Social Media & Digital Talent Experience Manager

Job description

Country: United States
Job Function: Human Resources

State / Province: Oregon
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Portland
Brand: adidas

Relocation: Yes

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

The Talent Futures team’s focus is to be relentless seekers and builders of innovations that make our organization awesome at recruiting andunleashing talent. An important aspect of realizing this mission is how we create extraordinary experiences for our current and potential talent.

The Social Media & Talent Experience Manager is a trend setter in the social media anddigital space. You are showing friends, colleagues and family the latest platforms before they have ever heard of them. Most importantly you understand what makes the online world click. You get how to build, engage and inspire online audiences. You also understand how to maximize the tools and shortcuts social media and digital platforms have to offer to maximize the experience. This is a unique area where you will collaborate with our Employer Branding, Recruiting and Talent teams to design and activate social, and digital content strategies in order to engage and attract top talent to adidas.

Key Responsibilities

· Design and activate social strategies while engaging day to day with our fan base.
· Collaborate with our employer brand team to develop content that will inspire and engage fans.
· Partner with the recruiting organization to identify strategic talent needs and develop and post content across recruiting social platforms.
· Develop digital platform content strategy in partnership with the employer brand and Talent Futures Digital team and activate this strategy.
· Engage and communicate with fans, answering questions and telling the story of the uniqueness of working at adidas.
· Support Talent Experience and Communications in the development and implementation of the digital marketing strategy for events and special projects.
· Activate digital and social Talent Futures projects ensuring all are delivered within scope, budget and fully aligned with various program strategies.

Key Relationships

· Talent Leaders
· Global Communications
· Agency Partners

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

· Track record of innovation and delivery of results against tight deadlines.
· Strong eye for design and the ability to source and edit images.
· Proficiency in online communications; understands how to translate the employer brand into online conversation andcomfortable deflecting online confrontations.
· An understanding of SEO, content marketing, paid and social ads.
· Knowledge of social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.) and their use for business as well as community engagement tactics.
· Proven ability to build relationships with diverse groups and coordinate efforts to reach goals.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

· Minimum 3+ years of experience in social media management.
· Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations or related field.
· 2+ years experience in creating and executing social media activations.