Social Media Manager
Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.
At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.
How you’ll make an impact
If you’re applying for this role, you know social media. You take pride in understanding your audience, creating content, and engaging with them in something they love. You are a driving force and always looking for ways to learn, grow, activate, and inform on social media best practices.
At Xero we’re all about that social experience: building, nourishing and supporting our global community makes us tick. As a creative and entrepreneurial thinker you will be a key part of the Global Social Media team helping to shape and deliver the social media strategy through channels including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and blogs.
Social media moves at a rapid pace. Working with a team of exceptional experts, (Communications, Marketing, Analytics, Product, Sales and more) you’ll use your creative smarts to incubate and execute ideas that amplify our unique brand and wow our partners and small businesses customers.
What you’ll do
- You will have extensive experience in campaign and community management and running social media for a brand. You enjoy working in a collaborative environment. You’re confident in managing multiple projects and priorities and presenting to key stakeholders and executive leadership.
- You’ll bring experience producing and delivering proactive and reactive content. You’re able to write flash copy at pace while adhering to style guides, templates and staying true to the platforms. You understand paid content and integrated marketing. You have experience with social CRMs and understand social analytics. Being fluent in GIF, sarcasm, meme and puns is highly valued.
- You should be at ease using social content management tools and surfacing key data metrics and insights. Experience with PR, journalism, community, international markets, and crisis comms would be advantageous.
What you’ll bring with you
- Critical competencies
- Social media expertise
- Community and Group management
- Social data analytics
- Experience
- Brand management
- Content development
- Presentation skills
Xero is an equal opportunity employer. Xero celebrates diversity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where our employees can do the best work of their lives. We are committed to transparency and to equal pay for equal work. Total compensation for this role includes a base salary of $75,000 - $85,000, commensurate with experience, plus an annual grant of Xero shares, calculated as a percentage of base salary. In addition to base salary and long-term incentive, this position also has variable compensation/commission.
Xero offers access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (in CA & CO only)
Xero will match 100% on the first 3% of 401k contributions plus 50% match on next 2% of contributions
Employees enjoy 21 days of paid time off per year
Employees have 10 days of wellbeing leave to care for their minds, bodies, and families
US employees enjoy 11 paid holidays per year
Xero offers an industry-leading 26 weeks of parental leave at 100% pay
Xero offers a number of employee wellness programs, to include yoga, mindfulness and nutrition workshops, EAP, free flu shots, team meals, and a monthly wellbeing allowance
Why Xero?
Diversity of people brings diversity of thought, and we like that. A collaborative and inclusive environment is important to us. Working at Xero will provide you with a diverse and inclusive environment alongside people who will respect, challenge and support you to have fun while you do the best work of your life. We are a place where personal development, flexible working, innovation, and well-being are not just inspired but celebrated. We value our people and offer a wide range of compelling benefits and perks, including Xero shares.
Xero’s collaborative culture is underscored by our values - #Ownership, #Challenge, #Beautiful, #Human and #Team - which empower us to understand and serve customers, attract top talent and continuously innovate. From the moment you step through our doors, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.