Social Media Producer

Paramount

The social media producer will:

• Create videos, graphics, articles, and share language that best play to each social media platform’s strategies.
  
• Write smart, catchy and accurate pieces on a variety of topics.
  
• Translate CBS News television packages into digital videos tailored specifically to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok
  
• Write trending news stories for CBSNews.com
  
• Produce and edit shareable videos and quote graphics
  
• Proactively identify stories and social activity trending online and how we can use it.
  
• Compose social headlines and share language consistent with the CBS News brand.
  
• Identify the most shareable and newsworthy nuggets (quote, moment, etc.) from longer broadcast and streaming segments, as well as articles, then quickly spin them into social assets.
  
• Work with CBS News talent, including O&Os and affiliates, to script, record and produce original social.
  
• Backfill other team members as needed.
  

Candidate qualifications:

• 2 to 4 years of social media or newsroom experience
  
• Deep familiarity with social media platforms, audiences and best practices
  
• The ability to write about about a variety of topics in a strong, yet unbiased way
  
• Strong writing skills with demonstrated portfolio of published work
  
• Strong producing and editing skills
  
• Ability to quickly and exactly subtitle video for social, using both editing platforms and the text tools within TikTok and Instagram
  
• Ability to work well with others under tight deadlines
  
• Degree in journalism, communications or related
  

The schedule for this shift will be Tuesday-Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET.

Hiring Salary Range: $83,000.00 - 83,000.00.