Senior Manager of Social Media

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Position Summary:

The Senior Social Media Manager is a strategic communications leader responsible for defining and advancing the companys corporate social media presence across all channels. This role blends highlevel strategy with handson execution and is ideal for a leader who can set direction build trust with crossfunctional partners and personally drive work forward when needed.

You will own corporate channel strategy oversee and contribute to content development manage daytoday publishing and partner closely with PR marketing design agency and editorial board colleagues to support major corporate initiatives. This role plays a critical part in strengthening corporate reputation elevating brand storytelling supporting topoffunnel marketing and engaging key external audiences in an authentic and compelling way. As a leader within PR & Social Media you will shape editorial priorities guide performance insights oversee community engagement and help raise the overall standard of social media excellence across the organization.

*This is a full-time role Monday through Friday with an expectation of 3-4 in-office days per week and additional on-site presence as needed. The individual must reside in the greater San Diego area and be able to commute to our corporate offices.

What Youll Do:

Strategic Leadership

• Own evolve and execute the social media strategy for corporate channels (LinkedIn X/Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube) ensuring alignment with PR priorities brand voice and business objectives.
• Lead the editorial calendar balancing proactive storytelling corporate milestones campaigns and realtime opportunities.
• Partner with editorial board PR and marketing leadership to ensure narrative consistency accuracy and impact.
• Manage two direct reports and a social media agency role includes responsibility for performance management coaching and development workload prioritization and day-to-day oversight. The position is also responsible for hiring onboarding and navigating people-related matters in alignment with company policies values and evolving workplace expectations.

Content Development & Creative Execution

• Oversee the development of highquality platformoptimized content including short and longform video motion graphics social visuals and thumbnails.
• Colead new video content initiatives in partnership with the Senior Designer PR Director and Social Media Senior Specialist.
• Support video production including planning logistics shoots studio preparation editing and final delivery.
• Set quality standards and provide direction on visuals copy storytelling and overall creative excellence.
• Contribute directly to content creation and publication as needed.

Editorial Board & Operations

• Colead the social media editorial board to align content with strategic priorities and improve reach relevance and positioning.
• Maintain consistent systems and processes for content intake planning and calendar management.
• Manage agency partners and production.

Internal Enablement

• Build and distribute social media toolkits for internal partners to amplify priority announcements including approved copy assets alt text and posting guidance.

Performance Insights & Optimization

• Track and analyze key performance metrics including reach engagement watch time and clickthrough rate.
• Translate performance data into actionable insights and recommendations to optimize content and channel strategy.

Governance & Compliance

• Uphold governance standards related to naming conventions brand usage asset rights permissions and legal review in a highly regulated environment.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree and a minimum of 12 years ofexperience in social media digital communications or related multimedia roles leading programs across multiple platforms with 3-6 years of Management experience.
• Experience in life sciences biotech or other highly regulated industries strongly preferred.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with experience crafting headlines narratives and platformspecific social copy.
• Strong experience in video strategy and production for a variety of audiences and use cases.
• Demonstrated design sensibility for socialfirst formats with attention to hierarchy readability and visual storytelling.
• Excellent organizational and projectmanagement skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain disciplined editorial workflows.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with crossfunctional stakeholders.
• Experience managing and coaching team members.
• Highly collaborative detailoriented and proactive with a strong problemsolving mindset.

The estimated base salary range for the Senior Manager of Social Media role based in the United States of America is: $129400 - $194000. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. The range reflects longterm growth in the role. Most candidates are hired between the minimum and middle of the range. Placement depends on experience skills location and internal equity. Additionally all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work including access to genomics sequencing family planning health/dental/vision retirement benefits and paid time off.

We are a company deeply rooted in belonging promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission. Built on a strong foundation Illumina has always prioritized openness collaboration and seeking alternative perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay regardless of gender ethnicity or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences increase cultural awareness and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex race creed color gender religion marital status domestic partner status age national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation pregnancy military or veteran status citizenship status and genetic information. Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local state and federal laws. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. The background check process and any decisions made as a result shall be made in accordance with all applicable local state and federal laws. Illumina prohibits the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the application and interview process. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process please contact To learn more visit: The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.