Weber State University
Social Media & Content Specialist
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Edtech.com's Summary
Weber State University is hiring a Social Media & Content Specialist. The role involves creating and sharing engaging marketing content across social media channels, blogs, and digital platforms to promote positive awareness and build connections with current and prospective students. The specialist will write, edit, plan, and monitor social media, collaborate with student groups and campus departments, produce multimedia content, and manage student employees while supporting marketing efforts.
Highlights
- Create and share written, video, and photo content promoting Weber State University to support student retention.
- Manage and schedule posts for official WSU social media accounts, including content planning and calendar maintenance.
- Collaborate with student groups and campus clients for social media and blog content creation.
- Train and advise Student Access & Success departments on social media policies and best practices.
- Plan, storyboard, record, and edit video content for social media platforms and digital displays.
- Conduct student interviews for experience-driven content and manage student employees involved in content creation.
- Work closely with marketing teams and social media coordinators for promotional activities and paid advertisements.
- Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in related fields and at least one year of professional social media management experience.
- Preferred skills include strong writing and editing abilities, social media strategy, photography and video production, and knowledge of digital marketing campaigns.
- The position is full-time (40 hours/week), exempt status, offers a starting salary of $44,000 with benefits including medical, dental, retirement, and tuition benefits.
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WSU's Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment welcoming to all individuals. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).
Position Information
| Position Title | Social Media & Content Specialist |
|---|---|
| Requisition Number | S02410P |
| Position Category | Staff |
| Campus Location | Weber State University - Ogden, UT |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Months per year | 12 |
| Alternate work schedule | |
| Pay Grade | E31 |
| Salary | |
| FLSA | Exempt |
| Job Summary/Basic Function | Position creates and shares engaging marketing and communications content (written, video, photo) that promotes positive awareness of Weber State University for retention purposes while building connections via social media channels, blogs and other digital communications. A qualified applicant for this position will: Write, edit, schedule, plan, monitor social media accounts; Work closely with student groups for social media content creation; Work closely with campus clients for blog creation and other digital mediums as assigned; Create and maintain a posting calendar to connect with incoming and existing WSU students through official WSU social media accounts in Student Access & Success (SAS); Train and advise Student Access & Success departments on policies, guidelines and best practices for social media; Integrate photography and video into shared content; Plan, storyboard, record and edit video content for SAS social media platforms and digital media displays; Interviewing students for student experience content; Manage student employees to help with social media content creation and get out and pick up signage on campus; Working closely with marketing team to promote events and services to students through social media; Working closely with social media coordinator in Marketing & Communications for collaborative content; Boost posts and paid advertisement. |
| Required Qualifications | Required:
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| Preferred Qualifications | Preferred:
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| A successful candidate will be willing to | |
| Background Check? | Yes |
| Benefits Summary | WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. |
Posting Detail Information
| Job Open Date | 07/14/2026 |
|---|---|
| Review Date | 07/28/2026 |
| Job Close Date | |
| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Notes to Applicant | If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $44,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package. To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references. For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete. Screening of applications will begin July 28, 2026. Position will remain open until filled. Criminal background check required as a condition of employment. |
| Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting | https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/28796 |
ADA Essential Job Function
Supplemental Questions
ADA Essential Job Function
| Physical Activity of this position | Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance. |
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| Physical Requirements of this position | Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work. |
| Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision. | Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading. |
| The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. | None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work). |
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How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
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Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References with Contact Info
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