Assistant Audience Editor Jobs

Primary Responsibilities

The assistant audience editor is a digital strategist working as a member of a small team managing Pew Research Center’s direct audience outreach via social media, email and emerging digital platforms. The ideal candidate will be passionate about experimenting with new forms of digital engagement, have excellent news and editorial judgment, and be eager to help the Center develop new relationships with diverse digital audiences. This position reports to the associate director, digital outreach. The assistant audience editor is a creative and hands-on collaborator who gets the details right, and who is committed to enhancing and protecting the organization’s “gold-standard” brand reputation on a variety of digital platforms.

Key duties:

• Keep abreast of the latest trends in audience engagement via social media, email and emerging platforms
• Assist with planning, managing and measuring paid marketing campaigns
• Craft and share social messaging to make complex research findings engaging and understandable while adhering to institutional voice and brand values of accuracy, humility and rigor
• Manage social media postings, promoting new content as it is published and resharing news-relevant research findings as appropriate
• Encourage and monitor engagement with Center findings on social media and answer audience questions
• Collaborate with communications strategists, researchers, designers and producers to create social-friendly visual content (e.g., social media cards, gifs, social video)
• Support Center researchers in their audience engagement efforts

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Strong news judgment and writing skills, with a focus on concision and clarity
• Demonstrated understanding of social media promotion via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, reddit, YouTube and TikTok
• Ability to pay strict attention to detail and accuracy while juggling content from multiple research areas
• Familiarity with social analytics tools and paid social campaigns
• Interest in current events and Pew Research Center’s diverse body of work
• Enthusiasm for exploring innovative ways of promoting data and research via social media, including on new and emerging platforms
• Ability to meet deadlines with diplomacy and poise while working in a fast-paced environment
• Basic familiarity with Photoshop and other visual-design tools

Education/Training/Experience Requirements

• One to three years digital media experience including managing branded social media accounts, ideally at a think tank, research or news organization
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field

FLSA Status: Exempt

This position typically starts at $60,000 per year.

Location

Pew Research Center staff may work virtually from remote locations up to three days in a standard work week. Staff are required to be present in the Center’s Washington, D.C. office on two core days weekly (Tues. and Wed.).

Total Rewards

In addition to competitive pay, Pew Research Center’s employees enjoy a robust total rewards package that includes:

• A 37.5-hour workweek.
• Flexibility to telework up to 60% for most staff
• Generous paid annual leave plan, including a winter break between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
• Affordable, comprehensive health care that includes medical, dental (including adult orthodontia) and vision benefits.
• Health savings or flexible spending account options with employer funding component.
• Employer-paid disability, life insurance and paid family leave plans
• Up to a 12% employer 401(k) contribution, with vesting at the end of the first year.

Application procedure

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