Social Media Specialist

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Hiring Agency:

Game & Parks Commission - Agency 33

Location:

Lincoln NE

Hiring Rate:

$19.473

Job Posting:

JR2026- Social Media Specialist (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed job is posted as open until closed):

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Job Description:

Nebraska Game and Parks is seeking a social media specialist to assist our communications efforts and support the agencys goals and objectives under the direction of the Public Relations Manager/Assistant Division Administrator and the social media manager. They will help us connect with new audiences while engaging our current followers through compelling social media initiatives. The social media specialist will help implement content strategies tailored to the strengths of various social media platforms to increase awareness and knowledge of Nebraskas recreational opportunities as well as increase brand affinity. They also will help us expand our digital footprint as social media platforms evolve or change.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work closely with social media manager to develop schedule and release content on our social channels that is engaging relevant and in line with the brand image; posts should be accurate timely creative and professional build customer relationships and increase brand awareness
Monitor social media across platforms and across agency accounts
Use social listening tools to help inform content strategies
Respond to customer service inquiries sent as messages professionally and accurately
Collaborate with communications team for creative asset development
Stay up-to-date with new and emerging trends to help keep Nebraska Game and Parks social media presence consistently relevant
Maintain broad awareness of conservation and recreation related information and trends on social media
Use Adobe Creative Suite in content creation

ABOUT NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS:
At Nebraska Game and Parks our vision is to provide access to healthy land waters and wildlife that inspire people for generations to come. We are a family of passionate innovative professionals who work together to connect people to the natural world and support conservation in Nebraska. We work with partners to manage our parklands and trails for outdoor enthusiasts while also focusing our efforts on conservation that supports wildlife fish and plant diversity and health.

Requirements/Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: Vocational/Technical diploma or Associates Degree in journalism communications marketing public relations graphic arts digital media videography or related field and at least one year of experience in conducting public relations information or graphic art activities. Required experience may substitute for education on a year for year basis.

Preferred: Bachelors Degree in journalism communications marketing public relations advertising graphic arts digital media videography or related field and at least one year of experience in coordinating planning and managing public relations/publicity campaigns mass media communication activities and/or public information programs. Required experience may substitute for the education on a year for year basis.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of: best practices of and trends in social media; a strong understanding of social media platforms; Adobe Suite related to graphic design and photo editing (video editing a plus); public information dissemination and its value; journalism or public relations principles and practices.

Ability to: write with attention paid to spelling punctuation word usage and grammar; communicate effectively with colleagues and the public at levels understandable to each audience; evaluate the public information potential of written illustrative and related material; develop the information dissemination approach most likely to reach a target audience; organize tasks.

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