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Social Media Coordinator
The Deseret News Social Media Coordinator works with the Marketing and Creative Services team to create content for our social media. This role contributes to helping develop strategies to maintain our social media platforms, extend the reach of our journalism and grow our audience.
This is a hybrid position that is expected to work in our downtown Salt Lake City office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Duties include:
- Create social media content for the Deseret News social accounts
- Read Deseret News articles and come up with creative ways to showcase our journalism on social media
- Moderate comments
- Monitor and analyze metrics to track progress and identify opportunities
- Assist in other marketing and communications efforts as needed
- Follow social media and content creation trends and recommend improvements
You are a good fit if you have:
- A bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, advertising, or related field
- Experience with social media content creation and posting on Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Threads and more
- A great attitude and ability to jump in and help anywhere you are needed
You are a great fit if you have:
- Professional or internship experience with social media content creation and posting on Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Threads and more
- Strong data analysis and web analytics, and certified by Google Analytics
- Graphic design or video editing experience and familiarity with the Adobe suite, specifically Express
- A passion for social media: you follow the trends and know what attracts an audience
- A passion for the mission of news and online journalism
Our companyThe Deseret News is Utah's oldest newspaper and the Beehive State's longest continuously-operating business. Our primary focus is digital and our reach is national and global with over half of our online readers living outside of Utah. We are a subsidiary of the Deseret Management Corporation, whose other media companies include Deseret Digital Media, Deseret Book, Bonneville International and Boncom.
Our team
You will join an energetic group of colleagues who aspire to the best processes for development that fit our team. Our team members don't take themselves too seriously, but we are serious about working together as digital innovators.
Our culture
Culture is a very important part of the Deseret News Publishing Company. We look for people who exhibit and exemplify our Cultural Beliefs:
- Think Audience — I understand and engage our audiences.
- Build Trust — I share my best, respect my colleagues and expect others to do the same.
- Be One — I collaborate to build a unified, world-class team.
- Align Daily — I align my efforts daily with our Key Results.
- Own It — I continually ask, "What else can I do to achieve our results?" and refuse to blame others.
- Go Big — I inform and influence the world in a way no one else does