job description

Social Media Specialist

Spherion Gainesville FL has a client looking for a Social Media Specialist to join their innovative, educational and progressive organization.  Let’s get to work!

Temp to Hire

Schedule: M - F,  8am - 5pm

Rate: $19.23/hr

Email Lou Carlton - loucarlton@spherion.com

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Build and execute social media strategy through research, platform determination, benchmarking, messaging and audience identification

- Generate, edit, publish and share daily content (original text, images, video or HTML) that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action

- Engage with community members through social interaction, including favorites/likes, reposts/retweets, comments, etc. and answering private messages to build community relationships

- Plan comprehensive social media campaigns for special events integrating graphic design, multimedia (video and websites) and partner coordination

- Continuously improve by capturing and analyzing the appropriate social data/metrics, insights and best practices, and then acting on the information

- Create editorial calendars and schedules

- Other duties as assigned; as this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee

REQUIREMENTS:

- Minimum of Associates degree in communications, marketing, multimedia, public relations or related field

- Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite 6/Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) 

- Contact management and desktop publishing software, website design and/or html knowledge

- Self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills

- Creativity, initiative, organization, good judgment, and the ability to express thoughts clearly and simply

- Must be proactive, positive, a team player, and have a “get it done” approach

- Proven working experience in social media 

- Dependable in attendance and performance

SKILLS:

- Ability to work effectively in a multi-task, detail oriented, and deadline-driven environment

- Works in an indoor office environment with moderate noise level

- The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision

- The employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear

- The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to grab, pull, grip, lift and reach with hands and arms

- The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

- Excellent communication skills

- Sound decision-making, problem-solving, and research skills

Are you ready to start your next career? Please apply online at spherion.com/apply/75796 or call us at 352-378-2300 to inquire about our job opportunities.

We offer Medical, Dental, 401(k) and bonuses! We pay weekly!

Spherion Gainesville, FL is a drug free workplace.