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Is There a Disconnect Between Social Media Job Descriptions and Compensation?

[this post originally appeared on my Social Media Musings Blog] A less-than-satisfying experience with a recruiter for a social marketing/community manager opening at a $1 Billion+ retailer got me thinking this week about social media job descript…

January 8

Joe Cardillo commented on Tom Humbarger's blog post 'Is There a Disconnect Between Social Media Job Descriptions and Compensation?'

Agreed, some really nice points---I'm a 25 year old a couple of years out of college and I wouldn't take a "social media guru" job for 50k-60k based on that description because they're asking for something I couldn't offer. If you take the social me…

December 23, 2009

Monique DiCarlo commented on Tom Humbarger's blog post 'Is There a Disconnect Between Social Media Job Descriptions and Compensation?'

Yes, yes, yes, and yes! I do not consider myself an expert or guru, but closer to a Social Media Associate/Aide. Part of being that means growing continuously and being on top of ANY trend each day! As I am browsing Social Media jobs, I've noticed t…

December 18, 2009

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Is There a Disconnect Between Social Media Job Descriptions and Compensation?

A less-than-satisfying experience with a recruiter for a social marketing/community manager opening at a $1 Billion+ retailer got me thinking this week about social media job descriptions and compensation this week. I also noticed that the blog post…

December 15, 2009

sbarton1220 commented on Tom Humbarger's blog post 'My Social Media Job Description'

Hi Tom, The only other attribute I can add is that the candidate must be willing to take a holistic approach to the client's media strategy and be able to determine what techniques are most brand-appropriate for the client. Hope that helps! Sara

April 16, 2009

Michael Daehn commented on Tom Humbarger's blog post 'What Do Community Managers Make?'

Great info Tom- thanks for sharing. Hopefully we will be meeting up to share stories about our "sweet" social media strategy VP positions in the future ;)

April 14, 2009

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What Do Community Managers Make?

[originally posted to my Social Media Musings blog on August 26, 2008] I participated in the Forum One Online Community Compensation Survey in July and the results were just emailed to me last week by Bill Johnston who coordinated the survey. The r…

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Blogger, Consultant, Strategist

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Consultant

Whats your dream "Social Media" Job ?

Creating and implementing the social media strategy for a company that 'gets' it.

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Manhattan Beach, CA USA

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I am passionate about all things related to social media, community and marketing. I have experiences in community strategy and community management, social media, blogging, product strategy and product management, and project management.

I am seeking my next great opportunity - either full-time or contract - where I can match my experience and passion with a company that wants to do great things.

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Is There a Disconnect Between Social Media Job Descriptions and Compensation?

[this post originally appeared on my Social Media Musings Blog]

A less-than-satisfying experience with a recruiter for a social marketing/community manager opening at a $1 Billion+ retailer got me thinking this… Continue

Posted on December 15, 2009 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

What Do Community Managers Make?

[originally posted to my Social Media Musings blog on August 26, 2008]

I participated in the Forum One Online Community Compensation Survey in July and the results were just emailed to me last week by Bill Johnston who coordinated the survey. The research was sponsored by Mzinga, Solution Set and the Online Community Research N… Continue

Posted on April 2, 2009 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Community Managers and Quarterbacks

[originally posted on my blog on August 2, 2008]

Two unrelated conversations collided in my head yesterday.

I was listening to sports talk radio in the morning and there was a discussion of quarterbacks. The commentator was grading various quarterbacks and every team that is a perennial post season contender had a B+ to A+ quarterback. The conclusion is that teams with mediocre quarterbacks do not m… Continue

Posted on March 31, 2009 at 8:00am —

My Social Media Job Description

[originally posted in my blog on October 30, 2008]

For one of my projects this week, I had to create a social media job description. I did a quick search on Google and on various job boards, but I didn’t like any of the descriptions that I saw.

So, I wrote my own “perfect” job description which could be viewed almost as a checklist. I think the responsibilities should be stated in fairly broad terms wit… Continue

Posted on March 30, 2009 at 12:20pm — 1 Comment