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Social Media & Publicity Assistant for Social Research Journal - Student Assistant Specialist

Illinois, USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradPart time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own and execute social media publicity for the journal, including content creation, scheduling, analytics, and coordination with the editorial team under the direction of the editor and managing editor.

  • Develop content calendar and post visuals
  • Track analytics and share insights with the journal team
  • Support additional publicity efforts such as newsletters and paid campaigns

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Draft copy and create visuals for several social media posts a week (X, Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook)
  • Develop schedule and identify content for posts
  • Schedule posts weekly via a scheduling platform
  • Research best algorithmic practices and trends in content creation and communications for various platforms
  • Keep track, evaluate, and share social media analytics with the journal team
  • Participate in other publicity effort (e.g., regular Mailchimp newsletters, paid advertising)
  • Under the direction of the journal’s editor and managing editor the social media publicity assistant develops and implements social media strategy for the journal and assists with other publicity efforts.

Requirements

  • College-level coursework in social sciences and/or humanities and/or liberal arts
  • Experience in social media management and strong knowledge of various social media platforms (experience with X and Instagram a must)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience using Google Suite
  • Design capabilities to create graphics for social media using Canva, Illustrator, and/or Photoshop
  • Detail-oriented multitasker
  • Current TNS student
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