Social Media Intelligence Analyst

Magna Legal Services; United States; On-site; USD 33,062 - 39,950; Full time

Job summary

A legal services provider is seeking a Social Media Intelligence Analyst in the United States. This role focuses on utilizing social media for investigative purposes, aiding legal claims through analysis and verification. Ideal candidates are experienced social media users with a background in legal investigations or related fields. The position emphasizes independent working and collaboration. Competitive hourly compensation is offered, with opportunities for professional growth within the legal sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Must be a regular user on multiple social media platforms.

Responsibilities

• Finding and verifying social media accounts.
• Reviewing content from social media accounts.
• Performing Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) searches.

Skills

Social media usage

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Team collaboration

Technical adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Psychology, or Communications

Associate's degree and relevant experience

Job description

About Magna Legal Services

Magna Legal Services provides end-to-end legal support services to law firms, corporations, and governmental agencies throughout the nation. As an end-to-end service provider, we can provide strategic advantages to our clients by offering legal support services at every stage of their legal proceedings.

Job Title

Social Media Intelligence Analyst

Position Summary

Magna Legal Services is seeking a Social Media Intelligence Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will assist us in helping to either verify or disprove the claims that the other side is making in their lawsuit/insurance claim. In other words, you will be using social media to search for the truth, whatever it may be. This position can help you qualify to become a licensed Private Investigator, if you are not one already, and if that is something that you’re interested in pursuing. Our ideal candidate will be an experienced social media user who is tech savvy, with relevant experience in the legal field. Strong preference will be given to anyone who has experience with social media investigations, open source searching and/or experience with the legal discovery process.

Key Responsibilities

• Finding and verifying social media accounts.
• Reviewing content from social media accounts.
• Performing Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)/Deep Internet Searching.
• Quickly analyzing the information located.
• About 90% of your time will be spent working independently and the rest will be spent collaborating with the other members of the team.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Criminal Justice, Psychology, Communications, etc.
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience (i.e., working as an investigator, a paralegal or law clerk, an investigative reporter, law enforcement, etc.) is preferred.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree with at least 3 years of relevant work experience, and with a current private investigator’s license and/or certifications in Social Media/Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) may be considered.
• Applicant must be a regular user on multiple social media platforms.
• Applicant must be tech savvy/easily adaptable to various software programs.
• Applicant must be good at working in teams.

Compensation: USD $24.00 - $29.00 per hour.

An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees.

Magna Legal Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.