Job Opening

Content & Social Media Associate

SUPPORTING PURPOSE-LED businesses to grow & thrive

Forge & Spark is looking for a part-time social media associate with experience in reliably scheduling content and providing insightful reporting and analysis. It's a remote, part-time role but we'll give preference to candidates in or around B.C.'s Lower Mainland. This junior to mid-level role is right for someone experienced with content and social media marketing who's keen for hands-on agency experience and mentorship from a passionate team of marketing pros. Offers plenty of room and support to grow with our values-led, B Corp agency!

🥇 Part-time Contract: This role is based on 60-70 hours per month (15-18 hours per week)
💰Salary: $35-40/hour or a flat monthly fee commensurate with experience
🕑 Flexible: Your work schedule is flexible, but we ask for your general availability on Slack between 10am-4pm PT for communication and key meetings as required
👨🏾‍💻 Remote: We’re based in Vancouver but we’re remote and flex-time
🤑 Growth Opps: In-house mentorship and training
😎 Killer team: Work with sharp, savvy, warm, diverse, and kind people

women led agency team, certified b corp, enthusiastic team

The Role

The person in this role is an organized planner and content creator with experience in data analysis that contributes to ongoing improvements in content performance and quality. You are a proactive team player and an expert in determining how to best position brands and storytelling across social media channels. You are performance-minded with a track record of elevating the brand experience with intentional, insights-driven action.

You also have a deep understanding of the role social media plays within integrated marketing and communications strategy and are highly motivated to work for a purpose-driven organization.
You will often work cross-functionally, collaborating with open, intentional communication. The role broadly includes the following areas of responsibility:

Manage, Schedule, and Publish Content (45%)

  • Work with project PMs to schedule and publish content for our purpose-led clients on social media and web, using tools such as Sprout Social, Hubspot, Later, WordPress, Squarespace, and Mailchimp
  • Ensure all content is optimized for publication, including best practice use of tagging, hashtags, accessibility formats 
  • Utilize native social channels as needed (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, YouTube, Bluesky, and X) for specialized content publication
  • Occasionally publish live content directly on social media platforms when required
  • Maintain publishing schedules for both client and agency (Forge & Spark) content, ensuring timely publication, with the ability to pivot and change scheduled posts expeditiously if and when required

 

Manage Content Reporting & Analysis Across Agency Projects (45%)

  • Set up and maintain optimal reporting structures, documents, spreadsheets for effectively tracking content performance on client projects against set Objectives & Key Results (established by project strategists)
  • In client onboarding, set up client tools and analytics 
  • Track monthly content performance using analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Sprout Social, and Hubspot (as required by each client) gathering and analyzing data on metrics like page views, engagement rates, conversions, and email subscriptions
  • Generate monthly reports on content performance for both client and internal projects, working with project strategists and stakeholders to provide insights and recommendations
  • Support on annual reports and project recap decks as required, gathering data and providing insights
  • Communicate insights and recommendations to the team and clients to guide future content strategies

 

Manage Digital Marketing, Web Publishing, and SEO for Forge & Spark (10%)

  • Contribute to the development and execution of our agency digital and content marketing plan, focusing on SEO and email marketing 
  • Optimize and publish FS content on our website and social channels
  • Use SEO tools and strategies to improve F&S visibility on search engine results pages (SERPs), and to contribute strategy to client projects.
  • Use Active Campaign to create and deliver monthly F&S newsletter and other newsletters as needed to targeted lists, ensuring proper segmentation.
  • Manage all lists and email sequences for Digital Marketing within Active Campaign
 

WHO YOU ARE

Who we are...

About Forge & Spark

Founded in 2013, we’re a women-led content marketing agency focused on using our content and communications superpowers to help purpose-driven leaders and organizations to thrive. Our core team is based in Vancouver, BC, with team members and contributors around the world.

Our Clients

Our clients are BCorps, nonprofits, social ventures, and companies driven by purpose as well as profit. We’re on a path to becoming a BCorp ourselves, and are committed to donating at least 1% of our time and/or profits to further the UN SDGs of gender equality, quality education, and sustainable cities and communities. 

Our Values

We put our values into practice. These values guide us in choosing each project we work on and in delivering consistently premium work and results. We believe that if we take good care of each other, we’ll all be better off, too.

Are you qualified for, and interested in this role?

If so, please reach out and send your CV and samples of your work in social media content development and reporting.

Thank you! 🙏