Overview

We're looking for someone who lives and breathes social. Someone with the ability to execute quickly in response to a trend, client request or opportunity to engage. Someone who is comfortable in a fluid environment with constantly shifting client priorities.

You are adept at writing and creating in short or long form. You can switch brand voices on demand and love creating cool experiences through content. You’re a good self-critic, always trying to craft a better line or the best reply.

About the Job

• Primary focus:

  • Create social content, copy and editorial calendars for client needs, contributing to conceptual and copy direction on assigned accounts, both at the day-to-day and strategic levels
  • Concept and bring creative ideas to life in all platforms
  • Develop content that matches the client’s brand voice/strategy, using language that is culturally relevant, distinctive and in sync with art/graphics
  • Support creation of social playbooks, helping to develop personas, brand voice/tone, community manager response scripts, etc. 
  • Work closely with creative team to ensure visual concepts and copy are cohesive, tailored to best practices on individual social channels and platforms 
  • Assist with research for creative campaign assets for new business opportunities
  • Translate trends, technologies and metrics into understandable and easily digestible new business presentations 
  • Additional duties and project management responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of professional writing experience for consumer-facing brands on major social platforms
• Excellent writing, copyediting and proofreading skills across a variety of topics and channels; B2C and B2B experience preferred
• A strong grasp of capabilities, trends, and best practices for each major social platform
• Finger on the pulse of what is happening before it trends
• An understanding of the quirks, opportunities, and humor associated with social media
• Ability to craft and tell a good story
• Strong portfolio of social concepts, content and campaigns

About Ketchum

As a global communications consultancy with 90 plus years of experience, Ketchum is a trusted partner who is equal parts creative and analytical. Ketchum is a place where all perspectives and points of view are welcome and encouraged. We are a collection of communications specialists, content creators, creatives, researchers, data analysts, media pros, digital strategists, issues and crisis counselors, and tech nerds. And we love when those worlds collide to create the very best teams and solutions for our clients. We work with the world’s leading brands, emerging start-ups, and everything in between. We are beyond proud to have created some of the most celebrated and award-winning campaigns in our industry. We’re just crazy enough to think we can impact the world – and how it responds to ideas – through communication.

We encourage our employees to be curious, brave, inspiring, and a force for good. Let’s talk. Come belong at Ketchum!

What we offer

• Robust benefits program 
• Generous time off policies 
• Retirement program with company match 
• Workplace flexibility 
• Business casual dress code 
• Workplace and off-site social gatherings 
• Yoga @ work 
• Professional learning and development opportunities 
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Paid maternity/paternity leave 
• Transit benefits

Interested? We’ve got an opportunity for you.

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