Social Media Communication Specialist (Contractor)

Social Media Specialist (Contract)

PEMCO is looking for an experienced social media specialist to support our social content development, community engagement, and channel management on a contract basis.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and enjoys helping brands build meaningful audience connections through engaging social content.

If youre interested, or know someone who may be a great fit, please send me a message or tag them below.

The consultant will help:

• Advise on and support social media strategy across corporate channels.
• Manage and optimize social channel presence, audience engagement, and content performance.
• Develop social content calendars and publishing plans.
• Create and publish social content aligned to brand and business objectives.
• Monitor social conversations, emerging trends, and cultural moments to identify engagement opportunities.
• Support community management and audience engagement efforts.
• Conduct social listening and sentiment monitoring to identify customer insights and potential reputational risks.
• Support marketing campaigns, sponsorships, community impact initiatives, executive communications, and employee advocacy programs through social activation.
• Analyze channel performance and recommend optimizations based on audience and engagement data.
• Ensure social content aligns with brand voice, messaging standards, accessibility requirements, and governance guidelines.

Preferred Experience

• 3-5+ years of experience managing social media for brands, organizations, agencies, or consulting clients.
• Experience developing and executing social media strategies that support business, brand, and reputation objectives.
• Strong writing, editing, storytelling, and content planning capabilities.
• Experience using platforms and tools such as Sprout Social, Hootsuite, Sprinklr, or similar solutions.
• Understanding of social analytics and performance reporting.
• Experience collaborating with creative teams, designers, videographers, and content creators.
• Familiarity with paid social campaigns and social advertising best practices.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work on schedule.

Preferred Background

• Experience in insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries.
• Experience supporting executive thought leadership and employee advocacy initiatives.
• Familiarity with reputation management and social listening programs.
• Experience supporting social communications during sensitive issues or crisis situations.

Engagement Details

• Independent contractor/consulting engagement
• Flexible hours based on project needs
• Remote work arrangement, Seattle, greater Washington state and Oregon preferred
• Duration and scope to be determined based on experience and business needs

Interested? Wed love to connect with experienced social media professionals who bring a blend of strategy, creativity, community-building, and analytics expertise.