Senior Social Editor & Growth Lead

G0549 Politico LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

POLITICO LLC seeks a senior editor and producer to lead our North American social media team, expanding journalism reach across formats and platforms. The role focuses on off-platform growth, scaling social channels' impact and partnering with newsroom leaders to drive business goals.

The Supervising Editor will manage a DC-based team handling text, video, and images, setting direction and developing a newsroom-wide social workflow.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in social media, newsroom experience is required.
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and using data to independently test theories, confirm assumptions, and measure success.
• Strong writing skills, and experience drafting compelling headlines and polished copy across a variety of formats.
• Excellent news judgment: capable of breaking and fast-moving scenarios while maintaining fairness.
• Specific experience with social video is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage our social accounts, social team and schedule (holidays, weekends etc.).
• Develop best practices for each platform, with an eye towards driving audiences back to our site.
• Create social strategies and playbooks for breaking news and policy coverage.
• Train newsroom leaders, reporters and producers on social best practices and new innovations.
• Collaborate with product & tech teams to identify and implement social workflow improvements.
• Share insights with data and audience teams and participate in daily coverage planning.

Skills

Social media experience

Strong writing

Data-driven decisions

Leadership / team management

Newsroom experience

Strategic storytelling

Job description

POLITICO LLC seeks a senior editor and producer to lead our North American social media team, expanding journalism reach across formats and platforms. The role focuses on off-platform growth, scaling social channels' impact and partnering with newsroom leaders to drive business goals.

The Supervising Editor will manage a DC-based team handling text, video, and images, setting direction and developing a newsroom-wide social workflow.