Social Media Manager

The Houston Landing is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to advance democracy in our communities and strengthen the lives of all Houstonians one story at a time. Houston Landing is launching as an independent, nonprofit digital news operation that will cover a broad range of topics serving the Greater Houston community. Houston Landing is initially supported by a coalition of three of Houston’s leading philanthropies including Arnold Ventures, The Houston Endowment and the Kinder Foundation.

At Houston Landing, we are expanding our newsroom team to include a Social Media Manager. The Social Media Manager will report directly to the Director of Audience and will design and execute upon all social media campaigns. You will be a strategic thought partner and force multiplier on whatever topics are most impactful for achieving the mission. Your campaigns will drive reader engagement with HLNI’s reporting and events.

We will consider applications on an ongoing basis, but we encourage those who are interested to apply ASAP.

Requirements

What You'll Do

• Expand our social media reach and engagement through a variety of platforms. We want you to help us become a voice that provokes conversations all over the Houston region and beyond.
• Launch presence on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, and other platforms as needed.
• Develop and manage content for social media platforms to drive engagement and brand awareness.
• Leverage tools such as Sprout Social to manage various social media content calendars.
• Create social media designs as requested in Photoshop and other design software as needed.
• Create and propose campaigns to promote articles and events.
• Share published articles, interact with followers, and create experiences through firsthand social media interactions.
• Provide reports and metrics for social media, including SEO impact and consumer growth, from data sources like Chartbeat and Google Analytics.
• Advise other departments on how to improve the SEO and social sharing for their content.

Who You Are

You are passionate about telling stories through new social mediums. You have an eye for design and an ability to execute. You find joy in adapting the latest trends in media to drive reader engagement and celebrate reporting.

• Experience - You have 5+ years of experience in social media management within a media organization.
• Mission-oriented - You’re committed to our mission to advance democracy and improve the lives of all Houstonians.
• Self-starter - You’re ready to experience the chaos of an early-stage startup, and have a proven ability to roll up your sleeves to get things done.
• Communicator - You have excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with and collaborate with anyone including funding sources, executives, team members and freelancers.
• Multi-tasker - You’re able to set priorities while remaining flexible in an ever-changing environment.
• Technical skills – You’re able to use tools such as Sprout Social to manage posts and report on engagement. You are a proficient proofreader. You have basic graphic design skills.

Benefits

Our Values

EXCELLENCE: We wake up every day with the intent to be the best at what we do. We hustle. We have grit. When we make mistakes, we’ll learn from them.

INCLUSION: We aren’t all the same, and those differences are what make us better. We’ll respect each person’s uniqueness. Perspective, context and life experiences help us to tell the story.

AMBITION: We will be bold and creative, open to all ideas big or small. We really mean it.

FUN: We are not making widgets, although there is nothing wrong with widgets. We tell stories and stories are often fun, so we believe in having lots of fun.

‍COLLABORATION: We are all in this together. We may not always agree, but we will listen to each other and communicate candidly and respectfully.

Compensation and Benefits

• Compensation commensurate with experience.
• 401(k)
• Healthcare 100% premium paid for employee and 50% for dependents
• 20 vacation days
• Ten sick days
• Generous paid parental leave
• Hybrid work policy (initially we all work together to build culture)
• Stipend for development / learning

We’re committed to building an inclusive organization that represents the people and communities we serve. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, veterans, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities.