The Millions is hiring a paid part-time social media editor. This person will helm our Twitter feed and Facebook page, and help shape the social media presence of the site. This is an exciting opportunity to get in front of a laundry list of influential, brilliant folks in publishing, media, and academia, not to mention the most engaged, avid readers of literary work that you’ll find anywhere.
The job:
We are looking for someone who can spend a minimum of seven hours per week, apportioned any way you see fit. (You will ideally have the flexibility to live tweet a book award ceremony from time to time.) The basic responsibilities are:
- Posting to our Twitter account and Facebook page
- Curating our “Curiosities” link roundup
- Brainstorming with editors about how to get our essays and criticism onto readers’ screens
- Looking for and exploring the possibility of leveraging additional social outlets
- A voracious reader with a solid knowledge of contemporary fiction
- A culture vulture and up to date on the literary/arts issues of the day
- A social media superstar who voluntarily spends a lot of time online
- An engaging writer both under and over 280 characters
- Very organized, responsive, and able to make the most of your time with not a lot of oversight
- Reasonably technologically savvy (experience with Tweetdeck or other social media management tools required; experience with WordPress and email marketing platforms nice to have)
- A resume
- Three sample Curiosities, using the format we use on the site
- Twitter account(s) you use; any Facebook pages you’ve had the opportunity to run for schools, publications, companies, etc.; your Tumblr, blog, etc. (Essentially, show us that you have experience using these tools, even if it’s just your own sparsely followed, but very entertaining Twitter account.)
