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RMI · 2 days ago
Social Media Specialist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry Level
$57K/yr - $70K/yr
1+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Produce clear and compelling social content including custom captions, simple graphics, photography, videos, and ads, in support of RMI’s diverse programmatic work and donor cultivation that adheres to our social media strategy and brand messaging. Content would be published across LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and any future channels.
Utilize a content calendar and strategic framework to work with strategic communication marketers, thought leaders, design, editorial, and web teams to populate, prepare content, and schedule to social media channels.
Develop and implement communications strategies and deliverables for programmatic outcomes in the Islands, Africa, and Southeast Asia in collaboration with marketing colleagues and program experts.
Collaborate with the media relations, content, edit, and design teams to rapidly develop social content responding to breaking climate or energy news stories.
Support communications projects from inception to completion, collaborating with program experts as well as the marketing, design, editorial, and media relations teams to create multimedia social content and optimize social media channels to grow audiences and drive brand awareness and traffic for RMI.
In partnership with program thought leaders, organize, research, and write or ghost-write op-eds, blogs, statements, social posts, and other forms of content.
Build media lists for the overall team and specific projects; draft press releases and pitches for reporters.
Assist media relations team in tracking and engaging with influential energy and climate journalists via social media to support ongoing outreach efforts, including the development of content that will grab the attention of target energy and climate media.
Monitor and respond promptly to community interactions and mention the importance to RMI Global South across the digital space. Where relevant, report these trends to relevant parties, including program marketers, program experts, media team, and crisis comms Team. Assist in response strategy: recommend, draft copy, and respond to comments and/or mentions.
Work with the analytics team to review and report on digital analytics, including social listening data, to quantify and qualify effectiveness of digital content and campaigns.
From time to time, assist with creating, reviewing, and scheduling social content for other RMI programs.
Support the social media manager and strategic communications senior manager, Global South, as needed.
Qualification
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Required
One or more years overall experience in communications, social media, public relations, marketing, and/or journalism. Internship, academic, volunteer, and nonprofit experience can count, too.
Excellent initiative, follow-through, and project management skills
Fluency in social media landscape, including channels, best practices, and audiences.
Strong writing, editing, and verbal communications skills, including communicating at different levels of depth (more in-depth for industry audiences; simplified for lay audiences)
Passion for storytelling and messaging around complex issues
Experience with social media tools, particularly Sprout Social, to post, track, and for analytics.
Strong digital media editing skills, including photo, video, and design, e.g.Canva, Adobe.
A strong team player with excellent collaborative skills with staff and counterparts at all organizational levels and with external partners.
Intellectually curious, meticulous, and able to multitask and prioritize.
Preferred
Experience working on energy/climate policy, in journalism or non-profit comms is a plus
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision insurance
403b retirement options (up to 5% match immediately)
Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability
Professional and personal development (including LinkedIn Learning access)
Generous paid time off
Parental leave
Work from home and commuter allowance
Company
RMI
RMI is an independent nonprofit founded in 1982 that transforms global energy systems through market-driven solutions to align with a 1.5°C future and secure a clean, prosperous, zero-carbon future for all.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (24)
2022 (35)
2021 (37)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$4.4MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2022-03-14Grant· $4.4M
Leadership Team
Jules Kortenhorst
CEO
Benjamin Holland
Senior Associate
Recent News
2022-03-15
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