Responsibilities

• Work with the audience editor to produce content, including but not limited to social posts and videos about news stories, best practices, live events, and more.
• Facilitate community engagement and collaborations/partnerships with audience members and newsroom partners through social platforms.
• Help communicate CCNow’s impact and amplify its work.
• Reach new audiences and generate conversation about improving climate coverage in newsrooms across media, around the world.
• Write, edit, and fact check copy as required.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Interest and experience in social media (especially LinkedIn, Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok) content production, creator culture, and new trends in social media communication and online journalism.
• Graphic design and video shooting and editing skills.
• Familiarity with social analytics.
• Strong news judgment. (Communications or Journalism degree a plus.)
• Strong writing skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues in multiple departments and across multiple time zones.
• Strong interest in local and regional news, especially as it relates to climate change.
• Ability to prioritize effectively.
• Ability to work simultaneously on short- and long-term projects.
• Familiarity with digital content creation and scheduling tools (especially Canva, Buffer, Adobe Premiere Pro, and other audio/video editing software).

Preferred

• Fluency in other languages, particularly Spanish, is desirable.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits.