Senior Social Media Project Manager – Contractor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +31 more states.

📋 Description

• Assist in executing the social media strategy and annual plan for the Communications department.

• Offer project management assistance for various communications initiatives as required.

• Plan and implement ongoing social media projects, campaigns, strategic initiatives, and communication efforts.

• Oversee multiple simultaneous projects, managing scope, timelines, milestones, deliverables, roles, dependencies, and communication strategies.

• Coordinate efforts among cross-functional teams, including social media, creators, content, creative, design, video, community, PR, marketing, analytics, and external collaborators.

• Lead project kick-offs, status updates, stakeholder meetings, and retrospectives.

• Create and manage project workflows in Asana while utilizing Google Workspace.

• Monitor deliverables, dependencies, resources, risks, and shifting priorities.

• Identify and address obstacles, resource limitations, and scope modifications; escalate critical issues as necessary.

• Prioritize projects, align resources and timelines, and connect initiatives to organizational objectives.

• Assist in the content and campaign workflows encompassing development, review, approval, and publication processes.

• Generate project documentation, processes, dashboards, and reports.

• Encourage collaboration across different time zones and establish effective communication practices, team norms, and decision-making frameworks.

• Cultivate trusted relationships, influence without direct authority, and promote accountability and shared ownership.

• Facilitate retrospectives and implement process enhancements.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in social media project management or a related field.

• At least 2 years of experience working remotely with a distributed team.

• Proficient in using Asana and the Google suite.

• Strong project management capabilities, including prioritization, organization, planning, time management, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

• Knowledge of various communication styles and cultural differences across multiple time zones.

• Ability to foresee risks, build trust and relationships, influence without authority, and ensure accountability.

• Reliable and adaptable interpersonal communication skills.

• Experience and comfort with ambiguity.

• Current work authorization in the hiring location for non-US applicants.

• Proficiency in languages beyond English is a plus.

• Experience with international organizations, distributed workforces, and non-profit sectors is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote contract position.

• Compensation adjusted according to the country of hire for applicants located outside the US.

• A remote-first organizational culture.

• An equal opportunity and inclusive work environment.

• Accommodation support for qualified applicants with disabilities.