Social Media Specialist

Job Overview: The Social Media Specialist is responsible for monitoring, managing, and responding to customer reviews across all social media and review platforms. This role is critical in protecting and enhancing brand reputation, driving customer engagement, and providing actionable insights into customer sentiment. In addition to timely and professional responses, this role analyzes feedback to identify trends, themes, and opportunities to improve the overall customer experience. Insights will be shared cross‑functionally to support continuous improvement across the organization. Responsibilities: Monitor, manage, and respond to customer reviews and messages across multiple social media and review platforms, including (but not limited to) Google Reviews, Yelp, Yotpo, and other feedback channels. Engage with customers in a professional, timely, and brand‑aligned manner to support positive customer experiences and protect brand reputation. Identify and escalate customer concerns, trends, or urgent issues to appropriate internal teams for resolution. Support overall reputation management strategies to strengthen brand trust and customer loyalty. Data Analysis & Reporting Analyze customer feedback to identify recurring themes, sentiment trends, and opportunities to improve customer experience, products, and services. Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track and analyze review data by territory, district, and individual location. Provide insights and feedback summaries to cross‑functional teams to support informed business decision‑making. Maintain consistent documentation of customer interactions, feedback trends, and performance metrics. Cross‑Functional Collaboration Collaborate with marketing on campaigns, response strategies, and customer engagement initiatives. Partner with internal teams to ensure customer feedback is addressed and improvements are implemented. Continuous Improvement & Additional Support Stay current on platform updates, review guidelines, and industry best practices in social media and reputation management. Perform additional operational or business‑related duties as assigned to support company goals. Qualifications: 2+ years of experience managing social media, online reviews, or customer engagement platforms preferred. Strong written communication and customer service skills. Ability to respond professionally to both positive and negative customer feedback. Experience with reporting tools such as Excel, Google Sheets, or business intelligence platforms. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment. Basic understanding of customer experience and brand reputation management principles. Benefits: We offer our employees competitive compensation, extensive paid training, comprehensive and flexible suite of benefits package, 401K with company match, team member discounts, rewards for top performers, and most importantly career advancement opportunities. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr Leslie's Inc.