Social Media Specialist

Gateway Foundation

Overview:

Since 1968 our goal has been straightforward: help patients get their life back on track and achieve a life of sobriety, free from drug use and symptoms of mental illness. A life that is productive, socially responsible and healthy.

Gateway Foundation is the largest nonprofit treatment provider with treatment programs in California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas and Wyoming that specialize in substance use disorders for men, women, adolescents and patients diagnosed with co-occurring mental health disorders.

Gateway Foundation’s professional clinicians support over 9,000 people a day to successfully complete treatment by developing a personalized plan to treat the underlying causes of substance use disorder—not just their addiction to drugs or alcohol.

https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/


Position Details

Social Media Specialist
Job
Full-time
10/13/2020
Chicago Illinois
Chicago, IL

Are you looking to find personal and professional fulfillment, and align your career with your values?

At Gateway Foundation, our employees have an opportunity to make a difference every day by helping people with substance abuse issues gain control of their lives.

Gateway Foundation is a recognized non-profit leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results. Our experts in Addiction Medicine—including highly educated clinical and medical professionals and expert psychiatrists and nurses—deliver care that never stops. Throughout Gateway’s proud history of helping others, dedicated and professional employees have been vital to accomplishing our life-saving mission. Read more about the incredible recognition that we received!

If you are a collaborative professional who shares our commitment to helping people with substance abuse and mental health issues turn their lives around – GATEWAY IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!

Social Media Specialists are responsible for:

  • Maintains social media accounts to help increase social media presence and gain visibility in public and private sectors: posts updates and maintains blogs and social networks (including the Company LinkedIn account); monitors and replies to posts on social media platforms; posts and uses media tools, like Hoot Suite manager, to plan weekend and holidays posts 
  • Supports the Sales and Marketing Department with research, creation, editing, publishing and sharing social media and web-based content (articles, images, videos and surveys). 
  • Works with team members to help increase Gateway media presence and help gain visibility in public and private sectors. 
  • Assists with streamlining company social media accounts (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Flicker and other social media platforms) to ensure uniform content and tone of voice for landing pages, graphics, and other elements within the communities. 
  • Contributes to website design projects. 
  • Develop and implement social and digital media strategy. 
  • Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

  • At least 2 years of college majoring in social media, marketing, public relations or equivalent field 
  • Must have experience in setting social and digital strategies and developing and implementing social campaigns on multiple social platforms 
  • Basic knowledge of digital media landscape, including various social media sites 
  • Working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator 
  • Ability to write short and long from copy, excellent grammar and proofreading skills 
  • Must be deadline and detail oriented, organized, flexible and able to adapt to change

Physical Requirements:

  • Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
  • Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Gateway Foundation values its employees and provides an inclusive and diverse work environment where dedicated employees can make a difference. We are committed to engaging and rewarding our employees in meaningful ways. For eligible employees, we provide a Total Rewards Package that includes:

  • Health Insurance - Including a wellness premium incentive opportunity 
  • Dental & Vision Insurance 
  • Paid Time Off - Including 18 days of PTO and 9 paid holidays in the first year 
  • Catastrophic Absence Time (CAT) - Accrue up to seven days annually, to be used during an extended personal illness 
  • Flexible Spending Accounts 
  • Commuter Accounts 
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan with company match 
  • Life and AD&D Insurance 
  • Long-Term Disability (LTD) 
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
  • Gateway is a qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) 
  • Tuition Reimbursement 
  • Training & Development Programs


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