Social Media Editor (Nonprofit / Investigative Journalism)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (already present), Responsibilities (What the Role Covers), Qualifications, maybe Preferred? The instructions: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Include a section only when posting has real, specific content. So we need sections: About the role (we have content), Responsibilities (What the Role Covers), Qualifications (list), Preferred maybe as Skills? Could treat Preferred as Skills section. But we need to decide: The posting includes "Qualifications" and then "Preferred". We could combine them into Qualifications and Skills? The instruction says we can use sections like Skills. Probably better to have Qualifications (mandatory) and Skills (preferred). Or we could have Qualifications and then a separate Skills section for preferred. Let's parse. Content: About the Role paragraph. What the Role Covers: list of duties (multiple bullet-like sentences). We'll turn into

• . Qualifications: list of bullet points (starting with "3 years of experience..." etc). We'll turn into
  • . Preferred: list of bullet points (starting with "Experience at an investigative..." etc). Could be Skills. No Pay, Schedule, Benefits explicit? Pay is given in first line: "$74,000-$80,000/yr". That's pay info. So we need a Pay section. The instruction: include Pay section only if posting actually states them. Yes, we have pay range. So we need a

    Pay

    with maybe a

    containing the range. Schedule? Not given (Full-Time indicated but that's schedule type). The line "Remote (USA) | Full-Time | $74,000-$80,000/yr". Full-Time is schedule. So we could include Schedule section with "Full-Time". But we need to check: The instruction says include Schedule section only if posting actually states them. It does state Full-Time. So we can include Schedule. Benefits: not mentioned. So omit. We also need to include minor metadata like Job ID etc? Not present. We need to remove boilerplate like application instructions, etc. The "To ApplyVisit Mediabistro for full details and application instructions." should be removed. Also remove duplicated lines. Now produce HTML fragment:

    About the role

    ... paragraph ...

    Responsibilities

    • ... each duty ...
    ...

    Qualifications

    • ... each qualification ...
    ...

    Skills

    • ... each preferred ...
    ...

    Pay

    $74,000-$80,000/yr

    Schedule

    Full-Time

    Make sure we preserve all substantive information. Let's extract exact text. About the Role paragraph: "A nonpartisan independent watchdog organization that works to expose waste, corruption, and abuse of power in the federal government is hiring a Social Media Editor to serve as the day-to-day social media lead for its investigative newsroom. The role owns the execution of social strategy across X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, turning investigations into native, platform-first content that delivers findings directly to readers and builds the newsroom's credibility in accountability journalism.This is a grant-funded position for one year, with continued employment contingent on receipt of direct grant funds. The role reports to the Digital Engagement Manager. Application deadline is October 6, 2026." We need to keep all that. Note there is no space after "journalism.This". We'll keep as is. Responsibilities (What the Role Covers) list: - Owning the social content calendar and producing the native package for every investigation launch: X and Bluesky threads, LinkedIn long-form posts and native document posts, Instagram carousels, Reels, Stories, and data cards, and Facebook visual summaries - Writing social copy in a confident, intellectual, conversational, nonpartisan voice, grounded in evidence rather than advocacy, putting findings ahead of links and holding to a content mix of roughly 70% native, 30% link - Producing recurring content across the newsroom's content pillars, including standalone data points, archive features, behind-the-investigation spotlights, and impact posts - Creating and editing short-form video (30-60 seconds), pull-quote and data graphics, and document snapshots using established templates and brand guidelines - Building and maintaining an evergreen content bank by auditing raw and published assets (interview footage, B-roll, testimony clips, data visualizations, podcast audio) and clipping them into platform-ready formats - Driving email list growth through social, including link stickers, newsletter conversion pushes, and automation tools - Tracking performance in Sprout Social and native platform analytics against strategy benchmarks and reporting weekly during launches and monthly thereafter - Coordinating with the broader social media and digital engagement staff to align investigative accounts with the organization's main channels We need to keep each as
  • . Qualifications list: - 3 years of experience running social media for a newsroom, news outlet, or journalism nonprofit, with a track record of packaging reported stories for social platforms - Demonstrated ability to create native content across formats, including written threads, carousels, short-form video, and data graphics, using tools such as Canva, Adobe Express or Creative Cloud, CapCut, or comparable software - Strong news judgment and story instincts: able to identify the lead finding in a long investigation, write tight and accurate copy, and work within journalistic standards - Excellent writing and editing skills with the ability to adapt voice by platform while staying consistent with a newsroom brand - Experience with social media management and analytics tools (Sprout Social or similar) and ability to translate performance data into content decisions - Ability to work under deadline, manage a multi-platform calendar, and coordinate across reporters, editors, designers, and communications staff - Understanding of nonpartisan communications and the judgment to cover politically charged subjects without partisan framing Preferred list: - Experience at an investigative or accountability-focused outlet, or covering federal government, Congress, or public policy - Basic video editing and motion graphics skills; experience directing or shooting reporter-facing video - Experience building or relaunching a social presence, including audience retention through a rebrand - Familiarity with LinkedIn newsletters, native document posts, and audience development among policy and professional audiences Now Pay: "$74,000-$80,000/yr" Schedule: "Full-Time" We should also maybe include the grant-funded one year etc in About the role paragraph (already there). Good. Now output HTML fragment only. Check for any stray boilerplate: The line "Remote (USA) | Full-Time | $74,000-$80,000/yr" we used parts; we should not repeat that line elsewhere. We already used Pay and Schedule. The Remote (USA) location maybe could be omitted as not a section; but we could incorporate location into About the role? Not needed. The instruction: do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it. Location is minor metadata; we could drop it or include in a short p. Since we already have About the role paragraph, we could add location there? But we should not invent. Better to drop it as it's not essential? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; location is substantive? It's remote USA. Might be considered substantive. However we have not included location anywhere else. We could add a short

    after About the role: "

    Remote (USA)

    " but that would be a separate paragraph not under a heading. That's allowed: we can have

    for prose. The instruction: use

    for prose. So we can add a paragraph for location. However we already used About the role paragraph; we could append location as another

    after it. That would preserve info. Let's do: After About the role

    ...

    then

    Remote (USA)

    . But note that the Remote (USA) is part of the header line; we already used Full-Time and Pay from that line. So we need to keep location. Thus final HTML:

    About the role

    A nonpartisan independent watchdog organization that works to expose waste, corruption, and abuse of power in the federal government is hiring a Social Media Editor to serve as the day-to-day social media lead for its investigative newsroom. The role owns the execution of social strategy across X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, turning investigations into native, platform-first content that delivers findings directly to readers and builds the newsroom's credibility in accountability journalism.This is a grant-funded position for one year, with continued employment contingent on receipt of direct grant funds. The role reports to the Digital Engagement Manager. Application deadline is October 6, 2026.

    Remote (USA)

    Responsibilities

    • Owning the social content calendar and producing the native package for every investigation launch: X and Bluesky threads, LinkedIn long-form posts and native document posts, Instagram carousels, Reels, Stories, and data cards, and Facebook visual summaries
    • Writing social copy in a confident, intellectual, conversational, nonpartisan voice, grounded in evidence rather than advocacy, putting findings ahead of links and holding to a content mix of roughly 70% native, 30% link
    • Producing recurring content across the newsroom's content pillars, including standalone data points, archive features, behind-the-investigation spotlights, and impact posts
    • Creating and editing short-form video (30-60 seconds), pull-quote and data graphics, and document snapshots using established templates and brand guidelines
    • Building and maintaining an evergreen content bank by auditing raw and published assets (interview footage, B-roll, testimony clips, data visualizations, podcast audio) and clipping them into platform-ready formats
    • Driving email list growth through social, including link stickers, newsletter conversion pushes, and automation tools
    • Tracking performance in Sprout Social and native platform analytics against strategy benchmarks and reporting weekly during launches and monthly thereafter
    • Coordinating with the broader social media and digital engagement staff to align investigative accounts with the organization's main channels

    Qualifications

    • 3 years of experience running social media for a newsroom, news outlet, or journalism nonprofit, with a track record of packaging reported stories for social platforms
    • Demonstrated ability to create native content across formats, including written threads, carousels, short-form video, and data graphics, using tools such as Canva, Adobe Express or Creative Cloud, CapCut, or comparable software
    • Strong news judgment and story instincts: able to identify the lead finding in a long investigation, write tight and accurate copy, and work within journalistic standards
    • Excellent writing and editing skills with the ability to adapt voice by platform while staying consistent with a newsroom brand
    • Experience with social media management and analytics tools (Sprout Social or similar) and ability to translate performance data into content decisions
    • Ability to work under deadline, manage a multi-platform calendar, and coordinate across reporters, editors, designers, and communications staff
    • Understanding of nonpartisan communications and the judgment to cover politically charged subjects without partisan framing

    Skills

    • Experience at an investigative or accountability-focused outlet, or covering federal government, Congress, or public policy
    • Basic video editing and motion graphics skills; experience directing or shooting reporter-facing