Deputy Director, Social and Brand
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Deputy Director of Social and Brand managing @CourierNewsroom’s social media presence across platforms. Creating engaging content and building audience relationships for impactful journalism.
Responsibilities:
- Help build and maintain a robust social media presence for @CourierNewsroom’s social accounts across all platforms
- Create engaging and informative daily social news content
- Support content creation (graphics & video), including brainstorming ideas and helping manage projects from concept to completion
- Closely monitor current events to create relevant social content that aligns with COURIER’s editorial priorities
- Manage COURIER’s online communities across platforms and identify opportunities to build deeper relationships with our audience of 5.4M+
- Create and maintain a regular social calendar, including promoting COURIER’s national products
- Track and report on the national team’s social KPIs
- Send bi-weekly round-ups of national content to COURIER’s marketing list
- Serve as a mentor to junior social staff
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in social content curation and creation
- A political expert in their own right, with a strong understanding of the national and gubernatorial political landscape and the ability to quickly and accurately break down the news
- Strong background in political content creation
- Graphic design experience (required for this role)
- Strong knowledge of best practices in social video publishing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a keen eye for design
- Video editing skills are not required but preferred
Benefits:
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 11 paid holidays a year
- Full suite of health benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- $500 home office reimbursement















