Senior Associate, Social Media Strategy

Bully Pulpit International

$77K — $85K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in strategic communications and social media strategy
  • Fluency in major social platforms like Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok
  • Hands-on experience with social management tools
  • Knowledge of social listening tools
  • Background in agency or corporate environments preferred
  • Exceptional writing and analytical skills
  • Proven project and team management experience

Responsibilities

  • Translate client objectives into strategic social content plans
  • Manage ongoing social media campaigns across various platforms
  • Oversee projects from initial brief to final delivery
  • Develop and manage content calendars and engaging copy
  • Shape narratives with proactive and reactive messaging
  • Utilize social insights for future content decisions
  • Coordinate multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match up to 4%
  • Generous vacation time
  • $50 monthly phone reimbursement
  • Unlimited sick time
  • 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
  • Focus on employee wellness and diverse workforce support
Full Job Description
The Impact You Will Make

BPI is seeking a seasoned social and content strategist to guide integrated social media programs that advance our mission, amplify our impact, and protect our reputation. This role combines strategic planning, content creation, executive visibility, and rapid-response expertise, with a focus on thought leadership, public policy, and values-driven engagement.

  • Starting salary range: $77,000 - $85,000 (+ annual bonus)
  • Location: Expectation to work from one of our offices (NYC, DC, Chi, SF, LA) at least 3x a week


What Day-to-Day Looks Like

Strategic Leadership & Planning
  • Translate broader client and brand objectives into clear social content plans, ensuring day-to-day execution ladders up to the bigger strategic picture
  • Manage always-on campaigns across key platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X/Twitter, Reddit, etc.)
  • Own social projects from brief through delivery, setting priorities, anticipating needs, and bringing in the right internal partners at the right moments


Content Development
  • Manage content calendars, draft engaging copy
  • Deliver proactive and reactive messaging that shapes narratives
  • Support visibility tied to events, media coverage, and philanthropic initiatives
  • Exercise strong editorial judgment across social copy and content, synthesizing feedback from clients, strategists, creatives and other internal teams into a cohesive final product


Platform Knowledge & Innovation
  • Understand the social content ecosystem end-to-end, including content planning, creative development, production, approvals, scheduling and publishing
  • Be comfortable working across native and third-party social platforms and using performance or audience insights to help inform future content decisions


Project Management & Collaboration
  • Manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders and competing deadlines in a fast-paced agency environment without losing sight of quality or business objectives
  • Bring enough project management and creative production experience to keep work moving independently, troubleshoot roadblocks and maintain momentum with minimal direction
  • Serve as a trusted day-to-day owner who can connect the dots across strategy, creative and execution rather than simply managing tasks


Social Listening & Measurement
  • Use social listening tools to build searches/queries, monitor keywords and narratives, assess sentiment/volume, identify spikes, monitor competitors/issues, and turn the findings into a readout or recommendation
  • Monitor real-time conversations to identify risks, misinformation, and reputational threats
  • Deliver performance reports and insights on audience engagement and reputational trends
  • Refine strategies based on analytics and high-impact content themes

Requirements

What You Bring
  • 4+ years of experience in strategic communications, social media strategy, and content creation
  • Fluency in Meta, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit and other social platforms
  • Hands-on experience with at least one enterprise social management platform, e.g. Sprout Social, Hootsuite, Sprinklr, or Brandwatch
  • Working knowledge of social listening tools such as Brandwatch, Meltwater, Sprinklr, or Talkwalker
  • Background in agency or corporate environments preferred; experience with corporate reputation, executive visibility, or public affairs campaigns highly relevant
  • Exceptional writing, presentation, and analytical skills; ability to balance strategic and creative demands under tight timelines
  • Proven project and team management experience with multi-stakeholder initiatives

Benefits

BPI offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) program with employer match up to 4%, generous time off for vacation, $50 monthly phone reimbursement, unlimited sick time, and 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents. BPI's benefits prioritize employee wellness and progressive support to our diverse workforce.

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