Deputy Director, Social and Brand

Posted 8hrs ago

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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