Senior Social Media Manager in Seattle, Washington at Freemind Seattle LLC

Freemind Seattle is looking for a Senior Social Media Strategist to lead social media strategy and execution in support of high-profile events and marketing initiatives. This is a contract position through June 2027.

This is a client-facing role focused specifically on developing and executing social strategies that align with business objectives, audience goals, and broader marketing plans. You’ll work closely with integrated marketing teams, social channel leads, paid media partners, executives, speakers, and other stakeholders to ensure social is coordinated across the full event lifecycle.

Prior experience working directly with Microsoft or supporting Microsoft marketing programs is required, along with a strong understanding of Microsoft’s brand, marketing ecosystem, and stakeholder environment. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on. You can build the social approach, translate it into an actionable editorial and execution plan, manage the moving pieces, present recommendations to stakeholders, and use performance insights to continually optimize the strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop event-specific social media strategies aligned to business objectives, audience priorities, and broader marketing plans.
• Build and manage editorial calendars and overall social execution plans across event timelines.
• Lead day-to-day execution of social media strategies, coordinating across stakeholders, channel owners, and partner teams.
• Identify opportunities to optimize social strategy, timing, channel approach, audience engagement, and amplification.
• Partner with Global Paid Media teams on paid social strategy, audience targeting, recommendations, and execution.
• Project manage social and paid media workstreams to keep deliverables, stakeholders, approvals, and timelines aligned.
• Participate in marketing communications meetings, stakeholder reviews, and strategy presentations.
• Present social strategy, recommendations, plans, and performance insights to client and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Partner with social channel leads to obtain performance reporting and analyze results to inform optimization recommendations.
• Develop social guidance for executives, speakers, and event stakeholders, including sample messaging, channel recommendations, and amplification opportunities.
• Ensure social recommendations and execution align with brand guidelines and established marketing standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve social processes, planning, and execution across events and marketing initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to translate marketing goals into actionable and measurable marketing strategies.
• Deep understanding of integrated marketing communications across owned, earned, and paid media.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to internal and client audiences.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across internal teams, vendors, and clients.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Monday.com, and Microsoft 365 applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Planner, OneNote).
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with a commitment to data-driven insights and high-quality deliverables.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) from a four-year college or university.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of strategic social media experience supporting corporate and technology-focused marketing programs, campaigns, or events.
• Microsoft experience required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is typically performed in an office or home office environment with a low to moderate noise level.
• The employee may be required to collaborate and communicate via video conference or in person.
• The role requires prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer, including extensive typing and mouse use.
• The employee may occasionally be required to reach with hands and arms.

Additional Information

• Employment type: Full-time through June 2027
• Work schedule: Standard hours, Hybrid, Seattle WA
• Travel requirements: 5-10%

Equal Opportunity Statement

Freemind Seattle is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the role. Duties may change at any time with or without notice.