Social Media Manager, NT Tech

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ninjatrader.com

201-500 employees

Financial Services

Chicago, Illinois

2004

Privately Held

29k LinkedIn followers

Raised $100M

• Join us as we redefine what's possible in trading, advocate for our customers,
• and continue our journey toward becoming the world's top retail-focused trading
• platform in the world.
• NinjaTrader's Social Media team builds our brand's voice and community across
• every channel. As Social Media Manager, NT Tech, you'll own and grow NinjaTrader
• Tech's social presence, with a focus on our Prop business, one of our
• fastest-growing segments, which gives funded traders the capital and tools they
• need to scale. This is a senior individual contributor role: you'll own strategy
• and deliver measurable results, working day-to-day with the Social Media team
• and reporting to the Sr. Manager, Content Marketing.
• Own the strategy for NinjaTrader Prop and Ecosystem business accounts across
• X/Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook, ideating,
• creating, and publishing content
• Manage the Prop social content roadmap and calendar from concept to
• publishing
• Develop and maintain a strong, social-first, company-approved brand voice and
• visual identity that stays consistent across all channels, adapting content
• natively for each platform
• Monitor platform algorithm changes, trending formats, and emerging channels
• to maximize reach and engagement
• Design your own social assets, work with the creative team and other
• designers to request additional assets and ensure cohesive visual identity
• across platforms, and oversee
• copywriting, caption development, and asset coordination for campaigns and
• product launches
• Manage relationships with influencers, creators, and agency partners on post
• scheduling and asset sharing across our channels
• Support our Video Producer on Prop business projects by repurposing long-form
• video into short-form clips for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts, and
• writing captions, subtitles, and on-screen text
• Own community management across all NinjaTrader brand accounts by setting
• community guidelines, response standards, and escalation paths, directing
• day-to-day responses to comments, DMs, mentions, and tags, cultivating an
• engaged and loyal trading community, and monitoring brand mentions and
• sentiment to flag emerging issues
• Lead cross-functional initiatives with content, product, and growth teams,
• driving alignment without formal authority, and represent the social media
• function in cross-functional forums while advising other business units and
• building relationships with Manager- and Director-level stakeholders
• Track and analyze performance across channels, turning insights into
• data-driven recommendations and business cases that shape content strategy
• and influence resourcing and budget decisions, and design and document the
• processes that ensure all published content meets regulatory and brand
• standards
• For Chicago-based employees, we follow a hybrid work schedule: In-office Tuesday
• through Thursday, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays. In addition to these

Required

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or a related
• field (or equivalent hands-on experience) and 6+ years of related experience
• (or 4+ years with a
• master's degree) in social media, content creation, or digital marketing
• (agency or in-house)
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of a major social or content program,
• including setting strategy, managing the roadmap, and delivering measurable
• results, with a proven track record growing social for a financial brand,
• media company, or creator
• Deep knowledge of the futures, prop trading, or crypto space, including its
• audiences, communities, and culture
• Proven experience building and leading community management programs,
• including owning a brand's community strategy and representing a voice
• publicly
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving content environment, with a deep
• understanding of short-form video and X content ecosystems
• Strong graphic design skills, with experience turning a brief into
• scroll-stopping visuals both independently and in collaboration with other
• designers, and comfort with video editing software (Adobe Premiere or
• similar)
• Experience with Sprout Social, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and project
• management tools (e.g., Jira, ClickUp, or Monday.com), plus experience using
• AI tools in your marketing workflow (Claude and ChatGPT preferred) for
• ideation, copywriting, research, or asset creation
• Experience adapting long-form content into short-form, social-first formats
• by finding the hook and cutting to what matters, and a fluency in meme
• culture and internet humor that you use strategically without forcing it
• Strong writing skills with sharp hooks and concise, engaging captions, a
• knack for adapting tone across platforms and audiences, and the ability to
• communicate recommendations clearly in writing and in meetings
• Highly organized, with experience managing vendors, agencies, or contractors
• alongside multiple content streams and cross-functional workstreams, and a
• proven ability to align stakeholders (content, product, growth) without
• formal authority, including at the Manager and Director level

Preferred

• Comfort on camera for short-form video content (TikTok, Reels), a strong
• differentiator
• Basic familiarity with paid social, including knowing how organic and paid
• work together
• Familiarity with Social SEO, including optimizing captions, hashtags, and
• scripts to improve discoverability on TikTok, YouTube, and beyond

• The salary range for this role will be $85,000 - $100,000 USD. In addition, this
• position will also receive an annual target bonus of 10%. Bonus pay at
• NinjaTrader is based on
• individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%). Salary
• and bonus earnings are only two components of the total compensation package
• offered by NinjaTrader.
• NinjaTrader offers a 401(k) plan through ADP under which the company will match
• up to 3.5% of employee contributions. Annual paid time off allowance accrues at
• a rate of 18 days per year plus seven paid holidays.
• 6 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays
• Generous PTO
• 7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
• 1 Service Day Annually
• 401k with 3.5% Company Match
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave
• Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
• Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader