Social Media Assistant

The social media assistant will be a member of the marketing team serving the editorial, radio, sales, and events departments. A key to our success, and a primary online strategy, must be the constant, accurate, and immediate updating of our websites, social media, and mobile platforms. Collaborate

The social media assistant will be a member of the marketing team serving the editorial, radio, sales, and events departments.

A key to our success, and a primary online strategy, must be the constant, accurate, and immediate updating of our websites, social media, and mobile platforms.

• Collaborate with the marketing coordinator/manager, editors, as well as sales and event managers, and reporters to post pre-publication teases, and potential crowd-sourcing assistance in the development of stories.
• Immediately post content of interest to our readers/listeners via appropriate methods, like posts, stories, videos, etc.
• Post excerpts of print and online stories to drive traffic and awareness.
• Post stand-alone social media stories, especially on platforms like Instagram and Facebook.
• Help coordinate with the marketing and events team any live social media coverage of events, including the text, video, and audio live coverage.
• Monitor all social media for news, mentions, discussions, trends, etc. relating to our verticals.
• Moderate incoming user comments on Compass Media websites and social posts.
• Create outgoing social media information flow and interactions. Assist in creating content for one or more social media platforms and ensure that any audience participation is answered with alacrity.
• Promote the use of social media by relevant Compass staff. Regularly monitor staff social media practices and provide training where necessary.
• Regularly update staff about new developments in social media and on the web, as well as in new web mobile, and social media best practices.
• Plan and execute the daily publishing schedule on social media networks according to both the news agenda and the documented news consumption habits of our audience.
• Make regular recommendations to marketing, sales, and events teams for actions to increase the number and engagement of our followers and communities.
• Identify, plan, and implement strategies and best practices to spread our content through stories, likes, tweets, and shares on social media.
• Choose and monitor apps that help manage social media activity.
• The social media assistant will be occasionally required to write draft articles and post stories on websites, in a WordPress environment.
• These stories will complement the social media role and assist in the overall SEO efforts of the team.
• Additionally, the social media assistant will assist with organising, writing, and/or testing email campaigns, making audience communication a seamless process on all platforms and outlets.
• Any other reasonable duties that may be required by management.

• Excellent knowledge of social media platforms.
• Eagerness to learn about innovations and software.
• Excellent time management and communication skills.
• Must be a team player with a great attitude.
• Successful candidates will be required to attend the office at Compass Centre, 319 Shedden Road, George Town, Grand Cayman.