Social Media Content Specialist

SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT SPECIALIST

The AJC's mission is to be the most essential and engaging source of news and information for the people of Atlanta, of Georgia and the South. To achieve that mission, we will transform ourselves from a storied daily newspaper into a modern media company. Where reporters, videographers, content producers, social media producers, and others are delivering work across diverse platforms and products.

To help us transform, specifically to push our award-winning content to multiple social platforms, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is seeking a social media specialist. In this role you will report to the Senior Editor for Digital Audience & Engagement and be responsible for daily programming across our social platforms, including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

For this position, one must be a creative and collaborative champion of the best journalism and help with the creation of dynamic digital content. The producer should have a demonstrated, professional ability to build a connection with social media users and grow audiences across platforms. It's also important to employ best practices and drive adoption of social media and other content promotion throughout the newsroom.

Job Duties/tasks

In this position you will:

• Provide information for weekly and monthly social media metrics reports.
• Assist with special projects.
• Write teases and post content to various AJC accounts for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and emerging platforms.
• Be seen as the voice of the AJC.
• Highlight our highest-value content.
• Create original content as needed, such as Instagram Stories and voiced posts.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Respond to readers' questions and feedback.
• Work to increase audience engagement and promote digital subscriptions.
• Demonstrate superior writing skills to create clean, clear copy with appropriate voice and tone.
• Execute postings per communication plan.
• Update and monitor user-generated content.
• Assist reporters with best social media practices.

Qualifications

What we expect you to have to be ready:

• Reliable internet service for remote work environment required.
• Ability to work weekend and unusual hours as dictated by breaking news events.
• Familiarity and experience in using social audience metrics to drive decisions.
• Understanding of journalism standards and media ethics.
• At least 3 years of experience presenting news content on social media platforms in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge about the most recent trends in social media and digital readership.
• Strong news judgment preferred.

Preferred Experience In One Or More Of The Following

• Social, interactive, or digital media
• Newspapers, magazines, media, technology, or related field

Education

• Bachelor's degree preferably in journalism or related field. Direct experience in a similar role may be substituted for education.

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