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, full-time, 6-month 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 team’s goals and efforts.
- Helps schedule content on our daily calendar
- Shooting and producing innovative and engaging social-first 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
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, mass communications or related field.
- 2-4 years of previous experience in social media in a newsroom setting.
- The ability to work independently.
- Good understanding/knowledge of community-building and newsgathering on social media sites/blogs.
- Must be comfortable being on camera.
- Solid copy-editing 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 differently-scheduled shifts, as assigned.
- Flexibility to work weekends and holidays, if news breaks.
Physical Requirements
- Must possess a driver’s 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.
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What We Do
Newsday Media Group (NMG) is one of the nation’s most dynamic media organizations, serving Long Island and New York City through its portfolio of mobile and digital products, print publications and live events. With 19 Pulitzer Prizes and other esteemed awards for outstanding journalism, our mission and vision is to engage consumers and businesses by connecting them to the communities in which they live, work and play.
NMG properties include the award-winning Newsday, Newsday.com; Newsday Connect, the digital solutions company serving Long Island business owners; and Newsday Local Publishing, one of the Northeast's largest groups of weekly shopper publications.
