Social Media Producer

**Empact News is looking for a Social Media Producer to join its team**:

- **Please provide a short cover letter telling us a little bit about yourself and a showreel of your latest work.**:

- **Minimum of one year experience working in this role or something similar.**:

- **Display your passion and talent for storytelling with empathy and impact.**

**Work type - **Contract-based with the possibility of moving to FTE

**Location - **Remote initially, with the potential to move to a SYD workspace

**Who are you?**

You are a news addict who spends your time seeking out new trends and scanning Reddit for buried story treasures. As well as being a passionate storyteller, you have meticulous attention to detail and thrive in a start-up culture that is busy, and no two days are the same.

You are hungry to create content, and you take incredible pride in the work you produce.

You care about topics that matter, about elevating voices that are underrepresented, and you want to make a serious impact in your journalism career.

You always lead with empathy as a team player who is not looking for a ‘standard’ 9-5 gig.

You are issue-driven in the types of stories you seek out. You care about the issues concerning young people today: climate change, women’s and LGBTQI+ rights, animal welfare, and social justice.

You have a great attitude and love collaboration but can also work just as strongly on your own. Creating videos is your passion, and you are keen to shake up the way Australians digest their daily news.

**Key Skills and Experience Required**:

- Expert video editor: Adobe Premiere Pro
- Passion for Australian news and issues
- Experience and proficiency in writing for video
- Proficient with Adobe After Effects
- Proficient in colour and audio correcting
- Understanding of the basics of journalism and ethics
- Sound understanding of MS Word
- A strong instinct for stories and digital trends
- Able to pitch original ideas that work around the issues we care about
- Able to take one piece of content and confidently cut it for a FB video, an IG reel, YouTube, TikTok etc
- Understanding of the value and differences across various social platforms
- Experience in social media strategy
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Responsible for pitching, scripting, and editing short-form videos for social platforms daily
- Understanding of various social platforms and ideas to create meaningful content
- Any experience producing podcasts is an advantage
- Highly skilled in post-production, delivering high-quality, engaging content with a strong portfolio in different formats and lengths
- Ability to be present stories to camera, interview people on the street, attend rallies.

**Education**:

- Tertiary qualification preferred but not essential
- At least one years’ experience in digital media / creating video content

**About Us**:
Empact News is here to disrupt the digital media landscape in Australia. Empact News was created when two best friends decided they were not getting the news they wanted or needed. Traditional media was no longer enough, and they became fatigued and frustrated by the same boring ways in which news was told.

Empact News is mission-driven. We care deeply about the issues that concern young people. We want to give a microphone to people who have not been able to speak and shine a light on stories that need to be heard.

We are advocates for women, animals, people of colour (POC), and the queer community. We want to make stories that not only resonate with our audience but also _spark change_. We want to create new ways to tell stories to a digital audience, as this is the future of journalism. In other words, we don’t get our news from the TV or a newspaper. We live where you live, on your phone.

**Job Types**: Contract, Full-time
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: From $60,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person