Temporary Social Media Manager
The University of Chicago

Job Info

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Department

Booth CDR: Operations - Communications

About the Department

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Chicago Booth is proud to claim:
-an unmatched faculty.
-degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
-a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
-strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.

For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.
Job Information


Job Summary:

The Roman Family Center for Decision Research is devoted to the study of how individuals form judgments and make decisions. Researchers at the Center examine the processes by which intuition, reasoning, and social interaction produce beliefs, judgments, and choices. The Social Media Manager will work closely with the RF-CDR's communications team to help manage the center's social media presence, communicating the work and mission of the center, including its public discovery center, Mindworks: The Science of Thinking.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the social media presence of the Roman Family Center for Decision Research, including the digital properties associated with Mindworks: The Science of Thinking.
• Working closely with the center's Director of Operations and External Relations and the Senior Associate Director of Communications, help create, execute, and manage the social media strategy for the center on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.
• Help plan, build, maintain, and grow the Mindworks social media presence, including the Mindworks Instagram and TikTok feed, with the goal of increasing visitor traffic and participation in research.
• Translate the work and mission of the RF-CDR and Mindworks to a broad audience through multiple media and formats.
• Provide information to Mindworks audiences and visitors about the field of behavioral science, the nature and purpose of experimental research in behavioral science, the specific nature and importance of each of the Mindworks exhibits and related concepts, and generally serve as a positive ambassador for the CDR during engagement with audiences and visitors.
• Provide audiences and visitors with appropriate information in order to support their interest in participating in research conducted in Mindworks.
• Support outreach and advertising initiatives to attract visitors to Mindworks, when necessary.

Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Familiarity with methods of social science research experimentation preferred.
• Collaborate and interact professionally with faculty, students, and staff.
• Good organizational skills, time management skills, and attention to detail.

Additional Requirements


Education, Experience, or Certifications:

Education:

• High school diploma/GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in the area of psychology, organizational behavior, or marketing preferred.

Experience:

• Proven experience creating and managing social media content for a company, organization, or public-facing group required.

Technical Knowledge or Skills:

• Multimedia editing in applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier, Canva, Instagram, TikTok required.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• This position works a hybrid schedule.
• This is a temporary, part-time position of approximately 10-20 hours per week.

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

When applying, the document(s) MUSTbe uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Benefit Eligibility

No

Requires Compliance with University Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement

No
Pay Frequency

Hourly
Pay Range

Depends on Qualifications
Scheduled Weekly Hours

15
Union

Non-Union
Job is Exempt

No
Drug Test Required

No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No
Health Screen Required
No
Posting Date

2024-09-09
Remove from Posting On or Before

2025-03-09
Posting Statement:


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