Social Media Associate Producer

This is a Full Time Job

#WeAreParamount on a mission to unleash the power of content‘¦ you in?

CBS News is seeking a hard-working and capable Social Media AP with a passion for news to help us optimize the biggest stories of the day for social platforms!

This role requires a candidate with strong editorial judgment and enough social media expertise to recommend the best treatment for each of the various social platforms. They will need to produce and edit videos that will engage audiences on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and Snapchat – using in-platform tools and features to create content that is authentic to the audiences we are trying to reach. An ideal candidate has an eye for the most newsworthy and shareable moments within larger news events, press conferences, interviews, articles and television segments. They need to be proficient in both the production techniques and standard processes for crafting vertical social videos, still graphics, Instagram carousels and link posts to articles.

This Associate Producer will write share language for captions and titles that are simultaneously concise and shareable, yet fully in context and in line with the CBS News brand. Strong candidates will have experience covering breaking news, and be willing to work newsroom hours, which will include nights, weekends and holidays. They will help oversee the continued growth of the accounts to which they're assigned, including metrics like followers, video views and engagement.

Candidate qualifications:
• 1 to 3 years of social media or newsroom experience
• Deep familiarity with social media platforms, audiences and standard methodologies
• The ability to write about a variety of topics in a strong, yet unbiased way
• Strong writing skills with proven portfolio of published work
• Outstanding producing and editing skills
• Ability to quickly and accurately subtitle video for social, using both editing platforms and the text tools within TikTok and Instagram
• Ability to work well with a team under tight deadlines
• Degree or equivalent experience in journalism, communications or related
• Member of the Writers Guild of America or willing to join upon job acceptance

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