Reporting to the Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications in the Office of Research and Innovation, the creative, detail-oriented Social Media Coordinator will work to implement a social media strategy for the office’s social platforms and collaborate across research institutes, colleges, and central communications and marketing to elevate Virginia Tech’s research brand. The ideal team player will be responsible for developing audience-centric research-based content, social listening and engagement, and analyzing metrics using social platform analytics to make improvements towards meeting social media strategies and goals.

An integral member of the Research and Innovation’s Communications and Marketing team who understands social media trends, this position requires both independent thinking and team collaboration to coordinate projects from concept to completion with amplification across the university’s channels while adhering to university social media standards and policies.