Are you fascinated when something goes viral? Do your friends ask YOU what the newest meme means? If you’re a data-obsessed team player who believes social media is not only an entertainment channel but a forum for education, engagement, and relationship building, we want you!

Wide Open Media Group is looking for a Social Media Manager to help build a passionate, deeply engaged, and diverse community of outdoor enthusiasts across Wide Open Spaces’ platforms. In this position, you’ll rely on your love for the outdoors and a steady supply of data to make decisions, collaborating closely with colleagues across our social, video and editorial teams to ensure we make great content and distribute it in the most effective way across all platforms.

This is a remote, full-time position with substantial potential for growth for the right person.

You are:

• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Enthusiastic about social media and lifestyle content.
• Keenly aware that it's not just about what resonates with the audience, but why it resonates.
• A great curator and a great creator of content that sparks engagement and creates conversation.
• Passionate about the outdoors and everything in it. You can’t wait for the season to arrive; you’re always on the hunt for a new spot or technique; and you’re obsessive about the latest gear.

You will:

• Plan, schedule, publish links and videos for multiple sites across Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter
• Monitor discussions, posts, comments and messages across multiple Facebook pages and other social media platforms
• Analyze links, video, and photo performance on social platforms and deliver feedback to social and editorial teams in an actionable way
• Think outside the box to find creative solutions for day-to-day tasks (work smarter not harder)
• Engage with followers and influencers across social platforms, including retweeting, liking, responding to posts and identifying opportunities for potential brands partnerships

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or linguistics (preferred but not required)
• Understanding of the digital landscape and a proven interest in keeping up to date with developments in web platforms and applications
• Ability to express learnings and share knowledge through writing in an effective way
• Working knowledge of hunting, fishing, and camping techniques, as well as regional and seasonal fluctuations, conservation practices, and wildlife.
• A motivated attitude and an acceptance of an always-fluctuating workload
• Able to meet deadlines with good time management and flexibility
• Experience with tools like Google Analytics, Facebook Business Manager, Agorapulse, Canva, CrowdTangle is preferred

To Apply:

• Attach your resume
• Please include a short paragraph in your application explaining why you'd be a good fit for this SMM position and Wide Open Media Group