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About the Episode:  Jon-Stephen Stansel is a freelance social media strategist, speaker, consultant, and a well-known voice across social media marketing. He spent many years in higher ed social media before pivoting into other industries and has first-hand experience of how social media is handled across different sectors. In this episode, Jon-Stephen shares five things he believes every higher ed supervisor or leadership team should know about being a social media manager for a university.

About the Show: Confessions of a Higher Ed Social Media Manager covers the do's, don'ts, and dynamics of the complex and challenging social media ecosystem. We analyze the successes and failures of those in the higher education social space — what went right, what went wrong, and what are the lessons learned. We’ll share actionable steps so you can push past the pitfalls others have faced. No matter if you're on a team of 20 or a team of one, we've got you covered. Confessions of a Higher Ed Social Media Manager is hosted by Jenny Li Fowler and is a proud member of the Enrollify Podcast Network.

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About the Podcast

Jenny Li Fowler

Host

Jenny Li Fowler

Jenny Li Fowler is the director of social media strategy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and author of “Organic Social Media”. She is in charge of developing and executing Institute-wide social media initiatives and campaigns and provides social media consultation and direction for more than 200 departments, labs, and centers. She also manages MIT’s flagship Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts. Prior to MIT, she served as Social Media Manager and Web Editor for the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Jenny is a recurring correspondent for Hubspot's INBOUND and a recognized voice across the social media marketing space.

Jon-Stephen Stansel

Interviewee

Jon-Stephen Stansel

Jon-Stephen Stansel is an award winning social media professional with over a decade of experience managing, building, and creating content for brand social media accounts. He has run social media accounts for Amazon Prime's Invincible animated series, Hyper RPG, Better Place Forests, the University of Central Arkansas, Texas State University, the Texas Department of Transportation, as well as consulting for many television series, films, and small businesses. In addition, Jon-Stephen has taught courses in social media management and presented at many national and international higher ed conferences.

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