Come join the team that produces NPR’s afternoon flagship program, All Things Considered. From breaking news to long-form storytelling, we bring relevant and thoughtful news coverage to our audience daily. If you are curious and love the adrenaline rush of a daily news broadcast we want to hear from you.
All Things Considered is looking for an Editorial Assistant for social media to help define and shape the show’s social media presence. The Editorial Assistant works closely with All Things Considered and the Digital Content Community Team to help shape content creation for social platforms, including Facebook and Twitter. You will engage with and help grow communities on ATC’s existing social platforms and help execute plans to expand our social presence. You will work with hosts, editors and producers to help shape social media plans for special reporting. Working closely with Digital Content editors, you will produce web pages and occasionally report and/or write general interest stories, some of which may be based on content that originates with All Things Considered. The Editorial Assistant for social media engages with the NPR community using social media tools and provides suggestions for treatment of stories on the home page and social channels.
This position works 9:00 am to 6:00 pm ET, Monday through Friday, but may shift to accommodate special projects and assignments. The editorial assistant works in coordination with his/her counterpart at Morning Edition for across-show collaboration and has a dotted line to the Digital Content Team as part of the network’s holistic digital strategy.
- Help maintain and curate All Things Considered social properties on a daily basis, working with show management and the Digital Content Community Team to hone the social media strategy.
- Assist with Web production of digital stories in coordination with the Digital Content team.
- Write strong headlines, teasers and other display copy for stories and interviews.
- Working closely with Digital Content editors, occasionally research, report and/or write digital stories.
- Support teams working in the field and on special projects, helping to guide their reporting to the web in consultation with a Digital Content editor. This includes helping craft and edit stories for web and social media posts.
- Collaborate with Digital Content and Visuals teams to help plan and execute digital coverage to highlight show-side reporting, especially special host projects/trips.
- Work with the Visuals team to identify and post photos. Determine need for rights clearances and permissions for acquired material. Acquire and file permissions and clearances.
- Locate appropriate links and other material to enhance Web stories and posts.
- Highlight daily All Things Considered segments for the newsroom.
- Contribute story ideas for use online and on air.
- Help develop and share social best practices with the All Things Considered staff.
- Collaborate with analysts and product managers in tracking key social metrics.
- Work with the Digital Content Community Team on cross-departmental projects, including digital video
- Handle shifts as assigned, including weekends and holidays, working on deadline and under pressure.
- At least a year experience creating social media content at a news organization Strong communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to participate in, contribute to and grow online communities
- Demonstrated reporting and writing experience at a news organization
- Demonstrated skills in writing headlines and teaser copy
- Solid, independent news judgement
- Strong knowledge of Associated Press style
- Familiarity with navigating a variety of content management systems
- Ability and willingness to work varied shifts and alter schedule to best support team.
- Ability to document internal processes and analyze audience data
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously under stringent timeframes and changing priorities/conditions
- Ability to both work independently and collaborate with others
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Previous graphic design experience
- Familiarity with social video and digital video editing production