Social News Editor & Video Strategy Lead

NU USA Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeastern University is seeking a News Editor for Social Media to shape social-first journalism across platforms, translating research and faculty expertise into engaging content. The role emphasizes editorial rigor, brand voice, and innovative use of AI-powered tools to scale coverage and audience engagement.

Based on the Boston campus and in-person, the editor collaborates with NGN leadership, reporters, and creators, guiding training and ensuring timely, accurate, platform-optimized

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in traditional journalism/editorial environments and social-first or creator-economy content production.
• Demonstrated ability to train and coach teams in editorial standards without slowing content velocity.
• Proven track record developing and enforcing brand voice/tone guidelines across multiple contributors.
• Experience translating research or technical/academic material into story ideas for a general audience.
• Experience using AI tools in responsible ways to increase capacity, innovate, and measure progress toward ambitious goals.
• Experience coordinating across teams with distinct workflows (editorial and creator) as a hybrid editor/producer/talent coach.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce a consistent brand voice and editorial standards across all creator-produced content, serving as the final editorial gatekeeper balancing speed, authenticity, and accuracy.
• Mine the university's research enterprise, faculty expertise, and student community for original story ideas, and build a
• Align editorial standards for Northeastern Global News with social platforms in mind and identify NGN stories suited for creator-led video spin-offs — ensuring creator content reinforces rather than duplicates NGN's journalism.
• Support communications during high-priority or breaking moments, coordinating timely creator content alongside traditional press response.
• Track how creator-driven content performs against and complements earned media coverage, and stay ahead of platform and industry trends.
• Adjust targets and priorities for news content on social amid a constantly changing global, 24/7 news cycle and evolving digital landscape.

Skills

Journalism leadership

Editorial standards

Team training

Brand voice guidelines

Story ideation

AI tools usage

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Northeastern University is seeking a News Editor for Social Media to shape social-first journalism across platforms, translating research and faculty expertise into engaging content. The role emphasizes editorial rigor, brand voice, and innovative use of AI-powered tools to scale coverage and audience engagement.

Based on the Boston campus and in-person, the editor collaborates with NGN leadership, reporters, and creators, guiding training and ensuring timely, accurate, platform-optimized