Saturday, June 27, 2009

Social 
Media 
Editor/Producer
 - Powell 
Tate


Here is a fresh - and excellent - opportunity for someone with a strong social/digital media skill-set and a public affairs/advocacy communication background.

Social 
Media 
Editor/Producer
 - Powell 
Tate


Powell
 Tate 
is 
the 
Washington, 
D.C. 
office 
of 
Weber 
Shandwick, 
the 
global 
public 
relations 
and
 communications 
leader. We 
focus
 on 
strategic 
public 
affairs, 
crisis, 
nonprofit 
and 
association
 communications 
work.



Powell 
Tate’s 
Digital 
Communications 
team
 is 
looking 
for 
a 
Social 
Media 
Editor/Producer 
to 
manage
 engagement 
campaigns 
for 
our 
clients. 
This 
is 
 a 
job 
for 
someone 
who 
understands 
how 
to 
communicate
 over
 the 
emerging 
social 
Web 
and 
prides 
himself/herself 
on 
creating 
content 
that 
cuts 
through 
the
 clutter.



The 
role 
spans 
the 
entire 
life cycle 
of 
a 
campaign 
from
 initial 
strategy 
conception 
to
 daily 
execution.
 Your
 job 
is 
to 
find
 key 
online 
influencers 
and 
cultivate 
advocates 
by 
engaging 
in 
digital 
storytelling. 
In 
your
 role,
 you 
will 
collaborate 
across 
account 
teams 
and 
work 
with 
experience 
designers, 
interactive
 designers 
and 
video 
producers 
to 
drive 
online 
conversations 
that 
see 
real 
and 
measurable 
results. 
You
 will
 also 
help 
identify 
emerging 
media 
opportunities 
and 
digital 
strategies 
that 
help 
further 
the 
goals 
of

our
 clients.


The
 work 
will 
touch 
some 
of 
the 
most 
pressing 
issues 
of 
the 
day 
through 
the 
work 
of 
our 
nonprofit,
 corporate, 
association 
and 
government
 clients.



Job
 Responsibilities

  • Provide 
high‐level 
strategy 
and 
direction 
for 
digital 
communications 
campaigns

  • Write 
and 
review 
copy 
and
 messaging 
for 
social 
media 
engagement 
campaigns


  • Manage 
ongoing 
communications 
and 
coordinate
 with 
account 
teams 
a s 
a 
part 
of 
campaigns

  • Provide 
creative 
strategy 
direction 
and 
manage production
 of 
compelling 
digital 
media 
content
 such 
as 
videos 
and 
other 
interactive 
web 
features

  • Identify
 and 
evaluate 
emerging 
social 
media 
trends 
and 
implications 
and 
opportunities 
for 
our
 client
 work

  • Help
 advise 
on 
and 
prepare 
social 
media 
pitches 
for 
bloggers 
and 
other 
social 
media 
influencers

Required 
Qualifications

  • 3‐5
 years 
of 
relevant
 digital 
communications 
experience

  • Strong
 knowledge 
of 
social 
media 
and 
digital 
communications

  • Excellent
 writing, 
copy‐editing
 and 
proof‐reading 
skills

  • Experience 
managing
 social 
media 
campaigns 
for 
public
affairs 
and/or 
nonprofit 
clients

  • Work 
well 
with 
a 
variety
 of 
key 
internal 
and
 external 
stakeholders

  • Be
 proficient 
at 
managing
 multiple 
projects 
across 
many 
teams 
at 
one 
time

Preferred 
Qualifications

  • Background 
in 
journalism, 
either 
print 
or 
online

  • Strong 
knowledge 
of 
politics 
and 
political 
issues 
as 
well 
as 
knowledge
 of 
the
 nonprofit/association
 world 
and
 its 
operations


  • Experience
 working 
in 
a 
fast
-paced 
agency 
environment 
a 
plus

Send resume and supporting info to cmoffett@webershandwick.com

Powell
 Tate 
is 
an 
equal 
opportunity 
employer.


Note: this opportunity will also be available via the Powell Tate careers page soon.

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