What is a Social Media & Marketing Lead at Sentient Collective?

Sentient Collective is searching for a social media and marketing specialist to work closely with our products and film production team in order to maximize awareness of the Sentient Collective brand and our projects.

Why work at Sentient Collective?

At Sentient Collective, we create lasting positive impact through Life Centered Design and technology innovation, regardless of discipline. We don’t simply create concepts. We work with our clients to bring actual products and services to market from start to end. Being able to share our work with the world, reach our target audiences, and develop new business relationships are core components to our success. In your role at Sentient Collective you will contribute to several parts of this process including developing comprehensive social media and marketing strategies, setting objectives, and measuring their success through KPIs. You will make the biggest impact by overseeing all of Sentient Collective’s social media and marketing accounts to make sure that content is shared consistently, and in the most optimal form possible to grow these accounts and increase engagement.

Once here you will

• Oversee all social media and marketing accounts.

• Oversee all analytics, SEO, and data tracking for all of Sentient Collective’s digital presence.

• Develop a social media and marketing strategy based on Sentient Collective’s quarterly and annual goals as well as KPIs to measure success of said goals.

• Prepare and present reports of social media growth based off of your created KPIs. 

• Regularly design, plan and produce content for social media engagement.

• Curate, run, and manage social media and online marketing campaigns.

• Manage all audience communications that happen via social media including email campaigns and crowdfunding campaigns.

• Develop and oversee all physical marketing campaigns (pop-ups, in person events, etc)

• Keep Sentient Collective up-to-date with social media trends, technologies, laws, and best practices.

• Serve as the in-house expert for all things marketing and social media.

About you

Communication: Strong Japanese and English verbal and written skills are highly valued. You can clearly and effectively communicate your intent in both Japanese and English.

Experience: 4+ years experience in social media and marketing at a creative consultancy, or company working for social justice. Experience in collaborating with multiple internal and external organizations. Background or strong understanding of graphic/visual design, and video mediums.

Collaboration: You are inspired by and thrive working in a team based environment. We require team members to be flexible and open minded, and positivity and constructive criticism are valued over the immediate application of constraints.

Multicultural mindset: You can work flexibly with a multicultural team.

Qualifications: 

• Deep understanding of best practices in social media and integrated marketing.

• Strong background in facilitating marketing campaigns both online and offline.

• Informed about current trends.

• Effective time management and planning skills.

• The ability to create captivating narratives through various content formats, drawing users in with compelling stories.

• Strong aesthetic design sense.

• Able to stay updated on platform capabilities, optimal usage, and new channels.

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with Sentient Collective’s audience.

• Design and production skills for both 2D visual design and moving image.

• Fluency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign, and After Effects.

• Fluency in SEO and Analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Mixpanel.

Culture: Play, curiosity, and fun are core parts of the design process. You embrace this and are open to new techniques and ways of working.

Want to join our team?

Please submit an email with your resume, cover letter that shows why you’re excited to be a part of Sentient Collective, and your social media and marketing campaign portfolio to join@wearesentient.org.

We will contact applicants who we would like to speak further with within 2 weeks.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Sentient Collective is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.