Social Media Coordinator

Role overview

The Social Media Coordinator will help run The Nature Conservancy’s main social media presence on a day-to-day basis. This position focuses on publishing content, preparing lightweight social assets, and engaging with a worldwide audience that shares an interest in nature. The work is intended to keep content timely, aligned with channel strategy, and tailored to each platform.

The role also uses platform insights and social best practices to guide posting choices, while partnering with marketing teams across the organization to gather, organize, and prioritize content. Through active community management, the coordinator supports stronger audience relationships and helps drive awareness, engagement, and action in support of the organization’s mission.

Key duties

• Plan, schedule, and publish content each day across the organization’s primary social channels.
• Keep the social content calendar current and adjust posting decisions in real time based on priorities, cultural relevance, and performance data.
• Collect, sort, and refine material from internal teams, marketing partners, and existing organizational assets, including opportunities to reuse strong-performing content.
• Assist with lightweight content production for social posts, such as writing copy and locating visuals or other assets.
• Coordinate social content across teams so that materials are tagged correctly, tracked, prepared, and scheduled for best results.
• Monitor and manage comments, replies, and direct messages while following brand voice and engagement standards.
• Work with internal stakeholders to support campaigns, editorial plans, and important organizational updates.
• Keep up with new trends, tools, formats, and platform changes to support testing and ongoing improvement.
• Use social media workflow and creative tools to support efficient execution.
• Manage assigned projects on schedule and exercise sound judgment within set guidelines.
• Occasionally travel for meetings, events, trainings, and team retreats.
• Be available for occasional evening and weekend work.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What you need

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field plus at least 2 years of related experience, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Experience coordinating and organizing projects.
• Experience proofreading and editing business materials.
• Preference for candidates with proofreading experience in communications content.
• Genuine interest in social platforms, digital culture, trends, and audience behavior.
• Hands-on experience with social media management and analytics tools.
• Working knowledge of social media performance measures.
• Ability to work across teams and explain social media best practices to colleagues outside the function.
• Experience creating social media content.
• Understanding of marketing and communications principles.
• Experience building relationships with customers or colleagues.
• Strong motivation, organization, and attention to detail.
• Background supporting mission-driven or values-based organizations is a plus.
• Multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience is preferred.

Compensation and terms

The starting hourly pay in the USA is typically between $27.88 and $40.42. Final pay depends on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience, and candidates outside the USA would be considered under a different local-market pay range.

This posting is intended to stay open for 7 days from the date it is published, though it may close earlier if a strong candidate pool is identified. Applications may not be accepted after the closing date.

The hiring process uses rolling reviews, so applications may be assessed in the order they are received. The role may be unposted once enough qualified candidates have been identified.

Applicants must submit materials through the employer’s internal application system.

Employment is subject to the organization’s background screening process.

If you need an accommodation because of a disability, including for disabled veterans, assistance is available during the application process.

About the organization

The Nature Conservancy works to protect the lands and waters that support all life. As a science-based organization, it develops practical, on-the-ground solutions to major environmental challenges with the goal of creating a world where people and nature thrive.

The organization emphasizes inclusion, belonging, and respect for people, communities, and cultures. It values applicants with diverse experiences and encourages people from all backgrounds to apply.

It offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health care coverage, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) with an 8% employer match, parental leave, paid time off that accrues, life insurance, disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and other wellbeing benefits. A flexible work environment is also highlighted.

Since 1951, the organization has grown into a major conservation nonprofit supported by more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and staff and partners around the world.