditions: Normal office environment, with regular travel between Department of Surgery locations
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required
- Physical effort: Typically sitting at a desk or table; repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement
- Equipment: Office equipment
- Pre-employment screening: Required for all external candidates receiving an offer for employment, including criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations, and/or governmental registry checks
About the Company
Washington University in St. Louis seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with its core mission and guiding principles.
