CTV Social Media Coordinator (WS)
CTV Social Media Coordinator
Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation is committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing a culturally responsive work environment. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. While RMSMC is an independent corporation from the University, we embrace Colorado State’s Principles of Community to guide us in our educational mission.
Description: The Social Media & Graphics Coordinator is a leader who oversees the various CTV social media accounts and creates content for live shows. The Coordinator is enthusiastic about building a strong and dedicated audience across all platforms and is able to manage others in order to accomplish engagement-driven goals.
An ideal candidate has the following traits:
• Critically thinks about social media presence and increasing viewership.
• Strong understanding of the most effective social media practices across platforms; preference to candidates who have previously taken Social Media Management.
• Thinks ahead and plans for success of the station.
• Understands the importance of working outside of business hours to respond to breaking news.
• Effective communication skills and an ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Strong understanding of journalist ethics, AP Style and their application to crafting social media messages.
• Responsive to newsworthy events and prioritizes timeliness.
• Prioritizes teamwork to maintain an inclusive and professional culture.
• Open to finding new ways to engage audiences by utilizing platform-specific functions.
Main Responsibilities:
• Helps develop and produce a twice-weekly, short-form Snap Chat news show.
• Plans online posts in advance to push packages on social media platforms.
• Creates behind-the-scenes content to promote the live shows and on-air personalities.
• Live Tweets and photographs newsworthy events, such as the ASCSU debates.
• Plans for multimedia coverage and communicates with the Executive Producer to maintain an engaging visual presence.
• Works alongside Department Coordinators to plan unique and creative social media content.
• Collects analytics to present at the weekly budget meetings to communicate effectively with the management team.
• Works with new reporters to encourage social media presence and effective visual communication.
• Attends weekly shows and monthly variety shows.
Time Commitment: Must be able to attend at least two of the shows weekly from 6 p.m. until the show is uploaded to YouTube and scheduled on the server. Must be able to attend a half hour meeting once a week with the Executive Producer. Overall, must be able to commit 5+ hours a week.
Compensation: The compensation of a Social Media Coordinator is set at $13 an hour, with the possibility to earn up to 7 hours a week, for a potential total of $2,548 throughout the academic year. Students who are eligible may use this job with their University work-study. Employee Benefit information through Colorado State can be found on HR’s Website: https://hr.colostate.edu/current-employees/benefits/. Colorado State University may conduct background checks on all final candidates.
To apply: Submit a resume, cover letter, three relevant video samples, and short 3-5 slide presentation of your big ideas for CTV to ctv@collegiantv.com with the subject line: “CTV 2022-2023 Application: Social Media Coordinator” by noon on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Interviews will be scheduled and held by the Executive and Assistant Executive Producer between Monday, April 4 and Friday, April 8. Be prepared to answer questions regarding the attributes and responsibilities listed above.