Social Media Specialist

Red Carrot theredcarrot.com Open · verified Sep 16, 2026

Remote Worldwide Full-time Mid-level Social Media

Mid-level Social Media role at Red Carrot. Remote · full-time.

Role brief

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What you'll do

You'll build and maintain a library of posts, visuals, captions, blogs, and podcasts
You'll coordinate with customer divisions and program offices to source and produce content
You'll create photo, video, audio, and animated media that communicates the agency mission
You'll track platform metrics, support scheduling, and deliver weekly social analysis with recommendations
You'll edit and correct customer website content through the approved publishing process

What you bring

You hold a bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field
You bring at least five years managing and creating social media content
You can develop social strategies, write posts, monitor engagement, and produce multimedia
You can obtain a DHS Fitness Determination

Who this fits

This remote role fits someone with substantial social media management experience across written, visual, and multimedia content. Federal or public-sector social media experience is preferred. The position depends on a contract award, and you must be able to obtain a DHS Fitness Determination.

From the employer

Social Media Specialist
Level: Journeyman | Work Location: Remote
⚠ This position is contingent upon contract award.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Red Carrot is seeking a Journeyman Social Media Specialist to support the customer's External Affairs office. This role leads social media content development and management for one of the federal government's most active and mission-critical communications programs.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and manage a content bank including social media posts, infographics, illustrations, photography, captions, blogs, and podcasts for customer's social and digital media channels
Work with customer divisions and program offices to identify, produce, and coordinate content
Create digital media content incorporating photo, video, audio, and animated elements to convey the agency mission
Provide analytical, metrics, and scheduling support across all customer social platforms
Provide edits, updates, and corrections to customer web content via the approved web publishing process
Produce weekly social media analysis reports
Monitor social media engagement metrics and provide strategic recommendations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BS/BA in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field
Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience managing and creating content for social media platforms
Experience developing social media strategies, monitoring engagement metrics, writing posts, and creating multimedia content including videos, graphics, and infographics
Federal government or public sector social media experience preferred
Ability to obtain a DHS Fitness Determination

Benefits at Red Carrot:    

At Red Carrot, we empower you to be a leader. We attract and develop talent from all backgrounds because we believe there’s strength in diversity, offering different perspectives and skills. Together, we can solve our client’s biggest challenges. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.     

Training and Development – Tuition reimbursement and professional trainings for eligible employees.
Healthcare – Top-tier medical, dental, vision, life insurance and long-term disability coverage.     
401(k) Plan – 401(k)-retirement and Roth plan with company matching and no vesting period.     
Profit Sharing – Discretionary profit-sharing plan to all eligible employees after one year of employment.          
Paid Time Off – Provides flexible work hours, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.

About Us:

Red Carrot is an award-winning, woman-owned small business built for the complexity of federal government work. We partner with clients to advance their goals — powered by a team fueled by passion, backed by intelligence, and grounded in expertise.

From day one, we've applied industrial engineering principles and data analytics to solve complex problems with precision. Our approach is research-centric, data-informed, and audience-oriented — and it's how we deliver work that actually moves the needle.

We exist to strengthen the organizations and communities we serve through trusted, purposeful communication. That's not a tagline — it's the standard we hold ourselves to on every engagement.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a strong and growing presence in Washington, D.C., our team works with clients across the country. Distance doesn't dilute our service. We build capacity where our clients need it, delivering Strategic Communications, Customer Experience, Management Consulting, and Human Capital Solutions that fit their mission — and their moment.

We're the partner organizations turn to when communication challenges are real, the stakes are high, and the work has to matter.