Job Summary
- Company
- National Association of REALTORS®
- Location
- Chicago, IL 60611
- Industries
- Internet Services
- Real Estate/Property Management
- Advertising and PR Services
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Employee
- Relevant Work Experience
- 2+ to 5 Years
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Job Reference Code
- Manager, Social Media
Manager, Social Media
About the Job
The National Association of REALTORS®, “The Voice for Real Estate” and America’s largest trade association, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries, representing 1.3 million REALTORS®, is seeking a Manager of Social Media, based in our Chicago headquarters.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE):
The Manager of Social Media will ensure that NAR has the knowledge and skills to guide NAR staff and members in creating, facilitating, and participating effectively in key conversations about our organization, our issues, and our members that are conducted on blogs and other online social media channels.
This position requires a high-energy, self-directed, deadline-oriented individual who has exceptional communication skills and is able to:
- Monitor real estate industry and related social media
- Facilitate NAR’s participation in external blogs and social media
- Maintain, evolve, and enforce NAR’s social media policies and guidelines
- Train NAR staff and elected leaders about how to write for blogs and other forms of social media
- Monitor existing NAR blogs and create new ones as needed to foster conversations about relevant topics or issues.
- Measure the effectiveness of NAR’s social media efforts.
QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS):
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field
- Experience in using and managing social media including blogs, wikis, social networks, forums, and/or podcasts
- Excellent consulting, writing, editing, and communication skills, including an engaging written voice
- Strong sense of urgency, flexibility, and the ability to multitask
- Demonstrated ability to teach the principles of online communications to nontechnical people
- Proficiency in basic systems administration such as permissions, content publishing, and similar functions
- Functional understanding of Web information architecture and design
Preferred skills include marketing experience, knowledge of HTML and XML, experience with Web content management systems and blog software, knowledge of AP style, experience with large associations or other membership groups, work on large Web sites, and an understanding of U.S. government structure and the general political landscape.
The National Association of REALTORS® is the most influential real estate organization in the world. We offer a rewarding and challenging work environment along with a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. EOE
Please submit your resume via email, along with a cover letter stating salary requirements to HRJob02@realtors.org.
Many of our benefits kick in Day 2 of employment such as medical/dental/vision, vacation/sick/personal/holidays, transportation benefit (voucher and parking program), and tuition reimbursement. Employees who are eligible can enroll in the 401(k) without the match thirty days after employment.
Additional benefits consist of pension plan, 401(k) match after one year, health care spending account, dependent care account, employer assisted housing for first-time homebuyers (if qualified and subject to approval), employee assistance program, life insurance, short and long-term disability, and more.
Lastly, we are a business casual environment offering a free on-site fitness center, flexible Fridays (subject to approval), and discounted on-site massages.
EOE
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