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About Justin J Pearson

Justin J. Pearson launched his campaign for Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District on October 8, 2025, declaring it “a campaign for The People.” A movement leader and Tennessee lawmaker, he rose to national prominence as part of the Tennessee Three, standing up for gun reform and being overwhelmingly reelected after expulsion. A lifelong organizer, he helped lead the victorious Byhalia Pipeline fight, shut down a cancer-causing sterilization plant, and now challenges Elon Musk’s xAI data center. The second-youngest state legislator in Tennessee, Pearson is a national voice for justice. Read more about our campaign here.

After the Supreme Court’s Callais ruling, TN Republicans moved to hastily redraw the state’s congressional district which broke up what was previously a majority Black district representing Memphis and the surrounding area into three. We are now running in the new 9th district which spans 15 urban and rural counties across Tennessee. 

Role & Responsibilities

The Social Media Manager will be responsible for designing, overseeing, and implementing the campaign’s digital communications and partnering with a skilled team of staff, advisors, consultants, and volunteers to win the election.

• Develop and execute a digital communications strategy for the campaign in collaboration with the campaign staff and key partners.
• Manage and update the candidate’s social media accounts and campaign website on a daily basis. Ideate, script, film, and edit videos supporting the campaign for social media.
• Organize a core group of campaign volunteers and organizational partners to amplify the campaign’s core messages through digital mediums.
• Identify and capitalize on rapid-response communications and digital opportunities.
• Execute light video editing work to produce content for digital platforms.
• Design graphic elements to complement social media and other communications efforts using existing campaign materials
• Monitor local press coverage and identify opportunities to cultivate earned media opportunities and garner media coverage for the campaign. Where needed, research local issues to support the Communications Director in developing messaging recommendations.
• Work with Communications Director to ensure we are circulating clips from traditional media on digital.
• Work with Field Director to ensure social drives people to volunteer.
• Work with Finance team to ensure social drives fundraising.
• Produce regular reports on digital success metrics and other background materials for internal use.

Requirements

Ideal Experience, Skills, and Characteristics

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, as well as an attention to detail
• The ability to assess the strategic implications of content for the campaign
• Experience drafting digital content and managing social media accounts
• Comfort filming, editing and posting social media content on the fly
• Demonstrated commitment to progressive values and policy priorities
• Experience with community or electoral organizing and movement building
• Experience working with a political candidate, principal or on relevant issue campaigns
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, listening, and ability to communicate professionally and empathetically with campaign staff, members of the press, and the general public
• Comfort and ability to seek support from others, including receiving and incorporating feedback
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Critical and creative thinking skills
• Self-starter with great time management, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Resourceful, able to build new systems and strategies from the ground up
• Experience using GoogleSuite
• Willingness to work irregular hours and weekends 

Compensation and Benefits Package

The monthly salary range for the Social Media Manager is $4,500-$5,500, depending on experience.

Location

We are seeking a Social Media Manager in, near or willing to relocate to Tennessee’s new 9th Congressional District for the cycle. Our district stretches from Memphis almost to Nashville.