Social Media Strategist

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), the South’s leading social justice organization, is seeking an experienced, creative, and strategic Social Media Strategist to help develop and distribute content across SCSJ’s social media channels and digital networks.? The focus of this role is to develop strategy for, create and manage SCSJ’s daily social media content and publishing calendar, explore innovative ways to drive audience engagement and growth across social platforms; and monitor the performance of social media efforts. The Social Media Strategist will create and post social media content to uplift the stories of SCSJ, its programs and campaigns, and the clients and communities SCSJ serves as a means of amplifying the organization’s crucial legal, research, organizing, and advocacy interests. Primary program areas include Voting Rights, Justice System Reform, and Environmental Justice. Reporting to SCSJ’s Communications Director, the Social Media Strategist will work closely with other communications advocates to achieve programmatic objectives. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise operating on social media platforms, a passion for online advocacy and communications, and proven ability to effectively coordinate content across multiple platforms and deadlines. This person will join a passionate group of committed communications professionals who believe in investing in bold ideas, innovation and storytelling to help grassroots organizations deepen their impact across the South. This is an exciting opportunity to be a major part of the mission, vision, and base-building of a fast-growing social justice organization centering the needs of communities of color.