Social Media Manager at Surge Africa Organisation

Role Overview

• We are looking for an experienced, passionate, and creative Social Media Manager to join our team. As a Social Media Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our Social Media strategy to increase our online presence and improve the reach of our activities & social impact online. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and manage our social media strategy.
• Define most important social media KPIs.
• Manage and oversee social media content.
• Measure the success of every social media campaign.
• Stay up to date with the latest social media best practices and technologies.
• Use social media marketing tools such as Buffer.
• Engage in formal & informal training/learning to improve your skill and competence.
• Work with related team/personnel to ensure content is informative and appealing.
• Collaborate with related team/personnel to design tailored content.
• Monitor SEO and user engagement and suggest content optimization.
• Communicate with industry professionals and influencers via social media to create a strong network.

Qualifications:

• 3 years or more of experience as a Social Media Manager or similar role.
• Skillful in using social media for brand awareness and impressions.
• Excellent knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Google+ and other social media best practices.
• Understanding of SEO and web traffic metrics.
• Experience with audience persona research.
• Good understanding of social media KPIs.
• Familiarity with web design and publishing.
• Excellent multitasking skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Intermediate picture and video editing skills.
• Good time-management skills.
• Great interpersonal, presentation and digital communication skills.
• Must know how to edit/create content using Canva and Adobe Express (Spark).