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Posted Job Title
Social Media Coordinator, Temporary Part Time
Job Profile Title
Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt
Job Description Summary
The Law School at Penn is one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished law schools. The school offers a distinctive cross-disciplinary legal education, drawing on the depth and breadth of the University of Pennsylvania. The resulting intellectual opportunities and professional relationships bridge traditional boundaries and disciplines, making Penn's Law School an extraordinarily supportive academic community for its scholars and students alike.
Communicating a world of ideas, the Office of Communications leads the strategic planning and tactical execution of Penn Law's internal and external communications. Communications focuses on digital and print production, with services ranging from video and editorial content creation to photography, graphic design, event promotion, public relations, social media management and a wide range of collateral materials.
Duties: The Social Media Coordinator, working part-time, temporary 15 hours a week, is responsible for collaborating with the Communications team to provide the tactical creation and implementation of content for social media and other emerging platforms, integrated with the wider objectives of the Law School's Communications plan, so that a variety of internal and external audiences are informed about, engaged with, and connected to the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. This is a fixed term role ending 4/24/2023.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Highlight the Law School and provide key information about the Institution's innovative programming, faculty expertise, and impacts of student and alumni work and research
Broaden brand visibility and deepen engagement with external constituents and appropriate social media influencers
Create unique, engaging content and post across social media channels using best practices with keen attention to manage brand and identity
In collaboration with the Director of Communications, identify and recommend paid social media tactics and support overall paid digital efforts
Actively participate in developing creative, practical ideas and plans for long-range and short-range communications campaigns
Identify social media trends to maximize engagement
Contribute to editorial content calendars and social media posting schedules
Engage in social media listening for relevant content
Analyze and measure results across all applicable platforms
Other duties as assigned to support the strategic plan for content on the Law School's digital platforms.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of experience with strong technical skills and a successful track record of managing variety of social media platforms, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Ability to communicate ideas and concepts effectively.
Experience creating or resizing images to fit appropriate social media platform.
Outstanding communication and organizational skills.
Experience with social media scheduling platform Sprout Social a plus.
The University of Pennsylvania and its Law School are equal opportunity employers. Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Law School
Pay Range
$7.25 - $155.75
Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Special Requirements
Background check may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.