Social Media Consultant

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West Des Moines, IA, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech • Insurance
The Role
Leads Athene’s retail-focused social media strategy, campaigns, content roadmap, social selling program, platform execution, governance, performance reporting, and optimization. Partners with Retail Marketing, Sales, and social strategy leaders to align messaging, support advisor engagement, train sales teams, manage events, and translate audience insights into actionable recommendations across LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.

Purpose:

Responsible for leading and advancing Athene’s retail-focused social media strategy, with ownership over social programs that support Retail Marketing initiatives. This role handles day-to-day execution while guiding strategic direction, cross-functional alignment and continuous optimization of Athene’s retail social footprint.

Accountabilities:

Accountabilities: Campaign Leadership

  • Own and lead the integration of social media into retail marketing campaigns, product initiatives and promotional programs, in partnership with the Social Strategy Lead to ensure enterprise-wide consistency.
  • Manage the end-to-end development of social promotion plans, including content strategy, asset creation oversight, activation timelines and performance reporting.
  • Partner with Retail Marketing leaders to ensure social deliverables reinforce go-to-market strategy, product positioning and advisor engagement goals.
  • Collaborate with the Social Strategy Lead to ensure retail social programs align with Athene’s holistic social strategy, governance standards, and brand voice.
  • Lead the growth and maturity of Athene’s social selling program, overseeing content strategy, adoption initiatives, platform administration and measurement.
  • Create and manage frameworks to help Sales team members integrate social media into their relationship-building and prospecting efforts.
  • Provide advanced training, best practices, and strategic guidance to Sales leaders and internal experts to expand program impact.
  • Lead social coverage for retail-focused events and conferences, including on-site coordination and content execution.

Content Strategy, Development & Governance

  • Own the Retail social content roadmap, ensuring consistency of voice, messaging and brand standards across posts and campaigns, in alignment with holistic social strategy set by the Social Strategy Lead.
  • Lead content creation and optimization across LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and other relevant platforms, ensuring alignment with advisor audience needs and business objectives.
  • Manage KPIs, reporting, and performance storytelling in partnership with Integrated Marketing to assess effectiveness and recommend continuous improvements.
  • Guide adoption of emerging formats, platform innovations and industry trends that advance Athene’s presence and engagement.
  • Maintain close partnership with the Social Strategy Lead to ensure governance, compliance, and best practices are embedded throughout retail social programs.
  • Manage dashboards, insight reports and executive summaries that guide retail social strategy, content themes and Sales enablement efforts.
  • Translate insights into actionable recommendations to inform content planning, targeting, promotional opportunities and campaign adjustments.
  • Maintain a forward-looking approach to ensure Athene remains a leader in social engagement within the retirement services and annuity marketplace.


Qualifications and Experience:

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in marketing, communications, digital marketing, social media, or relevant experience, including demonstrated ownership of digital and social media programs.
  • Proven experience developing and executing social media strategies across LinkedIn, Facebook, and emerging platforms, with the ability to use social listening, audience insights, and performance data to inform strategy and continuously improve results.
  • Strong experience partnering with Sales, field-facing teams, or advisor-focused organizations; financial services or insurance industry experience preferred.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into compelling, audience-focused content and influence cross-functional partners.
  • Strong critical thinking, creativity, project management, and adaptability, with a bias for action and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities; demonstrated AI fluency and curiosity about using emerging technology to improve content, insights, and marketing effectiveness.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

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Athene is committed to inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in marketing, communications, digital marketing, social media, or a related field
  • Demonstrated ownership of digital and social media programs
  • Experience developing and executing social media strategies across LinkedIn, Facebook, and emerging platforms
  • Experience using social listening, audience insights, and performance data to improve results
  • Experience partnering with Sales, field-facing teams, or advisor-focused organizations
  • Financial services or insurance industry experience
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to translate complex concepts into compelling, audience-focused content
  • Critical thinking, creativity, project management, and adaptability
  • Ability to independently manage multiple priorities
  • Demonstrated AI fluency and interest in emerging technology
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Athene Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Athene and has not been reviewed or approved by Athene.

  • Retirement Support Retirement savings support is highlighted through a strong employer match and structured retirement programs. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful long-term value to total compensation.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off policies span flexible or paid time off, a robust holiday schedule, volunteer time, and paid parental, family care, and military leave. Feedback suggests this breadth is a standout element across many roles.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing resources include comprehensive health coverage, mental-health support, onsite fitness centers, and one‑on‑one coaching. HQ amenities and wellness perks are positioned as differentiators for on-site employees.

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The Company
HQ: West Des Moines, IA
1,254 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

Athene, through its subsidiaries, is a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. The products offered by Athene include: • Retail fixed, fixed indexed and registered index-linked annuity products; • Reinsurance arrangements with third-party annuity providers; and • Institutional products, such as funding agreements and group annuity contracts related to pension risk transfers. Athene's subsidiaries include Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity and Life Company, an Iowa-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York, a New York-domiciled insurance company, Athene Securities, LLC, an Iowa-domiciled registered broker-dealer (member FINRA), and Athene Life Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer. -- The financial industry is ripe for change and Athene is leading the way. We’re determined to make retirement easier for you and other Americans by harnessing our passion, smarts and relentless spirit. Learn how to become an Athene financial professional at www.athene.com/contact. If you love a challenge and are driven to succeed, then Athene is your kind of company.

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