Social Media Fellow, Video Distribution (Summer 2024)
Business Insider is hiring a social media fellow to distribute videos across various social networks and platforms.
Our mission is to inform and inspire the digital generation and become the most influential and loved journalism brand in the world. At Business Insider, we aim to cover the people, companies, and ideas changing our world. At Insider, we strive to uphold three main core values: We are all one team, we are effective and we strive to get better every day.
The Business Insider Fellowship Program is for early career journalists who want to spend six months learning from a newsroom full of passionate, dedicated journalists. Fellows are assigned to teams and become experts in digital storytelling. They produce real work that is distributed to our audience of millions, and by the end of six months, they are prepared for the next phase of their journalism careers. This role requires you to work for 40 hours a week. Fellows are encouraged to come into our New York, LA, or San Francisco offices two times a week.
Applications will close on April 15th.
The Role & Team:
Social media fellows manage posting schedules across social channels and help the distribution team reach its goals on platforms including YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. They are responsible for distributing new videos and stories on social channels as they are published, as well as recirculating dozens of evergreen archive videos per day. They also help to organize and maintain our archives. Additionally, they analyze data and track statistics, and work collaboratively to develop our social strategies. They work with content from all verticals on the video team.This ideal fellow must be an independent worker. They will work closely with our distribution team producers/editors. They will help to distribute videos published during the day shift, including breaking news.
This fellow should have excellent news judgement as they will be expected to work swiftly and accurately to publish urgent news stories, as well as identify evergreen stories, maintain our support requests, and help complete weekend scheduling.Social media fellows should be comfortable working with teams across the company. They should expect to work in a fast-paced environment and be capable of juggling multiple tasks and deadlines at once. Our fellows should have the ability to pivot from one task to the next without missing a beat. They should be self sufficient and capable of making the correct judgement calls based on what they’ve been trained on.
Key Responsibilities:
- Familiarity with the Insider brands
- Experience with and a passion for digital and social media
- Experience packaging stories for publication: writing headlines, picking images, etc.
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to multitask
- Proofreading and copyediting skills
- Ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
- Ability to problem solve independently
The Ideal Candidate Has:
- Work experience with one or more social media platforms
- Experience working with breaking news
- Experience working with editorial and journalism
- Knowledge of social video
- Experience with content management systems
- Experience with Photoshop
- Interest in data collection and analysis
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and juggling multiple daily responsibilities
Salary & Benefits:
- Fellows are paid $20 per hour (overtime when needed and approved)
- PTO and paid holidays
- Eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits on 91st day of employment
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