Pittsburgh Food & Drink Social Media Creator

Job Description

Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve.

PennLive is seeking a creative, digitally savvy Social Media Creator to enhance our Pittsburgh Food & Drink content.

This part-time position is ideal for a self-starter who understands how to tell compelling stories across platforms and can translate our journalism into engaging, social-first content social-first content that drives loyalty for readers, viewers and listeners.

The ideal candidate will create and publish content tailored for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, helping expand PennLive’s reach and deepen audience engagement.

This includes producing social media cards, vertical video, short-form explainers and other platform-native content that complements and elevates our coverage both in western PA and across the nation.

We’re looking for someone with a strong sense of visual storytelling and experience using design tools to create eye-catching graphics and videos. The right candidate will be proactive, creative and tuned into social trends, with the ability to move quickly on consumable topics.

Responsibilities include collaborating with reporters and editors, identifying content opportunities, optimizing posts for each platform and tracking performance to inform future strategy.

The pay rate for this position is $25.00 per hour. This is a part-time, temporary position for up to six months.

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field or equivalent experience

• A minimum of two years of relevant experience in social media presence and engagement

• Proven experience building, maintaining and engaging audiences on social media platforms

• Understanding of social media platforms and knowledge of their application for news

• Deep interest in local news and knowledge of content trends

• Working knowledge of analytics reporting suites for websites and social media

• Ability to work independently, including remotely, and to prioritize tasks

• Demonstrated writing and organizational skills

• Comfort working across written, visual and audio platforms.

• Tech-savvy at the content level; experience with animated gifs, manipulating photos, producing and editing video a plus

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

PA Media Group is a part of Advance Local Media, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com .

PA Media Group is a digitally focused news and information company which publishes and operates PennLive, The Patriot News and a growing suite of digital and print products. The Pulitzer Prize winning Patriot-News has been serving the communities and people of central Pennsylvania since 1854. PA Media Group is committed to being the most comprehensive, in-depth source of news and information for readers throughout the state.

Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Advance Local Media does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.