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Social Media Community Manager
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Job Description
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GoSavant—the only career-training marketplace that offers video-based learning,
live career coaching, and job resources—is looking for an innovative and eager social
media master and “people person” to fill the position of GoSavant Community Manager.
This cutting-edge platform facilitates learning by offering interactive video-based
courses and real-time live coaching. We have teamed up with award-winning public
speakers, producers, authors, and IT geeks to create the content and the site. A
privately held company founded in 2009, GoSavant is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Position Summary
GoSavant is seeking a Community Manager with exceptional interaction skills and
a strong background in social media and online community relations. The GoSavant
Community Manager will be responsible for all day-to-day community relations on
GoSavant.com and building an audience for the GoSavant brand across various social
networks.
Community Manager Responsibilities
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Create and manage online communities on behalf of GoSavant |
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Pursue initiatives to welcome and engage users in GoSavant’s various online communities |
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Establish and enforce standards for the GoSavant community and interact directly
with users to promote the GoSavant brand |
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Interact with GoSavant editorial and coaching staff to promote integration between
content and community |
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Report to senior staff about successes and lessons from community and demonstrate
consistent growth within priority online communities |
Position Qualifications
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Communicable and demonstrable experience and expertise in online community development |
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Experience moderating group discussions |
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Experience managing community leaders |
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Experience growing brands on social networks from the ground up |
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Creative, innovative, and wacky qualities |
Specific Skills Preferred
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Friendliness, diplomacy, and imperturbability are good character traits for this
job |
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Good sense of decorum and brand appropriateness |
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Success at establishing rules and policies to create team productiveness and community
good-feeling |
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Clear and effective writing and/or editing skills |
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Strong sense of product ownership and pride in work |
Call to Action!
Because of the unique nature of the position, GoSavant is taking an equally unique
approach to ensure that it finds the right person for the Community Manager position.
In order to be considered for the position, candidates should carefully follow these
steps:
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Submit a one-page cover letter and resume with salary history to Peggy Wielgos,
GoSavant’s Director of Human Resource Development, at
peggy@gosavant.com, by 11:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time on August 14, 2009.
A GoSavant representative will be in touch during the week of August 3, 2009, to
tell you whether you’ve made it past the first round of consideration. |
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If you’ve made it past the first cut, we’ll contact you and you’ll have the chance
to prove you’re the right person for the job by demonstrating your community relations
and social media prowess in the form of building buzz around the GoSavant launch.
Whether it’s building a dedicated and strategic Twitter following, driving traffic
to GoSavant.com using word of mouth, managing your Facebook page or your del.icio.us
profile, or creating a viral video that is viewed by thousands of people on YouTube,
GoSavant wants to see how you approach the challenge of community building in a
real-life scenario. |
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In September, GoSavant will announce the five finalists for the position, who will
be invited to a special event where they will have the opportunity to briefly present
to the GoSavant hiring team the work they’ve done in the previous month to build
the GoSavant buzz. At the end of the event, one of the five finalists will be offered
the position of GoSavant Community Manager. |
Community Manager Compensation
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical and dental
insurance, 401(k), paid time-off, and profit sharing.
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