Social Media Manager (Detroit, Mi )

Feb. 17, 2012

Detroit, MI

Confidential

Jack Morton is a global brand experience agency with top rankings from Ad Age, Event Marketer, Event and others. What we do is pretty simple. We strengthen relationships between brands and the people who matter most to them. We launch products, brands and ideas to generate understanding and demand in the marketplace. We engage customers, consumers and communities to drive sales and brand advocacy. We align employees and sales channels so they deliver on the brand promise to customers. And we help clients build strong experience brands--brands that will lead in the 21st century. Jack Morton has a staff of 500 employees throughout the United States-region, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG).

We have an opening for a Social Media Manager in our Detroit office.

Responsibilities:

Content development - pre-activation planning, pre-promotional communications, on-site content generation and post program insights.

Content generation is defined as writing and posting to Facebook, uploading images & video of the activations; tweeting & retweeting

Manage content approval process (may be different by brand)

Monitor JM produced social content and conversations

Collaborate across JM areas of expertise (account, creative, strategy, production)

Interact with Brand Creative agency and institute promotions/experiential social media solutions

Work with Brand Creative agency to ensure proper program reporting and develop learning's specific to the promotions/experiential space

Work with other corporate partners and agencies associated with the activation to coordinate social media efforts as appropriate

Maintain proficient knowledge of social media best practices

Explore and propose new/emerging social technologies /applications for inclusion in JM brand experience creative concepts

A thorough understanding of, and experience in, the motorsports space -- including:

o The major racing rules by series

o Understand the driver personalities and some basic personal information i.e. Married/single, kids/no kids,

o Work with corporate partners coordinate social media efforts

o Work with Race teams and driver representatives to coordinate social media efforts

Proficiencies in the use of the following devices:

o Smartphone

o Mac laptop

o HD still/video camera

o iPad2

Requirements:

College degree

4-6 plus years of marketing/ client services experience

Strong project management, organizational and communication skills

Experience in planning events, negotiating and giving presentations strongly preferred, especially in the auto industry.

Willing to Travel up to 35% and work weekends if necessary.

Some leadership experience or management of people a plus.

Demonstrated production competencies: client focus, accountability for results, team effectiveness, developing others, organizational sophistication, attention to detail, flexibility and professional confidence

Please send Resume & Salary requirements to Jack Morton Human Resources:

hr-detroit@jackmorton.com