Social Media & Events Associate

Strada Education Foundation • Costa Mesa, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Roadtrip Nation is a nonprofit career exploration organization that empowers people to define their own roads in life. We are one part media company and one part education organization, creating 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, and we wrote a best-selling career guide based on the advice we’ve heard over the last two decades. We create our primary impact through partnerships with leading social impact organizations and other mission-driven organizations. 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. This is a full-time position based in Costa Mesa, CA. Candidates must be local and available to come into the office regularly.

Requirements

• About 2+ years of experience in marketing, social media, or event coordination.
• 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.
• Comfortable editing a video in CapCut or Adobe.
• Comfortable coordinating travel logistics.
• Comfortable representing our brand in front of a crowd at a national conference.
• Live and breathe TikTok and Instagram and understand what makes short-form video click.
• Detail-oriented and don't let small logistical tasks (like shipping dates or speaker bios) slip through the cracks.
• Comfortable navigating various creative tools like Canva or CapCut.
• Can quickly learn new project management software to keep your 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, engaging with our community, and monitoring performance metrics.
• 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 or drafting 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

• The pay range listed is based on national compensation benchmark data and may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, variations in cost of labor, and in some cases, geographic location.
• The exact job offer will be determined based on several factors such as the candidate’s individual skills, qualifications and experience relative to the requirements of the role.
• The range displayed with the job posting represents the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across the U.S.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed