Social Media Editor

Job Description

VICE Media Group's portfolio includes Refinery29, the leading global media and entertainment company focused on women; PULSE Films, a London-based next-generation production studio with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin; and i-D, a global digital and bimonthly magazine defining fashion and contemporary culture.

About the team:

The VMG social team is a creative, enthusiastic, and collaborative crew that programs across all social platforms, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and Snapchat This multifaceted team touches all formats and content categories, working hand in hand with all other departments to produce, promote, and package R29 initiatives.

What Makes a R29er?
• You have commitment and passion about the mission of R29 to be a catalyst for women to feel, see, and claim their power and realize their infinite potential. You are a magic maker who sees possibility and turns dreams into reality.

What you'll do:
• Write, edit, and optimize social posts across platforms for R29 branded content
• Coordinate with revenue and social teams to ensure post-sale execution is consistent and accounted for in scheduling
• Co-manage multiple social calendars for branded content
• Actively contribute in pre-sale & post-sale brainstorms for west coast clients
• Work with paid distribution team to ensure client KPI's are met
• Liaise with stakeholders, among them project managers, on communicating feedback and troubleshooting as needed
• Regularly update our west coast revenue team on social best practices
• Assist with evening and occasional weekend editorial programming across platforms
• Produce social-first branded campaigns on Instagram Live and Stories, Snapchat Stories
• Execute in-person talent opportunities, both editorial and branded, along the west coast (may include some travel)
• Pivot strategy as company priorities and platform landscape change

What you have:
• 3-4 years experience working as a social media editor for a publisher or a brand
• Expertise programming across all social platforms (including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Instagram Stories, and Snapchat Stories)
• Experience working with brand partners, influencers, and other revenue-driven relationships
• An understanding of why one piece of content cannot look the same on every platform, and how to optimize accordingly
• Flawless command of spelling and grammar
• Proven ability to handle a high-volume workload and meet deadlines without fail

To be successful here you are:
• Extremely proactive, a true self-starter that can take an idea or project and run with it
• Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented, able to juggle a lot at once
• Able to work independently with little oversight; dependable and reliable
• Outstanding collaborator, positive and patient, no task is too big or too small
• A fan of the internet on all its facets and an active participant on all social platforms
• Forward thinking, able to anticipate changes based on industry trends and suggest pivots

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rb7xne-3-19-56-45-42 in your application.