Online Community Manager

RHRC is hiring an Online Community Manager. This is a new position intended to help us increase and better focus the attention we give our online communities. The Community Manager will:

• Create and execute strategies for raising our profile on social media platforms, including existing as well as new and emerging platforms;
• Develop and execute outreach social media outreach strategies around specific articles, series, and issues on which we work;
• Manage and increase our presence on existing social platforms like Twitter and Facebook through community engagement and by sharing content (both original and sourced) with and from partners
  and like-minded individuals and organizations to help others use our community as a resource;
• Establish and increase our presence on new or underutilized social media platforms; Work with other staff as appropriate to create, articulate, and carry out comprehensive short- and
  long-term social media strategies;
• Work with other staff as appropriate to integrate social online efforts in tandem with our other off and online strategies; and
• Build and strengthen our relationships with other online communities, writers, and publications in order to expand the reach of our content and community.

The Ideal candidate for this position will be both a self-starter and collaborator with:

• Strong and demonstrated experience in social media management, conducting social media campaigns, and depth of knowledge in the medium;
• A demonstrated history of excellence in thinking outside the box, innovation and experimentation, taking initiative, leading a strategy, and following through;
• Demonstrated experience in outlining deliverables and quantifying campaign results, and experience in and willingness to run a good series of a/b tests to develop winning strategies;
• Proficient in use of Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Blogging Platforms and photo/video editing software like Photoshop and iMovie
• A proven understanding of not just the mechanical tools to manage social platforms like Twitter and Facebook but a passion for using those tools to engage with individuals as human beings;
• Strong knowledge of the array of reproductive and sexual health and justice issues our community cares about with a passion for sharing that knowledge;
• Demonstrated ability to engage successfully in both individual and teamwork, and ability to take input and constructive critique; and
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and a strong ability to multitask.