Communications Specialist 4
BC Forward

Communications Specialist 4

BCforward is seeking an Communications Specialist 4 in Redmond, WA 98052 98052 REMOTE !

Position Title: Communications Specialist 4

Location: Redmond, WA 98052 REMOTE !

Anticipated Start Date: - ASAP

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 9 Months Contract( With possibility for Extension)

Job Type: Contract and REMOTE ! Mon - Fri, 40 hours a week, Standard core business hours, OT not frequent but does come up seasonally.

Pay Range: $40 - $50 / hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience

Minimum 6+ years experience with Education marketing

Minimum 6+ years experience with Analytical ability - can drive insight to action.

Minimum 6+ years experience with Experience in a social media role.

Summary:

• We are seeking a full-time Social Media Manager (Communications Specialist 4) for Minecraft Education. In this role, you will help manage and grow our Minecraft Education owned social media channels, create social strategy and campaigns, and engage with players on social media platforms.
• In the role of Social Media Manager, you will report to the Head of Social Media - Mojang Studios. Your primary responsibility is to lead content creation, manage the content calendars (including scheduling and posting content), draft copy, monitoring and engaging with followers, and reporting on social metrics and insights. You'll work closely with our Minecraft Education business, marketing, community, product teams, as well as with our global community of educators.
• We are seeking an energetic, creative self-starter with superb communication skills, and passion for education and technology. Other competencies include a familiarity with K-12 education, understanding of current social media trends, and ability to skillfully drive community growth and engagement.

Scope Of Work:

• Build on and refine existing social media strategy that resonates with our diverse and global audience of educators, school administrators, students and parents while ensuring alignment with Minecraft's overarching brand, tone of voice, and global social strategy.
• Define channel priorities, set goals and targets, aligning to business goals and audience insights.
• Create social media campaigns for key beats in partnership with the Minecraft Education Marketing and in collaboration with Microsoft Education.
• Provide input into paid social media strategies and campaigns.
• Host content ideation and team brainstorms.
• Generate and publish social content and engage with audiences daily.
• Curate user generated content and identify potential influencers, creators, and customer voices to highlight and work with.
• Provide strategic recommendations and support for Minecraft Creative Team in conceptualization and execution of assets.
• Track and report on channel and content performance, setting benchmarks and contributing to campaign reporting dashboards.

Required Skills:

• 6+ years of experience in social media strategy planning, goal setting, and implementation
• Experience managing high volume social media channels for well-known brand or product
• Experience working in gaming sector preferred
• Passion for education/social impact
• Understanding of community engagement and audience strategy
• Familiarity using data to adjust and optimize strategy and activations for community-facing channels, and report and communicate channel performance results.
• Excellent collaboration, copywriting, and communication skills. English language.
• Competent with Office 365 and analytics tools (Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Sprinklr, Sprout Social and native social media analytics experience preferred)
• Knowledge of Minecraft preferred

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.
About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.

This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 229860 when responding to this ad.

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Job Snapshot

Employee Type
Contractor

Location
Redmond, WA (Onsite)

Job Type
Management

Experience
Not Specified

Date Posted
10/02/2024

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