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Children's National Medical Center

Associate Social Media Specialist

Children's National Medical Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, 20900

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Job Title Associate Social Media Specialist (250003CZ)

Description The Associate Social Media Specialist plays a key role in supporting the organization's social media presence by monitoring interactions, identifying trends, creating engaging content and assisting with day-to-day social media operations.

Qualifications Minimum Education Bachelor's Degree Preferably in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field (Required)

Minimum Work Experience 2 years Relevant work experience in social media, digital marketing or content creation (Preferred)

Required Skills/Knowledge Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail. Familiarity with content creation tools like Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut or similar software. Working knowledge of all major social media platforms including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube. Familiarity with social media management tools (e.g. Sprout, Sprinklr, Hootsuite) is a plus. Portfolio with samples of past work (can be school projects or work related).

Required Licenses and Certifications Hootsuite Social Marketing Certification (Preferred) Google Digital Garage – Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (Preferred) Meta Certified Digital Marketing Associate (Preferred)

Functional Accountabilities Content Support & Scheduling

Assist in drafting and scheduling basic social media posts across platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X).

Maintain and update content calendars to ensure timely and consistent publishing.

Capture photos and short videos from hospital events, departments, or community activities for use in social media content.

Community Monitoring & Engagement

Monitor comments, messages, and mentions on social media platforms.

Flag sensitive, inappropriate, or concerning comments for escalation to the appropriate internal teams (e.g., patient relations, legal, communications).

Support community engagement by liking, sharing, and responding to comments as directed.

Administrative & Reporting Support

Provide administrative support to the social media and influencer teams.

Assist in compiling weekly or monthly performance reports using analytics tools (e.g., Meta Insights, SproutSocial).

Help track campaign performance and audience engagement metrics.

Influencer & Partner Coordination

Assist in preparing outreach materials for influencers, brand partners, or community collaborators.

Help maintain contact lists and track engagement or deliverables from external partners.

Trend Monitoring & Insights

Monitor social media trends, hashtags, and platform updates relevant to healthcare and community engagement.

Provide summaries or quick briefs to the team to inform content planning and strategy.

Compliance & Brand Alignment

Ensure all content and interactions follow hospital branding guidelines and HIPAA/privacy regulations.

Participate in training on social media policies, patient confidentiality, and digital professionalism.

Collaboration & Learning

Work closely with marketing, communications, and clinical teams to support storytelling and campaign execution.

Take initiative to learn new tools, platforms, and best practices in healthcare social media.

Organizational Accountabilities Organizational Commitment/Identification

Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follows up until needs are met.

Teamwork/Communication

Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior.

Partner with all team members to achieve goals.

Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

Contribute to a positive work environment.

Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change.

Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes.

Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment.

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

Use resources efficiently.

Search for less costly ways of doing things.

Safety

Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.

Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.

Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation.

Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.

Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.

Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.

Primary Location Maryland – Silver Spring

Work Locations Inventa Towers 1, Inventa Place, Silver Spring, 20910

Job Non-Clinical Professional

Organization Strategic Operations

Position Status: R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time

Shift: Day

Work Schedule: 8:30-5

Job Posting Full-Time Salary Range 52728 - 87859.2

Children's National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.

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