Social Media Producer Temporary
Social Media Producer Temporary
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Summary of Position
Helps produce content for our Instagram TikTok YouTube X Facebook and LinkedIn platforms with a focus on implementing our social media strategy to increase video views and expand our reach to newer younger and diverse audiences across Long Island.
The ideal candidate is a sharp hardworking and flexible journalist who lives and breathes social media 24/7. This is a temporary fulltime 6month contract.
Essential Duties & Functions
- Independently crafts posts that go out live to over 1 million followers across Instagram YouTube TikTok and others. The candidate must ensure that the posts reflect the voice and mission of Newsday and NewsdayTV.
- Brainstorm draft and enforce strategy designed for our social teams goals and efforts.
- Helps schedule content on our daily calendar
- Shooting and producing innovative and engaging socialfirst video content for all Newsday and NewsdayTV platforms on such topics as food Long Island activities etc. via Adobe Premiere CapCut or using other editing tools.
- Running NewsdayTV live streams on Facebook X and YouTube.
- Conduct interviews on camera and serve as a on air personality.
- Create graphics via Canva or Adobe Express including lower thirds for videos.
- Collaborate on story planning and pitch process.
- Help run breaking news events across platforms.
- Attends daily content meetings to help stay informed about upcoming stories.
- Community engagement with promoting content in Facebook groups etc.
Essential Job Knowledge & Skills
- Bachelors degree in journalism mass communications or related field.
- 24 years of previous experience in social media in a newsroom setting.
- The ability to work independently.
- Good understanding/knowledge of communitybuilding and newsgathering on social media sites/blogs.
- Must be comfortable being on camera.
- Solid copyediting and sharp writing skills to engage our audience.
- Strong analytical skills to respond to data in real time and guide our social media strategy.
- Understanding of and responsiveness to our Long Island audience
- Flexibility to work differentlyscheduled shifts as assigned.
- Flexibility to work weekends and holidays if news breaks.
Physical Requirements
- Must possess a drivers license in good standing and a means to travel to various locations throughout Long Island.
Compensation
- The hourly base rate for this position is $22.00.
Newsday Media Group is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and incumbents are selected placed trained compensated and promoted without regard to race color religion sex national origin age marital or veteran status or disability or other classifications protected by applicable law. In addition Newsday Media Group provides a reasonable accommodation for applicants/incumbents with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources if you require a reasonable accommodation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
