Posted On: August 24, 2016
Journalism Job
Media Organization: Vox Media
Company Description
Vox Media is a technology-driven media company. Using our modern media platform Chorus, we develop the highest quality content, conversations, and applications for a monthly audience of over 70 million passionate people around the world. As one of the fastest growing online publishers, we own and operate brands in six distinct categories: Vox.com in news, SB Nation in sports, The Verge in tech and culture, Polygon in gaming, Curbed in design and real estate, Eater in dining and nightlife, and Racked in shopping and fashion.
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.
Job Description
Eater is looking for an enthusiastic social media manager who loves looking at data and using it to make smart decisions to join our rapidly expanding engagement team.
About the role
You’ll use Google Analytics, Facebook insights, Twitter analytics, and in-house tools to measure and track success across Eater, from how our city sites are performing to whether our Facebook strategy is working.
You’ll produce regular reports to help our editors, writers, and engagement team make smart decisions about how to build our audience
You’ll take spreadsheets that make sense to people who deal with numbers, and turn them into docs that make sense to people who deal with words
You’ll write and post updates to Eater.com's social media accounts, including Facebook, and Twitter
You’ll work with our writers and editors to brainstorm search-optimized and social-friendly headlines
You’ll provide social media support to cross-departmental projects such as the Eater Gift Guide or Eater Awards, including post-launch analysis
You’ll work with Eater's city editors to share learnings and best practices
You’ll work with the engagement teams at other Vox Media sites to share best practices
About you
You have 1 - 3 years experience working in social media
You understand how to use data to measure success and are familiar with Pinterest analytics, Facebook insights, Twitter analytics, and Google Analytics
You understand how data can be used to inform decisions in the news room
You are fluent in the ways of Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks — and can write smart, clickable copy
You have a solid understanding of editorial SEO best practices, especially when it comes to headlines
You’re able to manage your own workload, including quick turnaround requests and longer term projects with panache
To Apply
Apply here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/jobs/257925?gh_jid=257925#.V7ccq5MrLOQ