Social Media Coordinator

Job Description

The social media coordinator is a member of the Marketing and Brand team in Marketing and Communications a division committed to advancing Virginia Tech through mission-driven audience-focused measurement-proven practices. Positioned in the Advancement division alongside fundraising engagement advancement services and operations professionals Marketing and Communications is led by a senior associate vice president reporting into both the senior vice president for advancement and the university president. The division works across the university to grow and protect Virginia Techs brand reputation and support university advancement college and unit priorities.

The social media coordinator plays a key role to build and support Virginia Techs online reputation and to help advance the universitys strategic goals priorities and messages. The social media coordinator will bring innovative enterprising ideas to the social media team and will stay current with emerging technologies platforms and social media best practices. The social media coordinator must demonstrate good professional judgment follow university brand guidelines and adhere to university policies and procedures.

The social media coordinator is a member of the social media team within Marketing and Brand and reports to the associate director of social media. This person will work collaboratively with members of the editorial team including marketing media relations visual content creators unit-based communications directors and the creative team. Guided by the universitys social media strategy the social media coordinator will primarily collaborate with many campus partners to create execute and monitor social media campaigns. The coordinator will also engage in a variety of community management activities as directed by the associate director of social media which includes managing editorial-focused social media accounts and monitoring other social media platforms on behalf of Virginia Tech.

The social media coordinator must maintain a level of confidentiality with sensitive situations. The coordinator must be able to work nights weekends and hours outside of the traditional workday especially in times of heightened activity such as snow days large events and unexpected crises.

The social media coordinator will perform this work in a manner that is accessible inclusive and welcoming to diverse audiences. They will effectively utilize photos videos and other multimedia content across social media platforms; monitor implement and evaluate emerging social media trends and best practices; and develop and promote ideas that reflect and support inclusive engagement. Other duties are to be performed as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated experience producing content (graphics written video photos) for social media and/or other digital platforms

Demonstrated experience analyzing social media analytics and creating reports to inform social media strategy

Demonstrated experience planning executing and monitoring communications campaigns

Demonstrated understanding of audience-platform relationships and how that can affect messaging and best practices

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors degree in communications public relations journalism marketing or another related field

Marketing experience

Crisis/issues communications experience

Prior experience in higher education social media management with demonstrated achievements and progressive responsibilities

Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite or similar tools

Familiarity with Canva

Experience using social media management tools and apps

Familiarity with website content management systems

Pay Band

3

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$45000 - $50000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

August 23 2026

Additional Information

Uncommon Work Schedule (Rotating Shifts Weekend Nights)

Safe Driving Record

Considerable Walking Standing Bending Stooping

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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