Digital Content Creator
Countable
Design, (Marketing & Communications)
San Francisco, CA, USA · Remote
Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2020
<p>We’re a civic-tech app and website looking for a digital content whiz who can take the day’s news and turn it into content people will want to click and comment on—regardless of their politics. </p><p>Think of your role as “meme-ifying” the news: taking an image and adding a quote, headline, or call to action (CTA). </p><p>Is a BLM demonstration being met with resistance? Are anti-maskers marching through Target? What’s in Biden’s climate-change proposal? What actionable hashtags are trending on Twitter?</p><p>But we also want a steady balance of unique human-interest stories:</p><p>Please click over to <a href="http://www.causes.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.causes.com</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/causes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/causes/</a></p><p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p><ul> <li>Post multiple links (20 posts daily goal) to social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter </li> <li>Write unique copy to accompany each post</li> <li>Create polls, stories, etc. for Facebook</li> <li>Maximize post reach by encouraging fan engagement using best social media practices—hashtags, keywords, emojis</li> <li>Target certain Facebook posts based on location and interest</li> <li>Schedule content through social media tools (we have used Buffer but we mainly use FB Creator Studio)</li> <li>Research and identify new social media content trends make recommendations to the team, as appropriate</li> <li>Repackage UGC (user-generated content) into shareable quotes, memes, articles</li> <li>Pitch unique piece ideas, then write accepted pieces in Causes style</li> </ul><p><strong>REQUIREMENTS</strong></p><ul> <li>Experience developing and publishing content - including news - on digital and social platforms</li> <li>Excellent writing and storytelling skills</li> <li>Playfulness, enthusiasm, and creativity</li> <li>Sense of humor</li> <li>Ability to work independently on tight deadlines</li> <li>Superior news judgment</li> <li>Impeccable copy-editing skills</li> <li>Ability to understand and adjust to editorial notes</li> <li>Overwhelming attention to detail </li> </ul><p><strong>TO APPLY</strong></p><ul> <li>Resume or LinkedIn profile</li> <li>Writing sample or links to previously published material</li> </ul><p>**<em>NOTE: Please do not write any new material for us. We respect writers of every medium and want you compensated for any words you create for us.</em></p><p>We're looking forward to working with you</p>
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