Senior Specialist, Social Media Communications

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Social Media Communications

Location (city, state): North Chicago, IL

Industry: Non-Profit / Healthcare

Pay: $30 - $32 / hour (temp-to-hire)

Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

About Our Client:

Addison Group is hiring on behalf of our client, a well-established non-profit medical institution with a highly collaborative Marketing and Communications team. This organization offers a dynamic environment with frequent events, strong leadership engagement, and a strong commitment to impactful digital storytelling and social media presence.

Job Description:

The Senior Specialist oversees the primary social media accounts to ensure brand consistency, accuracy, and alignment with organization's priorities. The role also provides strategic direction, consultation, and guidance for social media efforts across institutional and academic units. This role develops and maintains social listening and audience engagement strategies to monitor brand health, identify emerging trends, inform content planning, and support recruitment and awareness goals. The Senior Social Media Communications Specialist will lead the strategy and execution of digital and social media initiatives to elevate the organization’s visibility and engagement. This is a hands-on role ideal for an experienced communications professional who enjoys writing, content creation, and collaborating across departments in a fast-paced, creative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive digital and social media strategy aligned with organizational goals
• Manage primary social platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube
• Create, write, adapt, and publish compelling content to promote events, programs, and initiatives
• Track engagement metrics and performance data; prepare regular reports and dashboards
• Support online reputation management and assist with crisis communication planning
• Collaborate with marketing, communications, enrollment, and academic teams on multimedia content
• Maintain governance standards, content quality, and digital communications guidelines
• Assist with social media training sessions and workshops across the organization

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Liberal Arts, or a related field
• 5–7 years of experience in writing, social media marketing, or digital communications
• Proven success developing and executing social media strategies that drive awareness and engagement
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a passion for storytelling
• Experience managing online communities and engaging diverse audiences
• Willingness to attend and support a high volume of institutional events and activities

Additional Details:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Brandwatch, BigTree Content tools preferred
• Content is professional, brand-focused, and mission-driven
• Works closely with photography, digital, and design teams
• Highly collaborative and fast-paced team environment

Perks:

• High-visibility role with leadership actively engaged in social media
• Creative, collaborative team culture with opportunity to grow the position
• Broad impact across the entire organization

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.