Location: Downtown Long Beach (on-site only)
Status: Part-Time
Hours: Flexible schedule, approximately 20–25 hours per week, Monday–Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Must be able to work on concert nights (see 2025-26 schedule at longbeachsymphony.org/calendar)
Compensation: $23–26 per hour, depending on experience
Application Deadline: July 11, 2025
Start Date: Early August 2025

Position Summary

The Digital Marketing and Social Media Specialist plays a key role in planning, creating, and evaluating digital marketing campaigns that promote concerts, education programs, and community engagement initiatives to outlined demographics. The ideal candidate is a visually driven storyteller who is comfortable behind a camera, skilled in creative tools, and confident in setting up systems and analyzing digital data to optimize strategy. This role requires creativity, curiosity, and strong analytical and communication skills. Background in the arts is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a strong advocate for promoting LBS’s mission and vision
• Capture, develop, create and distribute compelling social content (copy, photos, animation, and videos) that aligns with LBS’s goals, brand voice and messaging utilizing best practices across platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, and Constant Contact.
• Create content for online calendars and Update communication assets such WordPress website
• Collaborate cross-functionally to source stories and content that highlight the LBS experience.
• Establish, track and analyze metrics across platforms to reach segmented demographics, evaluate performance, inform strategy, and contribute to reports and campaign recaps
• Manage community engagement by responding to comments, messages, and inquiries in a timely, professional, and brand-aligned manner; work tightly with leadership to ensure organizational standards are met
• Monitor social platforms for emerging trends and engagement opportunities
• Contribute to and manage the overall content calendar in collaboration with marketing leadership, aligning social content with institutional priorities and campaigns.
• Support marketing and communications leadership as needed

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience managing social media content and creating compelling ad campaigns
• Strong creative and visual skills for capturing photos and video. Access to a modern smartphone capable of high-quality photo/video capture and app-based content creation, editing and posting on site (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, etc.)
• Insight, storytelling, and proficiency in Canva or comparable platforms for creating and editing graphics, animation, and reels
• Strong working knowledge of audience segmentation, including custom and lookalike audience creation, and demographic targeting
• Strong working knowledge of tracking tools and analytical skills to evaluate performance across Google Ads, Google Analytics, Meta ads, Meta Pixel implementation, programmatic ads, Constant Contact, UTMs with ability to offer insights
• Working knowledge of email marketing tools (e.g., Constant Contact or Mailchimp)
• Familiarity with WordPress (page editing, blog updates)
• Strong written communication, time management, and multitasking skills
• Eagerness to stay current on digital marketing trends and tools
• Passion for music and the performing arts is a plus

To Apply

Please email your application to smoylan@longbeachsymphony.org with the subject line:
Social and Digital Media Specialist Application – [Your Name]

Include the following:

• Resume
• Brief cover letter
• 3–5 examples of social media content or campaigns you’ve created (posts, reels, or e-newsletters)

No phone calls, please.