Social Content Creator

As a Social Content Creator at Thrivent, you’ll generate limitless ideas and write creative copy that drives relevancy and engagement for the brand across all current and emerging social channels.
The ideal candidate is passionate about social media, tirelessly following content trends, and understands how to leverage channel capabilities to maximize creative impact. When it comes to getting work done, this person is willing to jump in when and where it’s necessary to create amazing content.
Reporting to the Verbal Creative Lead, this person is a natural champion for the target audience we seek to engage. To exceed expectations, this person will also bring expertise in understanding data analytics and helping channel owners interpret the results of the creative to continue to optimize the work in real time.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Generates ideas and writes original brand content for all of Thrivent’s social channels including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and other emerging social media channels.
• Brings energy to the creative and drives collaboration with teammates and channel experts, always chasing trends.
• Understands natively how to build content within social platforms (i.e. Instagram Creator Tools) and can provide creative guidance and direction on social assets within platforms.
• In addition to idea generation and writing, understands how to apply research on consumer sentiments towards our products and services, does proactive outreach to subject-matter experts based on the content being produced, can translate technical product lingo into consumer-first benefit language and loves to gain a thorough understanding of the subject matter of the content.
• Leads and participates in brainstorms for inventive content ideas and topics that drive social engagement.
• Leads creative work with a strong understanding of the voice of the brand; interpreting creative and channel feedback with ease and being able to provide definite direction on where to take the work next.
• Works collaboratively with other writers, creative director, art directors, designers, channel owners, internal clients, and external agencies.
• Solves creative challenges and takes pride in the quality of the work.
• Brings solid creative presentation skills and can confidently share work with key project stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Required: 5+ years relevant experience developing social content at an agency or within an internal creative team
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Creative Writing, English, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing or a related field and/or equivalent experience
• Ability to thrive under pressure while multitasking, adhering to sometimes tight deadlines while maintaining collaborative relationships with colleagues.
• High level of organization skills, understanding creative development processes and brings a thorough ability to execute.
• Excellent human relations skills, tact, good listening and consulting skills, and exceptional customer service mindset.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously and multi-task with an agile mindset.

Preferred:

• Experience in consumer financial services and with a distributed sales force - banking, lending, debt solutions, or fintech.
• Certification in Social Media or Social Advertising.

Pay Transparency

Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $77,988.00 - $105,514.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.

Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.

The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.

Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.