Senior/Staff Social Media Specialist

The role

The Senior/Staff Social Media Strategist will manage Vast's social media platforms and implement digital strategies to increase visibility. This role involves creating content, managing calendars, and advising internal partners on social media use.

What you will do

• Help manage the social media presence and activities for Vast
• Translate programs, milestones, and messaging to social platforms
• Advise internal business partners on paid and organic campaign strategy, design, and execution
• Assist with day-to-day social activities including writing copy and monitoring engagement
• Develop and advise on LinkedIn presence and strategy for senior leaders
• Aggregate analytics and reporting for organic social media activities
• Obtain necessary reviews and approvals for social media content
• Manage social media content calendars
• Monitor and protect Vast's online reputation
• Partner with communications and compliance teams regarding social media policy

Required qualifications

• 5-7 years of social media experience, specifically in creating socially native content
• Experience maintaining and growing social audiences across multiple platforms
• Creative and strategic thinker with high attention to detail and process management skills
• Well-versed in current and emerging social platforms
• Experience conceptualizing and presenting big ideas and new formats
• An eye for visual design and the ability to capture and curate best-in-class social content
• Strong writing and editorial skills
• Experience using social media tools
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Nice to have

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent additional years of experience
• Experience working in a startup environment or in tech
• Experience distilling technical products and processes into simple, digestible bits of communication
• Relentlessly curious and unwilling to settle for surface level understanding
• Self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity and the ability to juggle multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Passion for Vast and our mission

Benefits

• company equity
• medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• generous paid time off
• up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff
• up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually
• paid parental leave
• short and long-term disability insurance
• life insurance
• access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• ClassPass credits
• personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health
• snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge

About the company

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, the company has more than 1,000 employees.