Social Media & Events Associate
About The Position
We’re seeking a creative and community-driven Social Media & Events Associate who’s excited to amplify our stories and engage our audience in support of our mission and impact. Roadtrip Nation is a nonprofit career exploration organization that empowers people to define their own roads in life. We’re one part media company and one part education organization. We create humanizing career stories and content that power our career resources, educational programs, and tools to support people in building confidence and finding their path forward. Our award-winning documentary series on public television has been on the air for more than 20 years, covering topics like careers in public service, finding your path after incarceration, women in STEM, and much more. We create our primary impact through partnerships with leading social impact organizations and other mission-driven organizations who support this storytelling work on public television and connect our learner-driven career exploration programs and tools to people striving to find their paths in life. In this role, you’ll be part of a cross-functional marketing and events teams that helps drive brand awareness and create seamless, impactful event experiences. This is an associate-level role, and you’ll have room to learn, so the most important thing you can possess is a proactive, "self-starter" mindset and a genuine passion for storytelling across digital and physical spaces.
Requirements
- About 2+ years of experience in marketing, social media, or event coordination.
- Comfortable editing a video in CapCut or Adobe.
- Coordinating travel logistics.
- Representing our brand in front of a crowd at a national conference.
- Sharp eye for social trends (especially short-form video).
- Top-tier organizational skills to handle multiple projects and details.
- Ability to pivot between creative content creation and data-driven analysis.
- Live and breathe TikTok and Instagram and understand what makes short-form video click.
- Detail-oriented and don't let small logistical tasks slip through the cracks.
- Comfortable navigating various creative tools like Canva or CapCut.
- Can quickly learn new project management software to keep tasks on track.
- Consistently put the learner first by thinking about what kind of information or inspiration would actually help someone who is currently stuck in their career journey.
- Enjoy looking at the "why" behind the numbers, using social media analytics to figure out which topics are truly resonating with our followers and why.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the voice and face of Roadtrip Nation across all social platforms by creating Reels and TikToks.
- Engage with our community and monitor performance metrics on social media.
- Ensure our physical presence at conferences and events is handled with precision.
- Manage the content calendar.
- Oversee the specific run of show logistics for our events.
- Check social channels to engage with our community, respond to comments, and jump on a trending audio or topic to brainstorm a new post.
- Create and capture new content, including filming and asset gathering.
- Contribute directly to the master content calendar.
- Coordinate with a venue on shipping materials.
- Draft a "run-of-show" for an upcoming talk.
- Review performance metrics from the week's posts to see what resonated with our audience and use those insights to plan for tomorrow.
Benefits
- Full-time position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
