Director, Social Media Strategist

Company Profile
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking securities investment management and wealth management services. The firms employees serve clients worldwide including corporations governments and individuals from more than 1200 offices in 41 countries.

As a market leader the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together we share a common set of values: do the right thing put clients first lead with exceptional ideas commit to diversity and inclusion and give back. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career a place for people to learn achieve and grow.

Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Social Media Strategist to join our Brand Marketing team. This individual will be responsible for shaping and executing social media strategies that amplify the firms brand and engage key stakeholders across digital platforms. The ideal candidate is equal parts strategist and storyteller with experience creating engaging social media content and managing corporate channels in a complex highly regulated environment.
As part of a collaborative high-performing team youll have the opportunity to influence the digital presence of a leading global financial services firm. This role offers exposure to senior leadership cross-functional collaboration and a culture that values partnership professional growth and the balance of creativity with discipline.

Primary Responsibilities
> Execute the firms social media strategy across corporate channels to support brand thought leadership and business priorities.
> Translate business objectives into best-in-class social content that resonates with audiences and grows communities.
> Serve as a content creator and produce engaging social media assets that promote thought leadership firm initiatives and market commentary.
> Collaborate with internal stakeholders creative teams and business partners to produce high-quality copy graphics and video.
> Oversee the corporate LinkedIn X and Meta accounts including channel strategy publishing and community engagement.
> Partner with Legal Compliance and Risk teams to ensure all content meets regulatory requirements.
> Ensure consistency of voice brand standards and regulatory compliance across all posts.
> Provide counsel on best practices platform use and engagement strategies.
> Stay ahead of industry competitor and platform trends to continuously optimize performance.

Requirements

> Bachelors Degree required with 6 years of relevant experience in social media marketing; financial services or regulated industry experience preferred.
> Proven success developing and managing corporate social media programs.
> Deep experience with content creation and creative platforms including Canva.
> Experience using social media management and analytics tools (e.g. Sprinklr Netbase Quid Proofpoint Patrol).
> Demonstrated success in launching new social media channels and cultivating highly engaged communities.
> Superior writing and storytelling skills with the ability to adapt tone for different audiences and platforms.
> Seasoned project manager able to collaborate cross-functionally to keep projects on track and aligned with social media objectives.
> Strong interpersonal and executive presence skills.
> Self-motivated and able to exercise independent judgment and decision making to bring solutions and deliver exceptional results.
> Ability to balance creativity with discipline in a fast-paced highly matrixed environment.
> Interest in AI and exploring new use cases for marketing and social media.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley we raise manage and allocate capital for our clients helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way thats differentiated and weve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first doing the right thing leading with exceptional ideas committing to diversity and inclusion and giving back - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanleys goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion creed age sex sex stereotype gender gender identity or expression transgender sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability marital and civil partnership/union status pregnancy veteran or military service status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).