The Monday Search: Job Listings Current as of 3/31/2014

There are many jobs available out there for people knowledgeable about Social Media, but sometimes finding the job isn't easy.

Don't worry! Each week (when I have time) I will be featuring 3-5 jobs currently available as of Monday.  Additional sites will be linked at the very bottom of the article and listed as sources.  Other sites may be listed as well.

Sears Holdings is looking for a social media manager in Illinois.

The Manager, Social Media is responsible for the social networking strategy for Sears Holdings’ loyalty program, Shop Your Way Rewards (SYWR). This position is responsible for the constantly changing trends in social media and social networking. This position utilizes social networking technology, new media and online community resources to promote Shop Your Way Rewards to an expanding audience. This position drives the success of social networking objectives, strategies, products, etc. through effective marketing planning, implementation, and constant assessment of impact.

For more information: http://jobs.sears.com/career/267326/Social-Media-Manager-Illinois-Il-Hoffman-Estates

Ebay is also seeking a Senior Social Media Manager for its subsidiary, PayPal, in San Jose, Calif.

PayPal is seeking a strategic Senior Social Media Manager for special projects and global campaigns. This individual will be reporting to a Senior Director, Social Media and be responsible for taking campaigns created in North America and packaging them for local markets worldwide.

Unfortunately, the page was formatted funky so it made it difficult to import requirements to this page.  You can find more information on the opening here: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGWEbHost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=13746&siteid=195&Areq=96062BR&id=2044565-1818-220

Ralph Lauren is seeking a social media manager for their New York City location.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Actively participates in a wide variety of social media activities such as blogging, community development and management, social bookmarking
• Participate in minute-by-minute on line conversations by answering questions, and offering solutions
• Content creation - writing blog posts, articles, newsletters, communications materials, and material for social media channels
• Social media marketing - creating, managing and growing the company's presence through blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and other strategically relevant online properties
• Events and event planning - attending industry events in your city (often outside of 9-5 hours) and planning meetups for your community
• Public relations - (note: some companies may have devoted PR departments so this may not be relevant) managing incoming media requests and building relationships with industry journalists; creating, executing and measuring media campaigns
• Customer relations - the Community Manager is often responsible for customer support - answering questions however they come in (phone, e-mail, Twitter)
• Communications/marketing strategy - the Community Manager is responsible for creating strategic marketing/communications plans to provide direction for the company's public-facing communications
• Analytics - Using Google Analytics and other measurement tools to provide reports on metrics, and continually find ways to improve on those metrics through testing and new initiatives
• Produce community management guidelines and documents that reflects the holistic understanding and implementation of the role of social media and its effects.

QUALIFICTAIONS

• Bachelor's  degree
• Strong writing skills - a background in journalism or experience with writing
• Strong verbal and presentation skills
• HTML or CSS knowledge
• 2 to 3 years of experience managing social media platforms or communities for brands (Twiiter and Facebook..)
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends, and responding to community members outside of work hours
• Strong time management skills, ability to multitask, intelligence
• Prior PR experience, advertising or online marketing
• Passionate about the RL brand

More information: http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter-jobs/jobview.asp?joid=163179&c=jfbatl

Other listings:

• Media Bistro Job Listings (note not all the jobs listed here are social media positions):  http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter-jobs/?c=stnav
• LinkedIn Social Media Job Listings:  http://www.linkedin.com/job/q-social-media-manager-jobs  and  http://www.linkedin.com/vsearch/j?keywords=socialmedia+manager  or  http://www.linkedin.com/job/q-social-media-marketing-jobs or http://www.linkedin.com/job/q-social-media-strategist-jobs
• CareerBuilder: http://www.careerbuilder.com/Jobs/Keyword/Social-Media-Manager/
• Indeed.com: http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Social-media
• Simply Hired: http://www.simplyhired.com/k-social-media-jobs.html
• Social Media.org's Big List of Openings: http://www.socialmedia.org/blog/social-media-job-openings-and-new-hires-at-meijer-the-clorox-company-ralph-lauren-and-more/

The Monday Search is a brief listing of jobs available for those in the social media marketing field.  All jobs are found through internet searches and are just featured because they are of interest to me.  Monday Searches will contain links to sites with other job listings in addition to the ones listed here.