Lead Social Media Strategist

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USA
Salary, yearly, USD
110,000 - 115,000
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Full Time,
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11 Aug 2025
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About Designit

As a global design firm, we work with ambitious brands to design what matters.

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Want to be part of a high-performing team driving scalable solutions at the intersection of technology and operations?Β We’re looking for platform experts who thrive on structure, strategy, and solving.Β 

We’re looking for a Lead Social Media Strategist to help shape and drive high-impact digital content strategies for Microsoft’s cloud business. As part of the Blog and Social workstream, you’ll play a critical role in aligning stakeholders across creative, analytics, blog, events, community, announcements, and YouTube- assuring our approach to social is strategic, integrated, and measurable.Β 

This is a senior individual contributor/people leadership role for someone who brings proven B2B experience, a sharp editorial eye, and the ability to think cross-functionally across content, channels, and campaigns. The ideal candidate is a proactive strategist who thrives in matrixed environments and knows how to connect audience insights to bold, effective programming.Β 

This person would join the Designit team that supports Microsoft Cloud Marketing, Blog, and Social. This world-class social team operates 100+ social mediaβ€―channelsβ€―and 20+ marketing blogs designed for developers, IT decision makers, IT implementers, and business decision makers. Each month, we publish over 3,000 posts to help, inform, entertain, and engage across the globe. Azure, Power BI, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365 are just a few examples of the innovative products and services that comprise the ecosystem.Β 

What You’ll Do:Β 

Strategic Leadership & Subject Matter ExpertiseΒ 

  • Serve as the primary strategist and point of contact for your assigned portfolio of customer solution areas (CSAs).Β 
  • Develop and deliver holistic organic and paid social strategies, rooted in audience insights, campaign objectives, and platform best practices.Β 
  • Collaborate across internal teams (blog, copy, creative, analytics, YouTube, events, community management) to ensure alignment and strategic continuity.Β 
  • Provide thought leadership and POVs on the evolving social landscapeβ€”advising clients on platform investments, scaling opportunities, and areas to pause.Β 
  • Contribute to process improvement, governance, and playbooks around demand generation via social and blog.Β 

Execution & Cross-functional PartnershipΒ 

  • Oversee the execution of social programming and content calendars supporting campaigns and always-on efforts.Β 
  • Approve creative and copy, ensuring alignment with brand voice, audience needs, and platform nuances.Β 
  • Lead cross-functional syncs and workstreams, building trust and momentum with stakeholders across marketing, strategy, and ops.Β 
  • Partner with analytics teams to measure performance and translate data into clear, actionable insightsβ€”informing content decisions and campaign optimization.Β 
  • Manage agency/vendor relationships and oversee the development of social assets and amplification strategy.Β 

Team & People ManagementΒ 

  • Manage and mentor 2–4 direct reports, providing regular feedback, coaching, and growth opportunities.Β 
  • Support team health, workload balancing, and development of junior talent.Β 
  • Foster a collaborative, feedback-driven team culture that values continuous learning and innovation.Β 

What you bring:Β 

  • 5 – 7 years of marketing experienceΒ 
  • 2+ years of experience managing social media programs and strategyΒ 
  • 2 + years of experience growing and managing a team with a focus on professional development and growth for direct reportsΒ 
  • Subject matter expertise in the use of social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, etc.) with a strong understanding of the digital marketing landscapeΒ 
  • Ability to work successfully with diverse groups of stakeholders across companies to ensure successful planning, execution, and reportingΒ 
  • A high degree of skill at interpreting data to inform strategy and provide actionable insightsΒ 
  • A customer service mindset when working with stakeholdersΒ 
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and TeamsΒ 
  • Microsoft experience a plusΒ 
  • Social listening experience a plusΒ 

Who you are:Β 

  • You have top-notch interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; you communicate effectively with stakeholders, team members, and senior managersΒ 
  • You manage ambiguity with unwavering persistence; you drive workgroups to consensus and meaningful outcomesΒ 
  • You are collaborative to the core, with a demonstrated ability to work in a team environment as a leader and a memberΒ 
  • You are a highly proactive, highly organized, self-starter capable of effectively managing several projects simultaneously with impeccable attention to detail.Β 
  • You are self-sufficient: you can work with little direct supervision, but you know when to ask for helpΒ 
  • You are passionate about social media and B2B technologyΒ 
  • You are highly motivated toβ€―accomplishβ€―recurringβ€―tasksβ€―and solve problems withβ€―strong focus and follow-throughΒ 
  • You demonstrate positivity and optimismΒ 
  • You are comfortable working remotelyΒ 

Compensation Range: $110,000 – $115,000Β 

This compensation range is indicative of the role. Compensation offered is on the basis of evaluation during the interview process, the candidate’s range and depth of experience, business and market financials and internal pay parity.Β 

Would you like to join a global organization that…Β 

  • Embraces work-life balance – our employees’ well-being remains a top priority for usΒ 
  • Promotes a culture of learning and advocacy across the globe – diversity will enable us to strengthen our impactΒ 
  • Encourages innovation and experimentationΒ 
  • Understands that changes will occur, and adaptability is crucial to assist when it doesΒ 
  • Emphasizes and rewards collaborationΒ 
  • Works remotely. We continue to safeguard the health of our employees so our interviewing and on-boarding process will remain virtual until further noticeΒ 

Want to know more?Β 

Check us out atβ€―https://www.designit.com/β€―.Β 

Just so you know, we don’t have a dress code, but we do have a strict no jerk policy.Β 

Designit is committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to be considered for employment. Please let us know if you need any reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process.Β 

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