Social Media Specialist

The Social Media Specialist manages and grows Oklahoma Baptist University's official social media presence across multiple platforms to support brand visibility, student recruitment, community engagement, and institutional storytelling.

What You Will Do

Develop and implement content calendars, create original posts, graphics, and multimedia content, monitor daily activity, and track engagement metrics.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires strong writing, editing, and content creation skills, familiarity with social media management tools, and an understanding of current social media trends, analytics, and best practices.

Requirements

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, Public Relations, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of experience managing organizational social media platforms in a professional setting.
• Strong writing, editing, and content creation skills.
• Familiarity with social media management tools.
• Proficiency in basic graphic design software and familiarity with photo/video editing apps.
• Understanding of current social media trends, analytics, and best practices.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic graphic design, photography, and videography skills for mobile content creation.

Benefits

• Premium contributions for nationwide family-friendly Health and Dental coverages
• Free life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment equal to an employee's base salary
• Optional employee-paid ancillary benefits like vision, hospitalization, critical illness, accident, additional employee-paid family life insurance coverages, and education benefits
• Paid time off with annual granted vacation time, accrued sick leave, six annual holidays, and week-long breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas
• Employer matching opportunity for retirement investments in a 403(b)(9) plan administered by Guide Stone
• Free family membership to the OBU Recreation and Wellness Center or RAWC
• Global outreach university mission trips
• Cafeteria discounts
• Parking privileges