About this role
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Your Mission:
Use your marketing skills to change the world for animals. PETA is seeking an administrative social media assistant who can help keep our social media team organized and forward-thinking and help meticulously maintain our media archives along with our presence across a variety of platforms. PETA is the most engaged-with advocacy organization on social media and reaches nearly 150 million people each month with hard-hitting emotional animal liberation content. You'll help animals by keeping their message front and center and assisting the social media team on sites like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, and Threads.
Who is PETA’s social team?
Our social media team comprises creators, coordinators, and managers who strategize and create engaging content to raise awareness for animals in need, as well as correspondents who communicate with hundreds of curious people online every single day. Our influencer work has been awarded by the Webbys' Anthem Awards, and our social content has been featured in countless media outlets, from Late Night with Seth Meyers to CNN to The New York Times to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. A single post on one of our accounts can often reach over one million people, so there is no question that if you join our team, you will make an impact.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
• A portion of your everyday will be researching current trends in social media, staying on top of things like the latest meme, and creatively applying that knowledge to PETA's actions
• Maintain usage rights for photos and videos shared on social media (archive, track down permissions from third parties, maintain professional contacts, etc.)
• Assist with tracking and analysis of PETA's social media efforts
• Assist with fact-checking for the social media team
• Maintain editorial calendar of holidays for the social media team's consideration
• Take and distribute extensive notes for the social team
• Assist with live social media coverage across platforms
• Participate in the social media team's brainstorming meetings
• Organize and maintain social media content, links, and assets across shared files, project-management tools, and media archives
• Provide support to social media correspondents with responses and other platform communications as needed
• Assist with routine administrative tasks, including purchasing, expense documentation, and coordinating requests with other departments
• Perform any other administrative duties assigned by the supervisor
Requirements
• College degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of one year of experience in an office environment
• Extensive knowledge of social media and working knowledge of the Internet
• Proficient computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office software
• Excellent writing and organizational skills: on social media, you have less than three seconds to grab someone's attention, so every detail counts
• Proven ability to conduct and analyze marketing research
• The content on our social-media pages often reaches more people than any of our other online channels. Working with these pages is a HUGE responsibility, and you must be confident and ready to take it on while being open to feedback on how to improve
• You'll be working quickly and navigating a large organization with many goals. We need a go-getter with a passion to work both independently and as part of a team
• Proven ability to prioritize work, handle multiple tasks, work well under pressure, and meet deadlines
• Social media moves at the speed of light; you must really be able to crank out high-quality work within short time frames
• You'll be responsible for getting our message out to the mainstream audience, so you must know PETA campaigns and animal liberation issues inside and out
• Support for PETA's philosophy and the ability to professionally advocate PETA's positions on issues
• Commitment to the objectives of the organization
The hourly pay range for this position is $18.00 - $22.30. The ultimate hourly pay within this range that will be offered to a qualified candidate will be determined based on the candidate’s experience and the cost of living in the area in which the candidate will live and work.
A list of benefits available to qualified employees is available here .
Application Deadline:
Applications for this position will be accepted until November 26, 2026.
We may fill this job opening before the deadline if we find a qualified candidate.