Social Media Manager

We are seeking an experienced Events and Announcements Social Media Manager to support Microsoft by transforming high-visibility launches, events, and announcements into coordinated, channel-ready social media moments.

This is not a traditional event-management role. The position is focused on social activation and execution, including developing social plans, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring editorial readiness, coordinating approvals and publishing, monitoring performance, and translating results into actionable recommendations.

The ideal candidate will connect strategy and execution across a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment where timing, accuracy, collaboration, and sound judgment are critical to success.

We are seeking an experienced Events and Announcements Social Media Manager to support Microsoft in transforming high-visibility launches, events, and announcements into coordinated, channel-ready social media moments.

This is not a traditional event-management role. The focus is on social activation and execution, including developing social plans, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring editorial readiness, coordinating approvals and publishing, monitoring performance, and translating results into actionable recommendations.

The ideal candidate can seamlessly connect strategy with execution in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment. Success requires strong collaboration, attention to detail, sound judgment, accuracy, and the ability to execute against critical timelines.

We are seeking an experienced Events and Announcements Social Media Manager to support Microsoft in transforming high-visibility launches, events, and announcements into coordinated, channel-ready social media moments.

This is not a traditional event-management role. The focus is on social activation and execution, including developing social plans, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring editorial readiness, coordinating approvals and publishing, monitoring performance, and translating results into actionable recommendations.

The ideal candidate can seamlessly connect strategy with execution in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment. Success requires strong collaboration, attention to detail, sound judgment, accuracy, and the ability to execute against critical timelines.

We are seeking an experienced Events and Announcements Social Media Manager to support Microsoft in transforming high-visibility launches, events, and announcements into coordinated, channel-ready social media moments.

This is not a traditional event-management role. The focus is on social activation and execution, including developing social plans, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring editorial readiness, coordinating approvals and publishing, monitoring performance, and translating results into actionable recommendations.

The ideal candidate will effectively connect strategy and execution in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment. Success requires strong collaboration, attention to detail, sound judgment, accuracy, and the ability to execute against critical timelines.

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Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in social media strategy, editorial operations, integrated marketing, campaign activation, or a related field.
• Experience coordinating high-visibility social launches, announcements, campaigns, or event activations.
• Strong program/project management skills, including managing interconnected workstreams, deadlines, approvals, and shifting priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including status reporting, stakeholder guidance, and concise, executive-ready recommendations.
• Strong editorial judgment and attention to detail across copy, creative, links, tagging, timing, and platform requirements.
• Experience using performance data and insights to improve social strategy and execution.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across large, cross-functional teams.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting Microsoft or another large enterprise technology organization.
• Hands-on experience with Sprinklr or a comparable enterprise social publishing and reporting platform.
• Experience across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, and emerging/community-based channels.
• Knowledge of social governance, brand safety, accessibility, approval workflows, and embargoed communications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, particularly Teams, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint/OneDrive.