Social Media Manager

The Jackson Laboratory

$74K — $125K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Farmington, CT
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years in related experience
  • Progressive experience in social media or digital communications
  • Proven track record creating integrated social media strategies
  • Experience in developing thought leadership content, especially on LinkedIn
  • Strong understanding of audience segmentation and content distribution
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills
  • Experience with social analytics and reporting tools

Responsibilities

  • Lead JAX's enterprise social media strategy
  • Enhance engagement across institutional and scientific audiences
  • Develop audience personas to guide content strategy
  • Support major campaigns and events with social-first content
  • Advising leadership on social media best practices
  • Utilize data to optimize audience growth and engagement
  • Collaborate with content experts to translate complex topics

Benefits

  • Remote work opportunity within the U.S.
  • Preference for candidates available during East Coast hours
  • Occasional travel (up to 10%) for events and coverage
  • Collaboration in a deeply caring environment
  • Opportunity to influence institutional social media presence
Full Job Description
Were hiring a Social Media Manager to lead JAXs enterprise social media strategy and strengthen our presence across institutional, scientific, advancement and business audiences. This role will focus on audience growth, engagement, channel strategy and LinkedIn thought leadership, helping JAX leaders and experts show up in ways that are credible, authentic and worth engaging with.

This is not a just post it role. Were looking for someone who understands that social media works best when it builds trust, creates meaningful engagement, and helps strong ideas travel. Youll help match the right content to the right audiences across channels, build audience personas, support major campaigns and events, and partner with content experts to turn complex science, institutional priorities, videos and philanthropic stories into social-first content.

The right person is a thoughtful strategist and natural momentum-builder with strong social media judgment. You should be comfortable advising leaders, working with expert content partners, using data to sharpen the work, growing relevant audiences, and staying focused in a collaborative environment where a lot of people care deeply about how JAX shows up.

This role may be performed remotely within the U.S., with preference for candidates who can regularly work East Coast business hours. Occasional travel, up to 10%, is expected for JAX events, conferences, campus visits and social media coverage needs. Writing samples may be requested as part of the interview process.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree and 8+ years or related experience
  • Progressive experience in social media, digital communications, or integrated content marketing.
  • Demonstrated success developing and executing integrated social media strategies tied to measurable organizational outcomes.
  • Demonstrated experience developing executive or institutional thought leadership content, particularly on LinkedIn and professional platforms.
  • Strong understanding of social media strategy, audience segmentation, content distribution, paid amplification, and performance optimization.
  • Experience building audience personas and matching content strategies to distinct audiences, platforms, and engagement goals.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and audience engagement skills.
  • Experience with social analytics, social listening, and reporting tools used to measure and improve engagement performance.
  • Strong visual and video content instincts, including experience supporting social-first video and multimedia engagement.
  • Sound judgment managing public-facing communications, reputational considerations, and sensitive issues.
  • Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, matrixed, and collaborative environment.
  • Experience within biomedical research, healthcare, higher education, life sciences, or mission-driven organizations preferred.


Salary range is $74,772 - $125,184 based on years of related experience

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