Apex Systems is hiring: Social Media Manager-Video Games in Redmond

Apex Systems is seeking a Video Game Social Media Manager for an 18-month contract.
This is a remote role.
Rate is $45/hr.
The ideal candidate has a passion for gaming and pop culture. In this role, you will create social strategy and creative campaigns that engage fans on social media platforms.
This role reports to the Head of Social Media and its primary responsibility is to strategize, write, and create content. You’ll also manage content calendars, scheduling, and posting on our channels, as well as monitoring analytics and creating reports. You’ll work closely with marketing, community, product, and external partners, so cross-functional experience in large, matrixed organizations is required.
We are seeking an energetic, creative self-starter with superb communication skills.
Other competencies include a familiarity with Minecraft (preferred but not required), understanding of current social media trends, and ability to skillfully drive community growth and engagement.

SCOPE OF WORK

1. Design and implement breakthrough “beyond the game” social media strategies and campaigns that creatively connect our diverse and global audience with our external/collaboration partners in a social-first, engaging way.
2. Ensure that content is aligned with the overarching brand, tone of voice, and social strategy.
3. Define social media priorities, goals, and targets that are aligned with business goals and audience insights.
4. Provide strategic recommendations and support for the Creative Team in conceptualization and execution of assets for social media.
5. Host content ideation and team brainstorms, often with our partners’ social teams.
6. Ideate and publish social content and engage with audiences.
7. Curate user-generated content and identify potential influencers, creators, and customer voices to highlight and work with.
8. Track and report on channel and content performance, setting benchmarks and contributing to campaign reporting dashboards.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 3-5+ years of experience in social media strategy planning, goal setting, and implementation.
• Experience at a culture-defining brand is required, or a creative agency supporting a culture-defining brand.
• Experience managing high-volume social media channels for a well-known brand or product, ideally a brand that is considered to be at the forefront of culture.
• 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 in English.
• Competent with Office 365 and analytics tools (Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Sprinklr, Sprout Social, and native social media analytics experience preferred).

Candidate Requirements:
The ideal resume would contain a data-driven mentality; go-getter/self-starter with a gaming background.

Employee Type:
Contract

Remote:
Yes

Location:
Redmond, WA, US

Job Type:
Digital Experience and Content Strategy

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