Head of Consumer Social

UK (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own social growth for a global newsroom by shaping platform-specific strategies and monetization, drive video-first growth across key social channels, and lead campaigns that promote original series, subscriptions, and new offerings.

  • Social Growth Ownership: Develop and implement platform-specific strategies to grow referrals, engagement, and monetization.
  • Video Strategy Leadership: Lead social video strategy across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and emerging platforms in partnership with video and multimedia teams.
  • Campaign Execution: Own and execute social campaigns to promote Newsweek original series, subscriptions, products, and offerings.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement platform - specific strategie s to grow social referrals, engagement, and monetization across consumer social platforms.
  • Lead social video strategy and growth across Facebook,   Instagram,   TikTok,   and   emerging platforms.  Partner with video and multimedia teams to ensure success.
  • Own and execute  social campaigns to promote Newsweek original series ,  subscriptions,   new  products  and  offerings .
  • Partner with Editorial, Audience , and  Product  teams  to  execute  cross-functional projects  aimed at improving newsroom efficiency,  digital visibility , and user engagement.
  • Track and report on social   media performance , proactively   identifying  opportunities to improve engagement and  platform  referrals.
  • Develop and  participate  in A/B testing initiatives and help implement learnings into future posts  and  social media  strategies.
  • Support  and grow   community   engagement   and   content   amplification.
  • Collaborate   with   the   video/multimedia   team   and   VP   of   Growth   Markets   on monetization strategies and new revenue growth.
  • Promote   YouTube   content   on   other   social   media   platforms   and   support   influencer -led audience growth in line with newsroom strategy.
  • Manage  social team  direct  reports , including  responsibility for performance management, coaching  / development, workload prioritization, and day-to-day oversight.
  • Any   other   reasonable   duties   to   meet   the   needs   of   the   business.
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Newsweek is a global news magazine that provides high quality, in-depth coverage and analysis of the major events shaping our world. For more than 90 years, the iconic brand has been offering readers a unique perspective on world affairs and giving context to the most important events in global news. Today, via its print and digital editions, Newsweek continues to help its readers navigate a rapidly-changing world. Newsweek publishes a U.S. and International edition weekly in English. The international edition – branded as Newsweek International –serves the Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions while language-specific editions are available in Japan, Korea, Latin America, Pakistan, Poland and Serbia. A separate English-language edition is also published for the Middle East. The print edition is available in 68 territories while round-the-clock- coverage on The latest breaking world news can be found at newsweek.com Subscribe here: newsweek.com/subscribe

Founded in 1933
New York, New York, USA
832 employees

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