Social Media Associate

Asharq News; Medina; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Asharq News in Medina is seeking a creative media producer to identify and edit short- to medium-form content for social platforms, coordinating with global partners to clear usage rights and align with product launches. You will work with the content team to plan material, own story segment selection, lead end-to-end publishing, and bring a virality mindset with bilingual Arabic/English fluency.

The role requires 2-4 years of experience, strong editing skills, and comfort collaborating across

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in media video production.
• Proficient in Adobe Premiere.
• Proficient in AVID.
• Basic in Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Experience creating content across social channels for different audiences and verticals.
• Eye for virality and marketable material.
• Fluency in Arabic and English reading and writing.
• Tech savviness and eagerness to learn new tools.
• Strong time management skills.
• Experience in entertainment longtail content is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify short and medium form content from our show roster and edit them into social-friendly content.
• Work closely with global partners for planning and to ensure content is cleared from a usage rights perspective.
• Maintain excellent relationship with the business team to plan social media content in conjunction with product releases.
• Work closely with the core content team to plan material.
• Have authority on story segment selection, production elements and developing content keeping core ideas intact.
• Lead end-to-end content creation and publishing processes.
• Collaborate with producers, content marketing and copywriting teams.

Skills

Video production

Editing

Content planning

Story selection

Time management

Bilingual AR/EN

Tools

Adobe Premiere

AVID Design

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

Responsibilities

• Be able to identify short and medium form content from our show roster and edit them into social-friendly content
• Work closely with global partners for planning and to ensure content is cleared from a usage rights perspective
• Have an excellent and ongoing relationship with the business team to plan social media content in conjunction with the product release
• Work closely with the core content team to be able plan for material
• Have authority on story segment selection production elements and developing content keeping core ideas intact
• Lead end-to-end content creation and publishing processes
• Work effectively with fellow producers content marketing and copywriting team

Skills

• Minimum 2-4 years of experience in media video production
• Intermediate Editing on Adobe Premiere Editing
• Intermediate on AVID Design skills
• Basic in Photoshop and Illustrator
• Having worked on creating specific content across social channels and understanding different audiences and channel roles
• Having specific vertical content creation experience
• An eye for virality and identifying marketable material
• Fluency in Arabic and English reading and writing
• Tech savviness and has hunger to learn more tools to expand their knowledge
• Strong time management skills
• Experience in entertainment longtail content is a huge plus