Social Media Manager 70% (5 months fixed-term)

About the job

Social Media Manager 70% (5 months fixed-term)

Work independently and creatively for the social media channels of the ZHAW School of Management and Law

Department: School of Management and Law

Start of work: From May 2026

Social Media:

• Operational management of the social media channels of the ZHAW School of Management and Law (LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook)
• Community management
• Content preparation
• Monitoring
• Management of the YouTube account of the ZHAW School of Management and Law
• Editing videos, creating thumbnails, embedding on the website
• Coordination and alignment of TikTok content with external content creators

Creation of video content

• Recording and editing videos (mainly interview formats)

Photography

• Conducting employee photoshoots
• Editing photos
• Photography of internal events

Blog responsibility

• Contact person for internal blogs
• Consulting without content responsibility
• Several years of experience and strong affinity for social media and managing corporate channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok)
• Solid knowledge of Adobe programs (Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro)
• Very good English skills
• Experience in video and photography
• Very independent and proactive working style

Nice to have criteria

• Experience with Wordpress
• Social skills and team player
• Service- and solution-oriented thinking and acting
• Experience in managing YouTube

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

The ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML), with around 9,500 students, is one of the largest business schools in Switzerland. It is the only university of applied sciences in the country represented in renowned rankings of the business newspaper "Financial Times" and accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA – labels for high quality standards in teaching, research, and continuing education. The internationally recognized bachelor's and master's degree programs, cooperative PhD programs, and numerous continuing education offerings are scientifically based, interdisciplinary, and practice-oriented. The SML maintains numerous cooperations with over 190 selected partner universities worldwide.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the website "Working at ZHAW." Here are the main points:

Jocelyn Schaad

Recruiting Manager