Social Media Lead

📋 Description

• Lead social media strategy and daily execution for US politics, national/global news, elections
• Develop short- and long-term social coverage plans around breaking news and major news cycles.
• Monitor breaking stories and ensure timely, engaging, platform-appropriate publishing.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop social media producers and editors.
• Create platform-specific strategies for Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and emerging
• Identify angles, headlines, captions, thumbnails to maximize engagement with editorial integrity.

🎯 Requirements

• Significant professional experience leading social media within a news, politics, digital media, or
• Experience managing or leading social teams.
• Strong understanding of US political landscape and major news cycles.
• Deep knowledge of major platforms (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok) and best practices.
• Track record of growing social audiences and engagement with platform-specific strategies.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to identify resonant stories and formats.

🎁 Benefits

• Full-time position in digital media and social content environment.
• Lead social strategy across major platforms and high-impact news coverage.
• Leadership and mentoring within a growing social media team.
• Exposure to breaking news, elections, and major current affairs.
• Collaboration with editorial, video, design, and audience teams.
• Opportunity to influence audience growth and platform performance at scale.