Social media contractor — Evenings (part-time)

Democracy Docket; United States; Remote; USD 41.000 - 55.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Democracy Docket is seeking a part‑time, fully remote social media contractor to cover evenings and weekends. You will monitor the news cycle, execute rapid response content across platforms, and translate court developments into plain language for a broad audience.

Reporting to the Social Content & Strategy Manager, you’ll work with editors on shift. This role runs through the end of 2026 and requires strong writing and political fluency.

Qualifikationen

• 3–4 years of experience creating social content for media, legal, or advocacy groups.
• Strong understanding of voting rights, elections, and democratic institutions.
• Ability to write clear, concise social copy under tight deadlines.

Aufgaben

• Monitor the news cycle during your shift for breaking voting and election coverage.
• Execute Democracy Docket’s social media strategy for rapid response content across platforms.
• Write clear, accurate social copy translating legal developments into plain language.
• Flag uncertainties and hand off clearly to the next shift or core team.
• Support basic community management by monitoring replies and comments.
• Follow brand and editorial guidelines.

Kenntnisse

Social media content creation

Writing for social media

Political literacy

Independent evening/weekend work

Tools

Canva

Social scheduling tools

Jobbeschreibung

company

About Democracy Docket

Democracy Docket is the leading pro-democracy, independent digital media platform dedicated to voting rights and elections in courtrooms and across the country.

Founded in 2020 by Democratic voting rights attorney Marc Elias, we are an unapologetic newsroom that doesn't pull punches — using fact-based reporting to shed light on what's happening in the courts and hold those in power accountable.

With a comprehensive database of over 1,000 cases, Democracy Docket is the go‑to source for tracking and understanding election and voting litigation — providing breaking news and in‑depth analysis on voting rights and election litigation and policy that will shape our elections and democratic institutions for years to come.

We reach over 450,000 newsletter subscribers through free daily and weekly newsletters, offer a premium membership with exclusive content, and have built a social media following of more than 2 million across our channels — including 750,000+ YouTube subscribers.

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Job Overview

Social media is at the heart of Democracy Docket. It is critical to the day‑to‑day success of our growing impact as an independent, pro‑democracy news outlet. From national press outlets to voting and election junkies to first‑time voters, a broad coalition of stakeholders relies on our digital platforms as the go‑to source for voting rights, elections and the courts.

Think of our social channels as a bridge connecting millions of people to the greatest issues facing our democracy. In other words, social is the main megaphone for all things Democracy Docket and the primary way we disseminate our content and expand our reach.

How You Support The Mission

Democracy Docket is hiring for two part‑time shifts to join our social media team and help cover our evening and weekend hours — a critical window for election and legal news, when court rulings, breaking developments and other fast‑moving stories often land outside our core team’s regular schedule. You'll monitor for breaking news, execute social‑first content, and help make sure nothing important goes uncovered during your shift. The ideal candidate follows political news closely and understands how social media can be harnessed to expand reach, information and influence. You know how to capture a voice that is authoritative yet accessible, primarily for text‑based platforms but visual as well.

This position will report to the Social Content & Strategy Manager and work closely with the news editors on shift.

These are part‑time, fully remote contractor positions running through the end of 2026.

Shifts available

• Weekday evenings: Wednesday–Friday, 3–9 p.m. ET (18 hours/week)
• Weekend days: Saturday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. ET (14 hours/week) — see separate job listing to apply
• You may be asked to occasionally shift or expand hours around a major news cycle

How you’ll contribute

• Monitor Slack and the news cycle during your shift for litigation updates, breaking voting and election news, legislation, and other relevant, significant events.
• Execute Democracy Docket’s social media strategy for rapid response and breaking news content across assigned platforms
• Write clear, accurate social copy that translates legal and court developments into plain language
• Flag anything you're unsure about and hand off clearly to the next shift or the core team
• Support basic community management, like monitoring replies and comments during your shift
• Follow brand and editorial guidelines.

What experience you bring

• 3-4 years of professional experience creating social content for professional social channels, ideally for a media, news, or advocacy organization.
• Political fluency rooted in a strong understanding of voting rights, elections and democratic institutions.
• Strong writing skills with a portfolio that demonstrates your ability to write clear, concise and compelling copy for social audiences under tight deadlines.
• Native understanding of social platforms including Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, and Bluesky. Familiarity with social media scheduling tools, Canva and Reddit is a plus.
• Comfortable working independently during evening and weekend hours with minimal oversight.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment, with the flexibility to shift focus quickly in response to breaking news or emerging issues.

Rate: $35/hr