TEMP- Manager, Communications (52200)

About the Organization

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) supports a global community of more than half a million professionals and advocates in the Earth and space sciences. Through broad and inclusive partnerships, AGU aims to advance discovery and solution science that accelerate knowledge and create solutions that are ethical, unbiased and respectful of communities and their values. Our programs include serving as a scholarly publisher, convening virtual and in-person events, and providing career support. We live our values in everything we do, such as our net-zero energy renovated building in Washington, D.C., and our Ethics and Equity Center, which fosters a diverse and inclusive geoscience community to ensure responsible conduct.

Responsibilities

• Manage communications and marketing efforts on AGU’s digital and social media platforms, producing light-weight content such as Canva cards and drafting posts of appropriate tone for AGU’s audience across Bluesky, X, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
• Monitor social media throughout the business day, including both responses to AGU along with news and issues of interest to AGU.
• Provide a daily report of notable activity, as well as instant alerts to supervisors when appropriate.
• Work in partnership with AGU communication and marketing staff to help programs on promotional campaigns for events, activities, and initiatives.
• Provide basic social media analytics for channels or specific posts monthly as well as upon request.
• Work with SCM team to develop consistent digital content related to AGU’s programs and strategic goals for both internal and external audiences for social media channels (e.g., Instagram stories, WeChat, TikTok, YouTube).
• Work with the marketing team to create or assign to Design promotional assets.
• Work with the marketing team on AGU’s newsletters as needed, including drafting content, building proofs, scheduling delivery, and capturing analytics.
• During AGU’s Annual Meeting, while the team has traveled to San Francisco, assist remotely during Pacific Time business hours in closely monitoring social media, high-volume posting, occasionally monitoring the AGU news inbox, and other light tasks for media relations or marketing as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 3-6 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge and experience managing social media and utilizing social media management software including analytics.
• Adept at developing and shaping digital content.
• Excellent judgment for reputational management and crisis communications.
• Excellent research, writing and communications skills with a strong preference for proficiency in AP style.
• Professional interpersonal skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite specially Word, Excel, Word Press, and Outlook.

Pay

The pay range for the position is $38.50 up to $64.18 per hour, however our preferred range to hire is $38.50 up to $51.50 per hour.

Schedule

This is a temporary position for about 3 months, starting in October. The position will be payrolled through our reliable Agency partner.