Social Media & Community Manager - West Coast

Impact In This Role

Fictiv is on a mission to revolutionize manufacturing through our digital platform and guided expertise, and our online presence plays a critical role in that transformation. We’ve built a strong social media following by sharing engaging, highly consumable content, but now we need a dedicated expert to foster conversations, build relationships, and turn our followers into engaged advocates.

As our Social Media & Community Manager, you’ll be the voice of Fictiv across LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok—crafting and executing social strategies that attract, engage, and nurture mechanical engineers, product designers, and supply chain professionals. You’ll be responsible for social content creation, real-time engagement, and community interaction, ensuring that every relevant comment, mention, and inquiry gets a thoughtful, brand-aligned response. Ultimately, your efforts will build trust with our audience and guide in-market prospects into our broader marketing and sales funnel.

This role is perfect for a mechanical engineer or manufacturing professional with a knack for social media—or a social media pro with deep experience in engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain. If you love connecting with technical communities and driving digital engagement, we want to hear from you!

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Social Media Strategy & Execution
  • Develop and implement engaging social media campaigns aligned with marketing and business objectives
  • Plan, write, and publish content across LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok
  • Collaborate with brand, product marketing, creative teams, and technical SMEs to develop compelling social content
  • Stay on top of industry trends, audience preferences, and competitor activity to optimize content strategy
• Community Engagement & Growth
  • Monitor and actively engage with comments, mentions, and direct messages to foster conversation
  • Build relationships with our audience, answering technical and manufacturing-related questions with accuracy and authenticity
  • Proactively initiate discussions, respond to feedback, and create a positive, brand-aligned social experience
  • Partner with internal experts to ensure technical responses are informative and timely
• Performance Analysis & Optimization
  • Track engagement, audience growth, and other key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Use Sprout Social and analytics tools to measure campaign effectiveness and inform future content
  • Report insights and recommendations to marketing leadership
• Cross-Team Collaboration & Brand Representation
  • Work closely with regional marketing teams to ensure localized content resonates
  • Provide feedback to the product and customer teams based on social conversations
  • Identify and collaborate with influencers, partners, and industry thought leaders
• Quality
  • All employees are expected to maintain and contribute to the QMS

Experience: Preferred/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• Minimum: 3+ years managing social media and/or online communities
• Deep understanding of mechanical engineering, manufacturing, product design, or supply chain
• Social media savvy with experience engaging technical audiences
• Preferred: Experience engaging engineering, manufacturing, or technical audiences
• Proficiency with Sprout Social, Google Business Apps, Slack, and Asana
• Familiarity with content creation tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Suite) is a plus
• Basic understanding of video editing or graphic design is a bonus
• Excellent communication skills—capable of writing sharp, engaging, and brand-aligned social copy
• A creative thinker who can develop compelling content and optimize engagement strategies
• Highly responsive, organized, and able to manage multiple platforms and conversations simultaneously
• Data-driven mindset, using analytics to refine strategies and improve performance

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk, and hear; use hands to keyboard, fingers, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, crawl, reach, and stretch

Salary Range: $80,000 to $115,000 per year, depending upon experiencePerks and Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K plan
• Monthly Virtual Work stipend for things like food, internet, travel, pet care, health and wellness
• Annual Education stipend
• Parental leave programs 
• Paid volunteer days
• Onboarding setup, including: standing desk, laptop, monitor, and chair, and a stipend for additional items such as headphones, blue light glasses, or any other ergonomic supplies you may want or need
• And much, much more!

Fictiv is continuing to expand our remote US workforce. Recent hires include professionals located in:

Arizona (AZ), California (CA), District of Columbia, (DC), Delaware (DE), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Hawaii (HI), Iowa (IA), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Kansas (KS), Massachusetts (MA), Maryland (MD), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), North Carolina (NC), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), Nevada (NV), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), South Carolina (SC), Texas (TX), Tennessee (TN), Utah (UT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

Interested in learning more?  We look forward to hearing from you soon.