Who We Are:
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a federation of 10 Member Societies which in turn have more than 130,000 members across the globe. AIP was founded in 1931 in an effort to alleviate societal and economic turmoil and to better humanity through science. Today, almost 100 years later, we further our positive impact through our mission: to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity. We want you to become a part of this mission!

Summary:
AIP is looking for a Social Media Specialist to join the Institute’s Marketing and Engagement Team. The Marketing and Engagement Team is charged with delivering excellence in engaging audiences with impactful content to advance AIP’s mission. 

The Social Media Specialist will work as an individual contributor, under limited supervision with AIP’s project owners and managers to craft content that will exist on AIP’s various digital platforms. The specialist will implement overall AIP audience engagement and development strategies, under the supervision of the Head of Marketing and Engagement. This role will manage and navigate ambiguous projects such as deploying AIP’s social media strategy, leveraging AIP content as the driving factor and utilizing AIP audience segmentation.

Come join a team of energized, charismatic, collaborative, and passionate individuals and help make a difference through the physical sciences!

What You’ll Do:
• Curates and creates content (graphics, videos, etc.) for AIP digital properties, including website and social media.
• Manages organizational social media accounts, content calendar, and online engagement; monitors online conversations and sentiments around the Institute and the physical sciences.
• Manages social media accounts for key programs with keen eye for increasing online engagement.
• Coordinates programmatic social media accounts for marketing efforts; leads monthly social media meet ups to foster collaboration and conversation.
• Monitor analytics and metrics to gauge success of social media posts and ad campaigns. 
• Reports social media analytics and metrics to internal clients.
• Updates web content.
• Understanding of SEO and web traffic metrics/analytics
• Coordinates and evaluates social media advertising for internal and external clients.
• Manages Physics Today ad and business accounts.
• Participates in marketing development and strategy meetings with internal clients.
• Assists in execution of goals and deliverables of department.
• Assists in strategy execution to strengthen AIP brand and identity.
• Handles ad hoc copyediting, writing, reporting and administrative requests.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with graphic design tools a plus.
• Stays informed on emerging digital strategies and trends.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring:
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations or journalism required.
• 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with social media engagement and best practices, particularly Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.
• Experience using planning/analytics tools such as Sprout Social.
• Experience producing email newsletters via MailChimp or similar platform.
• Proficiency with Excel as well as working knowledge of other Office 365 software.
• Experience working with an open-source content management system like Drupal or Wordpress.
• Enthusiasm for all things digital as well as an interest in science.

To Apply:
Include a resume, a cover letter and a writing sample. We encourage you to apply even if your experience does not fully match the position description; we will consider people from a variety of backgrounds and career experiences.

Why Join Us:
AIP embraces a flexible hybrid work environment to balance in-person collaborative work with remote work. The team works in a flexible, hybrid schedule and reports to our offices in College Park, Maryland and Washington, DC as needed. That one day per week is somewhat flexible, depending on the schedule for a given week. Employees are required to reside in DMV metro area (Maryland, Virginia, or Washington, DC).
 
We offer comprehensive benefits, including generous paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, an annual retirement contribution of 10% of base pay, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and more.
 
Your colleagues at AIP are welcoming, gracious, and eager to help each other succeed. With our commitment to community service, institute-wide social opportunities, and ongoing learning and development, AIP is a rewarding place to work.

About AIP:
The American Institute of Physics is a dynamic, forward-thinking 501(c)(3) membership corporation of scientific societies. Our mission is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity. AIP is a trusted and reliable source of information and analysis and is a center of excellence that advances the physical sciences enterprise through research and analysis aimed at improving the understanding of our heritage and promoting future progress.
 
Diversity welcome! Diversity is integral to our mission and is ingrained in everything that we do at AIP. We encourage and invite people of all backgrounds to apply and join our team. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, creed, marital status, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, personal appearance, national origin, ancestry, protected veteran status, or physical or mental disability.
 
AIP is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer  
EOE, including disability/Vets