Social Media Manager

Position: Social Media Manager - Remote

Supervisor: Director of Marketing

Compensation: $20/hour at 20 hours per week

Ideal Start Date: May 01, 2021 (Flexible)

Are you passionate about your Catholic faith? Do you enjoy using your creative skills to help tell beautiful stories and captivate audiences via social media? Are you looking for an opportunity to bolster your resume while working from home? Look no further than Sacred Story Institute, who is looking for you to become our Social Media Manager!

Sacred Story Institute (SSI), a Catholic Non-Profit, creates life-changing spiritual formation resources based on St. Ignatius' Conscience Examen in a format pioneered by SSI's founder, Fr. William Watson, S.J., called Sacred Story Prayer, taught in the Forty Weeks program. SSI's mission is both pastoral and analytical: bringing others closer to Christ, the Divine Physician, who heals us in mind, body, and spirit.

We provide authentic tools for spiritual growth and healing, as well as research the impact of prayer and sacramental reconciliation on body, mind, and spirit.

To Apply:
Send resume, cover letter, and below mentioned requirements to admin-team@sacredstory.net

• Applicants should review the SSI mission statement, website, and social media portfolios
• One page statement as to why you think you are ideal for this position
  • Include samples of your work
• Two additional writing samples
• Three professional references
• One letter of recommendation from a Catholic priest who knows you

What you'll do:

• Produce and edit content for communications including social media and our website
• Participate in brainstorming and content development sessions
• Social media marketing including content creation and platform management
• Co-manage website
• Report progress twice weekly to supervisor

What you bring to the table:

• 1-2 years of social media management experience in a professional setting
  • Emphasis on Instagram and YouTube
• Practicing Catholic with demonstrated knowledge of your Catholic faith
• Experience with social media management software, like Sprout Social
• Self-starter capable of working with minimal supervision
• Know how to tell a great story visually with a Catholic/Christian perspective
• Goal-oriented and motivated, with a desire and passion to learn

Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent time/project management skills
• Action oriented
• Results driven
• Resourcefulness
• Interpersonal savvy
• Energetic
• Creative
• Forward thinking
• Positive outlook
• Instagram exposure

Core Responsibilities:

SSI Program Promotion

• Become familiar with SSI's programs
• Carry out SSI's evangelization objectives
• Increase awareness of SSI
• Bring new and maintain recurring customers to SSI and it's programs

Social Media Marketing

• Consistent daily monitoring of social media platforms and interactions with & by users
• Provide creative input and suggest different ways to communicate marketing messages
• Build out accounts and leverage knowledge of social channels including Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Vimeo, and Mailchimp to align messages for audience
• Implement understanding of general marketing concepts and principles into social media strategy
• Leverage marketing and digital tracking/analytics to capture greatest ROI
• Create/maintain written and visual content that clearly communicates SSI's message
• Stay current with all best practices, strategies, and industry standards related to PR, Catholic marketing trends, and social media
• Communicates with SSI videographer to upload created video content to respective social media channels

Website Management

• Maintain website including new content, updates, and security
• UX/UI website design using general marketing concepts coupled with social media strategy
• Communicates with SSI videographer to upload created video content to website
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript working knowledge is a plus
• Google Ads knowledge is a plus

What You Get:

• Experience working with clients in digital content production
• Resume building experience
• Do what you love while exemplifying your faith!
• Flexible work hours from home

Work Hours and Compensation:

• 20 hours per week
• $20/hour
• Work from home
• Negotiable working hours in accordance with Pacific Time zone
• Schedule subject to change for after-hours projects (coordinated with the Digital Marketing Manager based on current project needs)
• Compensation is dependent upon skills & experience