About the Role
The Campaign Finance Board (CFB) is seeking a Social Media Manager to lead the execution of social media content across NYC Votes and CFB digital platforms. This role emphasizes social-first, vertical video content and involves strategizing, creating content, maintaining calendars, supporting influencer partnerships, and engaging priority audiences. The ideal candidate is a digital storyteller with expertise in social-first copywriting and vertical video production, capable of translating complex information into clear, engaging content to encourage democratic participation.
Responsibilities
- Create digital content for NYC Votes and NYC Campaign Finance Board, primarily short-form video and social media copy.
- Maintain a social media content calendar aligned with election cycles and strategic priorities.
- Support influencer campaigns by pitching new partners, crafting creative briefs, and supporting with campaign analysis.
- Collect, analyze, and report on digital content performance, providing data-driven insights to optimize campaigns and inform stakeholders.
- Conduct rapid-response to publish timely, relevant content during high-intensity periods, ensuring accurate and accessible information for all audiences.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute campaigns that engage priority audiences, including youth voters, voters with disabilities, LOTE communities, and justice-impacted voters.
- Ensure all content meets accessibility, inclusivity, and language access standards.
Requirements
- Knowledge of best practices for content (video, graphic, copy) across Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, and other emerging digital channels.
- Understanding of platform-specific best practices for Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, and other emerging digital channels.
- Knowledge of social media analytics and listening tools, performance benchmarks, and methods to evaluate content effectiveness.
- Knowledge of social media content calendars and content planning around elections and organizational goals.
- Understanding of how to identify, segment, and grow digital audiences, and the ability to design strategies that effectively engage and expand reach across diverse community groups.
- Knowledge of how to identify, engage, and support influencer campaigns that align with organizational objectives and reach priority audiences.
- Knowledge of content accessibility (e.g., WCAG), plain language requirements, multilingual communication, and nonpartisan messaging standards.
- Editorial & Copy Writing: Craft engaging, informative, plain-language copy for short-form and long-form content.
- Video Production: Create engaging short-form, social-first video content.
- Digital Content Planning: Adapt marketing objectives into video, graphic, and copy deliverables.
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Collect social media data, interpret analytics, and make data-informed content decisions.
- Project & Workflow Management: Maintain specialized content calendars, coordinate with team members, and ensure deadlines are met with accuracy.
- Brand Voice: Sustain and develop agency’s voice across content and platforms.
- Collaboration & Cross-Functional Coordination: Work effectively with internal teams and external vendors to ensure consistency and alignment of content.
- Influencer Program: Identify trusted messengers, research partnership strategies, support with campaign performance tracking.
- Rapid Response: Draft and execute timely responses to voter questions and manage risk across social platforms.
- Analytical Thinking: Ability to evaluate content performance, set and interpret KPIs, and make data-driven recommendations.
- Prioritization & Time Management: Ability to manage multiple campaigns and content calendars under tight deadlines.
- Audience-Centric Approach: Ability to design content and strategies that effectively reach and engage priority audiences.
- Problem Solving: Ability to anticipate content or operational issues (e.g., publishing delays, negative engagement) and implement solutions efficiently.
- Leadership & Supervision: Ability to guide and supervise Social Media Intern in execution of content strategy and influencer programs.
- Communication: Ability to clearly convey strategy, guidance, and performance insights to internal teams, leadership, and external partners.
- Bachelor’s degree in video production, communications, journalism, marketing, public policy, or a related field; advanced degree or equivalent professional experience a plus.
- 2–4 years of experience in social media management, content creation, or digital content strategy.
- Proven ability to develop content for diverse and multilingual audiences, with an understanding of accessibility and language access best practices.
- Strong on-camera presence.
- Familiarity with New York City government, civic engagement initiatives, or voter education.
- Proficiency in Spanish, Bangla, Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), or Korean to support content development and engagement with diverse New York City audiences.
Skills
- Content Creation
- Social Media Strategy
- Social Media Analytics & KPIs
- Content Planning & Editorial Practices
- Audience Growth & Engagement
- Influencer & Partnership
- Accessibility & Compliance Standards
- Editorial & Copy Writing
- Video Production
- Digital Content Planning
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Project & Workflow Management
- Brand Voice
- Collaboration & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Influencer Program
- Rapid Response
- Analytical Thinking
- Prioritization & Time Management
- Audience-Centric Approach
- Problem Solving
- Leadership & Supervision
- Communication
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2-4 years of experience in social media management, content creation, or digital content strategy
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in video production, communications, journalism, marketing, public policy, or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $80,000 to $90,000
About the Company
- The Campaign Finance Board is a nonpartisan, independent city agency that empowers New Yorkers to have a greater impact on their elections. Our mission is to make local democracy more open, transparent, and equitable by removing barriers to participation.
- We make it easier for New Yorkers to vote, meaningfully support candidates for city office, and run for office themselves. NYC Votes, our voter engagement initiative, meets people where they are to share trustworthy election information and help New Yorkers make a plan to vote. We publish the citywide Voter Guide, which delivers information about candidates directly to voters’ doors. Our public matching funds program ensures small contributions can make a big difference, allowing regular people to run for office by relying on the support of other regular people, not just wealthy donors and special interests. And we lift the veil on how candidates raise and spend money, increasing transparency and accountability in local government.
- We believe that when every New Yorker is empowered to participate meaningfully in elections, candidates will better reflect the communities they serve, elected leaders will be more accountable to the public, and New Yorkers will have a democracy they can truly trust.
- The Marketing and Digital Communications unit leads the top-level marketing and communications strategy for the CFB and creates the strategy for all public-facing materials that directly engage and serve the needs of five million New Yorkers in thirteen languages through the agency’s voter engagement initiative, NYC Votes.
Equal Opportunity
- The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
