Social Media Manager

Overview:

DDN Storage is seeking great candidates to join our dynamic team of passionate customer-enabling technologists!

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DDN Storage is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - ~ Marc Hamilton VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN Storage is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge storage and data management solutions are designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN Storage empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

We are currently seeking a Social Media Manager who will own and develop DDN’s social media and engagement programs.  They will support planning and manage execution of marketing programs, events, and campaigns to both nurture existing customer and partner relationships as well as generate new prospects and drive pipeline and demand. This role supports developing pipeline from both existing customers and prospects that fuels our growing business demands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the social media calendar, strategies, tactics, and reporting.
• Own all social media accounts and engage with users by reacting, commenting, and sharing as the face of DDN.
• Manage social media strategy execution with external digital agency.
• Create and execute growth objectives for social media platforms.
• Maintain social media reporting dashboard and deliver quarterly metrics with analytical conclusions and recommended actions.
• Work closely with business development and sales teams to create and support engagement campaigns.
• Support internal sales communications by gathering and preparing information that the sales team should be aware of.
• Support all company initiatives, give actionable feedback, learn best practices and serve as advocate and information source for company.
• Keep abreast of industry trends, competition, and new opportunities.
• Develop understanding of customer pain points, the markets we serve, product line and value chain.
• Collaborate with DDN’s creative team to move the brand forward in the social space with well-crafted and compelling design and engaging text, images and video.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in digital marketing or related field. 
• 3+ years work experience in organizing and execution of successful social media campaigns across multiple platforms.  
• Detail oriented and be able to serve as the final reviewer prior to publication of any public facing social messaging. 
• Capable of crafting succinct and appealing messages that resonate with target customers. 
• Ability to work independently, establish priorities and demonstrate good judgment skills. 
• Proactively seeks feedback and input; actively listens and communicates well with others. 

DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities: 

Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. 

Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. 

Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. 

Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively.

DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.