Position Description
Role: Social Media Producer
Reports to: Head of Social Media
Salary range: $80k negotiable
Purpose of the Role:
The Conversation is looking for a social media producer to join our social media team
The Conversation’s unique publishing model pairs professional editors with academics to better inform public discourse. Editors work with academics to find out about the latest research and help translate their ideas into plain language articles aimed at a wide audience.
We are seeking a Social Media Producer who has a flair for digital storytelling. The role primarily involves working with the social media team and editorial team each day to identify opportunities to translate and promote the editorial output across a range of social media platforms.
The Conversation’s mission is to share quality information with the widest possible audience. That means reaching audiences where they are spending their time and presenting information in clear and compelling ways. Our social media channels are essential to the distribution of our articles, plus they grow our audiences, scale our impact and build community. The Social Media Producer will work closely with the Head of Social Media, Chief of Staff and Section Editors to identify articles that will lend themselves to charts, timelines, tiles or videos and produce clear and accurate editorial content that reaches new audiences and conveys the key information.
The Social Media Producer will need to be creative and pay attention to detail. A background in journalism and experience in social media production will be highly valued in this role. The Conversation is a trusted journalism brand and the Social Media Producer will need to protect its hard won credibility. They must be thoughtful, calm, methodical, rigorous and possess a deep commitment to professional impartiality and high ethical standards. They must also understand the importance of creating content that builds engagement with The Conversation brand and promotes our unique journalism model.
We are open to applicants from anywhere in Australia. The Conversation is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We particularly encourage applications from First Nations People.
Key Selection Criteria:
1. Social media experience
2. Journalism experience or training
3. Digital literacy
4. Familiarity with production technologies such as Canva, Datawrapper, Adobe Suite
5. Creativity and the ability to generate compelling ideas and copy
6. Highly developed research and analytical skills
7. Flexibility
8. Care and attention to detail
Please send us a copy of your CV and answers of no more than 200 words to each to these four questions to work@theconversation.edu.au by Friday 1 September 2023 (no cover letter required):
1. Tell us about your career and professional accomplishments.
2. Why have you applied for this role and why would you be a good fit for this position?
3. Tell us a little about yourself and the key factors that make you who you are. We particularly value all kinds of diversity and would like to hear anything about your background or experience that would enable you to bring something unique to our team.
4. Do you have the right to work in Australia?