Pittsburgh Food & Drink Social Media Creator
Mid-level Social Media role at Advance Local : PennLive.com. Mechanicsburg · part-time.
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What you'll do
- Create and publish tailored posts for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
- Produce social cards, vertical videos, short explainers and other native formats
- Work with reporters and editors to find opportunities and strengthen food and drink coverage
- Adjust posts by platform and use performance results to shape future content
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or a related field, or equivalent experience
- At least two years building social media presence and audience engagement
- Knowledge of social platforms, their news applications and current content trends
- Experience with website and social media analytics reporting tools
- Strong writing, organization and visual storytelling across written, video and audio formats
Who this fits
You’ll suit this role if you’re an independent, proactive creator who follows social trends and cares about local news. You should be comfortable moving quickly, working with reporters and editors, and handling content across platforms. This is a part-time temporary assignment lasting up to six months, listed as onsite in Mechanicsburg, with reliable transportation required for sources and events. The role also calls for independent work, including remotely.
From the employer
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PennLive is seeking a creative, digitally savvy Social Media Creator to enhance our Pittsburgh Food & Drink content. 60;
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This part-time position is ideal for a self-starter who understands how to tell compelling stories across platforms and can translate our journalism into engaging, social-first content social-first content that drives loyalty for readers, viewers and listeners.
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The ideal candidate will create and publish content tailored for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, helping expand PennLive's reach and deepen audience engagement. 60;
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This includes producing social media cards, vertical video, short-form explainers and other platform-native content that complements and elevates our coverage both in western PA and across the nation.
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We're looking for someone with a strong sense of visual storytelling and experience using design tools to create eye-catching graphics and videos. The right candidate will be proactive, creative and tuned into social trends, with the ability to move quickly on consumable topics.
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Responsibilities include collaborating with reporters and editors, identifying content opportunities, optimizing posts for each platform and tracking performance to inform future strategy. 60;
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The pay rate for this position is $25.00 per hour. 60; This is a part-time, temporary position for up to six months.
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This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events.
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Our ideal candidate will have the following:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field or equivalent experience
- A minimum of two years of relevant experience in social media presence and engagement
- Proven experience building, maintaining and engaging audiences on social media platforms
- Understanding of social media platforms and knowledge of their application for news
- Deep interest in local news and knowledge of content trends
- Working knowledge of analytics reporting suites for websites and social media
- Ability to work independently, including remotely, and to prioritize tasks
- Demonstrated writing and organizational skills
- Comfort working across written, visual and audio platforms.
- Tech-savvy at the content level; experience with animated gifs, manipulating photos, producing and editing video a plus
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