At The Obama Foundation our mission is to inspire empower and connect people to change their world. We seek to build an active democratic culture where people are equipped and motivated to make change in the communities where they live work and play. Right here on the South Side of Chicago were building a home for this vision a global center for change with a range of opportunities - coordinated programming community outreach events educational moments and more - that invite visitors from down the block or across the globe to turn hope into action.

Achieving our ambitious goals starts with an exceptional team built on our Hope to Action Values - Courage Empathy Integrity Accountability Community Inclusivity Pragmatism Resilience Imagination and Hope. A Framework that anyone anywhere can use to build trust activate participation and expand opportunity in their community.

We are deeply committed to creating an actively anti-racist organization leveraging our global reach to combat systemic racism and inequity wherever it exists. Read our full statement on anti-racism and equity here.

Purpose of Role

Core Job Responsibilities

This Director will have three primary areas of accountability: Strategy Content and Growth.

1. Develop & Execute Social Strategy

• Establish Data-Driven Strategy: Build and implement comprehensive data-driven social media strategies to maximize audience acquisition and growth across all relevant platforms.

• Team Leadership: Lead manage and mentor the social media team to ensure alignment with strategic goals and a positive high-performing culture.

• Integrated Campaigns: Collaborate with teams like Marketing on integrated campaign activations (including events and paid media) to ensure they are social media-centric expand our reach and generate enthusiasm for the Obama Presidential Center.

2. Drive Compelling Content & Narrative

• Content Creation: Translate the Foundations mission programs and the vision for the Presidential Center into a compelling culturally attuned social narrative.

• Audience Engagement: Evolve our social dialogue from one-way broadcasting to a two-way conversation that inspires empowers and connects people to change the world.

• Cross-Functional Curation: Work closely with teams across the organization to produce and curate a bank of relevant content and leverage stronger user-generated content opportunities.

3. Expand Reach & Partnerships

• Surrogate/Influencer Strategy: Work with marketing development and partnerships teams to develop scale and execute a strategy to activate surrogatesincluding influencers creators corporate partners and high-profile figuresto expand the reach of our mission to new audiences.

• Strategic Collaborations: Identify build and execute collaborations with mission-aligned brands and figures to power the Foundations efforts to reach and engage new priority audiences.

Key Deliverables (Within 3 Months)

• Refined Social Strategy: Refine and implement the Foundations social media strategy including a robust plan for audience expansion through the opening of the Presidential Center.

• Metrics and Analytics: Establish rigorous monitoring of performance metrics and analytics suggesting clear improvements for continuous growth.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 8 years of experience in audience-first communications journalism or a related field with a proven track record of managing people process and leading the creation of engaging social media content for a high-profile brand or non-profit with a large audience.

• Strategic & Tactical Skills: Skilled at developing innovative social strategies partnerships and successfully operating in a fast-paced deadline-driven environmentmoving seamlessly between strategy concept and detail-oriented hands-on execution.

• Storytelling: A witty and thoughtful storyteller with expert command of social mediums; up-to-date on best practices and emerging platform capabilities.

• Core Skills: Ability to effectively communicate with others strong project management and organizational skills and proficiency in digital communication tools and platforms.

The salary range for this role is between $129675 and $162070.

This is a hybrid role based at our Chicago office in Hyde Park.

Dont check off every box in the requirements listed above Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women LGBTQ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. The Obama Foundation is dedicated to building an inclusive diverse equitable and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Foundation is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. The Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex gender identity religion sexual orientation age disability parental status veteran status or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability please e-mail us at if you require a reasonable accommodation to complete this application.