Social Media Manager Jobs

Salary: $85-96,000

Daily Kos is the nation’s largest liberal online political community, news organization, and activism hub. We produce news you can do something about. Powered by millions of dedicated activists, we’re transforming media and organizing by empowering regular Americans to reshape politics.

We are recruiting an experienced Social Media Manager, as part of the Content Division, to create and publish content across all social media channels to promote Daily Kos content, expand brand awareness, reach new audiences, and drive engagement. The Social Media Manager is responsible for all social media calendars and content and reports to the head of the Content Division.

This role is exclusively represented by the Pacific Media Workers Guild, CWA Local 39521.

The position may require weekend work.

Responsibilities

• Create visual, audio, and video assets for distribution on multi-media and social platforms
• Capture Daily Kos’ brand voice in social copy and ensure consistency across social channels
• Use analytics tools, including Chartbeat, Google Analytics, Amplitude, and platform-specific metrics tools, to monitor content performance and generate monthly reports to identify trends and new opportunities
• Create social toolkits for campaigns and disseminate amongst key stakeholders
• Work cross-functionally with members from Content, Community Moderation, and Activism to strategically promote content and advocacy initiatives on social
• Support community engagement and moderation across Daily Kos’ flagship social channels
• Create and implement social media strategies and develop social media content for current and new platforms
• Cover live events, including presidential debates, congressional hearings, press conferences, and breaking news situations, in coordination with Newsroom staff
• Other responsibilities as assigned
• Manage Daily Kos’ social media calendar and posting schedule across all platforms
• Serve as the point of contact for all social media platforms
• Collaborate with head of content to better consider and center diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in Daily Kos’ social media approach

Required Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Comfortable with a virtual working environment
• Be adept at balancing a creative approach with a data-driven mindset
• Demonstrated history tracking social analytics and distilling them into actionable takeaways
• 3+ years of relevant work experience managing social media accounts, with newsroom experience strongly preferred
• Experience with video-clipping software, such as TVEyes
• Project management experience from concept to completion
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Deep knowledge of social and media analytics tools, including Buffer, Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Amplitude, and platform-specific metrics tools
• Be tech and internet savvy (we use Google Docs, Slack, Dropbox, Asana, and lots of other tools that make work life easier)
• Understanding of progressive national politics
• Excellent news judgment
• Strong time management and organizational skills

Desired Knowledge & Experience

• Possess a proactive approach in looking for opportunities where the team/business can improve whether it be efficiency, measurement, or collaboration
• Basic Photoshop Skills
• Interest in the evolving social media landscape
• Experience creating and managing paid social ads
• Experience working for a digital publisher, public media, or nonprofit organization

At Daily Kos, we believe that the diversity of ideas, experiences, and cultures that our employees contribute to our organization help us be more effective activists, and we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We have a team of amazing people with different backgrounds and talents that are energized by the day’s news events and are united by common cause. We’re a company that loves learning and supports growth and training for all our employees.

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