Pay: Per-Day Rate - 5 days per week

Position Overview

The Social Media Coordinator is responsible for managing all digital media reporters and overseeing the analysis of our social media engagement data. They will develop strategies and creative ways to post on social media to elevate The State News’ presence across social media and in the community.

QUALIFICATIONS

Enrolled as a full-time student at Michigan State University (12+ credit hours) 

Understands the type of social content apt to resonate with the Spartan community

Use analytics to improve reach

Able to meet deadlines

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Coordinate, but not collaborate with, counterpart in marketing/advertising

• Assign and create engaging content that is relevant to State News articles and builds upon trends for each social media platform. How can we join the conversation?

• Manage the social media content creators and delegate work, tasks, and responsibilities

• Approves content before posting.

• Assign schedules to social reporters to ensure productive post output

• Helps build The State News brand by creating a consistent, up-to-date social media presence and tone to drive traffic to the website.

• Maintains regular newsroom office hours as assigned by the managing editor.

• Keeps track of the team’s pay in the newsroomwide document, preferably daily.

• Looks at website and social media analytics daily and notes which types of stories/content did well on each platform.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value equity and inclusion. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. Applicants of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.