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Rational 360 Senior Social Listening Strategist (On Site - Washington, DC) in Washington, District Of Columbia
Rational 360 is hiring a Senior Social Listening Strategist to help support and expand the firm’s integrated data approach for clients. Candidates should have experience gleaning insights from social media, news or other text-based datasets, preferably in an advocacy or political context. Candidates must be eager to work in a fast-paced environment and able to manage a diverse workload.
Our firm is committed to high-quality, personal service and we specialize in strategic public affairs communications, reputation management, business and consumer public relations and interactive digital communications.
About Rational 360
Rational 360 is a full-service strategic communications and digital company that helps organizations win in high-stakes public affairs, corporate communications, and reputation management. We combine data-driven insights, creative storytelling, and cutting-edge technology to deliver results for clients across industries. Our team is collaborative, entrepreneurial, and driven by impact.
With a staff of approximately 120 and growing, Rational 360 is partially employee-owned and deeply invested in professional development, mentorship, and career advancement. Our teams work at the forefront of strategic communications, public policy, and media engagement across a wide variety of sectors.
Requirements
3+ years of experience analyzing news and social media conversation with proven results
Strong attention to detail, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Expertise in social listening tools (e.g. Brandwatch, NetBase, Spredfast/Khoros, Sprout Social, Sprinklr, or Meltwater)
Willingness and excitement to think creatively and entrepreneurially about digital opportunities for individual campaigns and the agency as a whole
Curious self-starter who enjoys digging into data to help others understand the data and inform campaign-driving insights
Strong background/interest in developing custom Boolean queries
Not afraid to manually explore and learn about data in Microsoft Excel
Communications, research, statistical or business background, with experience wrangling small and large datasets to extract effective and accurate insights
Ability to communicate data and analysis visually, verbally and written – tailored to the audience
Bonus points if you have experience with Boolean search logic, identifying and capturing media clips, forming lists of media contacts and influencers, or analyzing a brand's owned social media content strategy
Benefits
Why Join Rational 360?
Collaborative, mission-driven team environment
Exposure to high-impact work across public affairs, communications, and digital
Competitive compensation and benefits
Hybrid work model with flexibility- this role will be required to adhere to our hybrid work policy which requires employees to work in-person from our HQ located in downtown DC on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Salary range for this role is 68,000 to 79,000 USD annually.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.
Rational 360 is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to building an inclusive workplace.