Social Media Lead - MEAWW News/McGill/Red Shorts

Requirements

• Significant professional experience leading social media within a news, politics, digital media, or similar editorial organization.
• Previous experience managing, mentoring, or leading social media teams.
• Strong understanding of the US political landscape, national and global current affairs, and major news cycles.
• Deep knowledge of major social platforms, including their audiences, content formats, publishing practices, and best-performing approaches.
• Demonstrated success growing social audiences and improving engagement through platform-specific strategies.
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to identify stories, angles, and formats likely to resonate with social audiences.
• Experience covering breaking news in a fast-paced newsroom or digital media environment.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use audience and platform data to inform content and growth strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to editorial accuracy, consistency, and brand quality.
• High ownership and accountability, with the ability to take responsibility for team performance and social outcomes.
• Ability to work effectively across editorial, creative, video, design, and audience development functions.
• Ability to provide examples of managed social accounts, campaigns, or content, ideally supported by audience growth, engagement, or performance metrics.

Benefits

• Full-time position within a digital media and social content environment.
• Opportunity to lead social strategy across major platforms and high-impact news coverage.
• Leadership and mentoring opportunities within a growing social media team.
• Exposure to breaking news, political events, elections, and major current affairs.
• Opportunity to collaborate with editorial, video, design, and audience development professionals.
• Ability to influence audience growth, engagement, and platform performance at scale.
• Dynamic environment with opportunities to develop platform strategy, editorial judgment, and leadership skills.
• Remote work opportunity.
• Professional growth through exposure to evolving social platforms, audience behaviors, and digital media trends.

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