Social Media Manager

BDO USA

About Us:

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world.

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team.  BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.

We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:

  • Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
  • Empowering team members to explore their full potential
  • Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
  • Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
  • Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
  • BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.”

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Position Details

Social Media Manager
Job
Full-time
Office/WFH
100% remote
7/8/2025
Chicago Illinois
Chicago, IL

Job Summary:

The Social Media Manager is responsible for managing BDO’s organic and paid social media presence across various social media channels, integrating strategic marketing messaging, materials and creative assets. The Social Media Manager will be responsible for providing strategic direction to drive consistent, relevant traffic and leads, and plays a key role in the execution and optimization of paid social media campaigns to support business objectives.

Job Duties:

General Job Duties:

  • Serves as a strategic internal resource to marketing professionals, industry groups, business lines, creative services, and BDO professionals (Client Service, BD, Recruiting, etc.) regarding integration of social media programs
  • Works with national marketing leaders to develop and implement social media and content strategies
  • Works with external agencies (advertising, PR, SEO) in developing online social media campaigns and creating specific deliverables
  • Champions the BDO brand to ensure online marketing and communications reflect the firm’s messages, positioning and visual identity
  • Develops online standards and processes in alignment with global standards
  • Other duties as required

Social Media Job Duties:

  • Develops, manages, and executes the overall organic social media strategy to align with BDO’s business objectives, ensuring cohesive messaging, audience engagement, and measurable growth across all platforms
  • Oversees day-to-day management of all organic BDO social media accounts, ensuring timely and accurate posting, monitoring, and engagement across platforms
  • Coordinates with internal teams to ensure all social media accounts, content and campaigns reflect current firm campaigns, initiatives, and news
  • Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and industry-specific guidelines for all social media activity and account content
  • Conducts regular audits of all social media accounts to identify opportunities for optimization, consolidation, or expansion
  • Proactively monitors relevant social discussions about our firm, competitors, and/or industry through social media listening tools
  • Monitors, analyzes, and reports on organic and paid campaign performance, making data-driven recommendations to improve ROI and achieve business goals
  • Leads the strategy, planning, execution, and optimization of paid social media campaigns across platforms

Education:

Bachelor’s degree, required; focus in Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism, or Business Administration, preferred

Experience:

  • Five (5) or more years of marketing or communications experience, required
  • Experience in the strategy, development, implementation, and ongoing management of B2B organic social media campaigns and programs, required
  • Experience planning, executing, and optimizing paid campaigns on LinkedIn, including audience targeting, budget management, and performance analysis, required
  • Three (3) or more years of  social media management experience, preferred
  • Experience working within a professional services environment (i.e., accounting, financial consulting, business advisory services and/or banking industries), preferred

Software:

  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, required
  • Experience with social media management and reporting tools (i.e. Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social) required
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics, Airtable preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Strong understanding of LinkedIn’s advertising platform, analytics, and reporting tools to measure and improve campaign effectiveness
  • Excellent project management skills and organizational skills
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment while effectively managing multiple projects and coordinating with both internal teams and external partners to achieve targeted outcomes.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple social media accounts and platforms, adapting writing style and tone to suit the unique requirements and audiences of each channel, specifically LinkedIn and X
  • Strong interpersonal and client service skills, consultative approach to working with marketing and client service professionals at all levels
  • Strong knowledge of individual platform metrics and analytic tools to measure, interpret, and optimize social media performance Understanding of and ability to communicate BDO business, marketplace and value proposition
  • Driven self-starter with a proactive approach to serving professionals at all levels in a client-oriented, matrixed environment
  • Knowledge of B2B marketing strategies and tactics and their application in a professional services organization

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