Social Marketing Operations Specialist II (Memphis, TN)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Marketing & Communications, Operations

Memphis, TN, USA

Posted on Apr 17, 2026

At ALSAC you do more than make a living; you make a difference.

We like people who are different…because we’re different, too. As one of the world’s most iconic and respected nonprofits, we know what it’s like to stand out. That’s why we’re looking at you. Your background, perspective, and desire to make an impact set you apart. As we work to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer, we're calling on the game-changers, innovators and visionaries to join our family. Not just for the kids of St. Jude, but also for you. Because at ALSAC, we develop and celebrate our employees. So, bring your whole, authentic self and become part of our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®

Job Description

The Social Marketing Operations Specialist II drives the seamless execution of social marketing efforts by optimizing processes, managing tools and workflows, and coordinating across cross‑functional teams. This role ensures the timely, high‑quality delivery of both paid and organic social content while upholding platform best practices and maintaining operational excellence with internal partners and external vendors.

The specialist plays a key role in shaping and improving operational processes, with opportunities to build and maintain playbooks, streamline workflows, and introduce efficiencies that positively impact the broader social marketing team. The position supports both paid and organic social channels, offering exposure to performance insights, platform trends, and strategic decision‑making.

Successful candidates are comfortable driving timelines, holding stakeholders accountable, and making day‑to‑day prioritization decisions in a fast‑paced environment. This role manages high volumes of work across concurrent initiatives and partners closely with internal teams and external agencies, making strong communication and relationship‑building skills essential.

Essential Job Functions

  • Develop, maintain, and continuously refine social marketing operational processes and service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure timely and effective execution.
  • Serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for key social and workflow tools, including JIRA, Sprinklr, and Ziflow.
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders—including Creative, Legal, Brand, and Patient Family Outreach—to manage content reviews and approvals and ensure cross‑departmental alignment.
  • Track, analyze, and report on organic and paid social performance using tools such as Meta Business Suite and Sprinklr.
  • Support the development and ongoing optimization of the social content calendar by providing insights on performance, timing, audience engagement, and content gaps.
  • Stay current on social media platform updates, trends, and best practices; proactively share recommendations with internal partners.
  • Maintain and organize templates, documentation, and operational playbooks to ensure consistency, efficiency, and knowledge sharing across the team.
  • Create and maintain documentation for processes, tools, and workflows; develop and update training materials to support onboarding and ongoing team education.
  • Manage the intake, tracking, and prioritization of creative requests through JIRA, ensuring briefs are complete and timelines are met.
  • Act as a liaison with external agencies to align on timelines, deliverables, workflows, and platform best practices.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, Marketing, Advertising, Information Technology, or a related field
  • 2–3 years of experience in social media operations, digital marketing, or a related role
  • Experience managing workflows, timelines, and cross‑functional stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment
  • Familiarity with social media management and collaboration tools (e.g., JIRA, Sprinklr, Ziflow, Meta Business Suite)

Work Location

This position is based at ALSAC’s National Executive Office in Memphis, TN and is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

Benefits & Perks

The following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.

We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.

  • Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)​
  • 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
  • Exceptional Paid Time Off
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave
  • Infertility Treatment Program
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Education Assistance
  • Enterprise Learning and Development
  • And more

ALSAC is an equal employment opportunity employer.

ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.

No Search Firms:

ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.