The Wharf Looking for Social Media & Communications Associate at Washington DC-Baltimore Area Full Time

Open Position: Social Media & Communications Associate

Reports to: Sr. Media & Marketing Manager

The Social Media & Communications Associate will directly impact The Wharf’s brand building and communications efforts by supporting the Senior Media & Marketing Manager in the following key areas of responsibility:

Social Media Management:

• Manage The Wharf’s mailing list and create weekly Wharf newsletter.
• Manage and respond to social media and Wharf website inquiries.
• Propose, research, and create content for The Wharf’s social media channels and newsletter.
• Create Wharf content including graphics, photography, reels, and videography and maintain a content library.
• Assist with uploading content to Wharf website and maintaining Wharf calendar of events and newsroom.

Retail & Event Communications:

• Collect marketing assets from Wharf businesses monthly.
• Collect social media handles, hashtags, website links, and creative assets from event partners and sponsors.
• Distribute flyers for Wharf events to Wharf businesses and the Southwest community.
• Submit event materials to local calendars and social media groups.
• Attend Wharf produced events to gather social media content in real time and support events team.
• Maintain a community & neighborhood wide contact list.
• Assist in onboarding new Wharf merchants and sharing Wharf Brand Guidelines.
• Assist with organizing broadcast media segments.
• Assist with gathering materials from third-party PR agencies.

Skills & Requirement:

• The ideal candidate will be comfortable interacting with a wide range of businesses and people, have strong written and oral communication skills and be able to adapt quickly to change.
• Must have strong working knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, and other social media platforms in the context of business and event marketing.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google applications are required.
• Minimum of one year’s experience working onsite in an office business environment or comparable business experience.
• Experience in Sprout Social, Mailchimp, InDesign and Illustrator is helpful.

Schedule:

The Wharf Association team is dynamic, efficient and productive. It is also collaborative, and therefore, all members of The Wharf Association are expected to pitch in where necessary, including weekends, evenings, and holidays. Comp days are provided for weekend or holiday days worked when the total work week exceeds five days.

Location:

This is an on-site position and requires living within 15 miles of the job location.

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience, 10% bonus opportunity, 401K, healthcare benefits, parking or transportation subsidy, paid time off and paid holidays.

To Apply for this Position:

Please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with Social Media & Communications Associate in the subject line.

About The Wharf:

The Wharf is a remarkable $3.6 billion, world-class, mixed-use neighborhood that has established Washington, D.C., as a true waterfront city. Located along the Washington Channel of the Potomac River, The Wharf’s full, waterfront mile neighborhood delivered in October 2022, five years from its initial opening in 2017. Encompassing 3.5 million square feet of development, The Wharf is home to a wide array of residences, offices, hotels, shops, restaurants, cultural uses, marinas, and public space including waterfront parks, promenades, piers, and docks.

The Wharf provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

More information about The Wharf is available at wharfdc.com.