Social Media Associate

Job Description

BuzzFeed Social Media Freelancer (Project-Based)

BuzzFeed

The Role

BuzzFeed is seeking a Social Media Associate to join its team in Los Angeles in March or April of 2021. While the Associate will be working remotely, we do require that the work be done from California. Freelancer will primarily provide publishing and editorial support for the BuzzFeed social media team, working primarily for the As/Is, Goodful, BuzzFeed Celeb, & BuzzFeed Animals brands.

The ideal candidate is organized and detail-oriented, enthusiastic about social media, and all things BuzzFeed. We're looking for a data-obsessed self-starter with excellent judgement and communication skills.

This is a contract role, lasting 5 months. The person chosen is expected to work 40 hours per week and will be paid $20/hour.

All application materials will need to be submitted when you apply.

You Will
• Assist BuzzFeed social editors with scheduling posts and finding/creating content across platforms.
• Read and watch BuzzFeed content and find creative ways to adapt Buzzfeed video content to new platforms.
• Optimize content across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram + Instagram Stories, Twitter, and more
• Prepare insights for the social and content teams to continuously find best practices for social optimization
• Test creative and copy to discover ways to maximize engagement and traffic
• Assist with experiments on emerging platforms to strategize new opportunities for revenue
• Generate reports/sharing pertinent information across multiple teams

You Have
• Proven organizational and administrative experience
• Understanding of social platforms, and why content on those platforms became popular.
• A positive, curious, playful disposition.
• A genuine love for and excitement about the internet (no haters).
• Flexible with changing workloads
• Previous social and/or e-commerce experience a big plus

All job applications must be received through the official BuzzFeed Jobs board (https://www.buzzfeed.com/about/jobs), including referrals. It is BuzzFeed's practice to not schedule job interviews until after an application is submitted through our jobs board.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gq6ev1-18-222-69-152-42 in your application.