Digital Content And Communities Assistant

POSITION PURPOSE
Assist with the development of WDET's digital content and communications to reach and build relationships with new audiences. Implement strategies to grow WDET's online communities and engage members in a way that cultivates loyalty, user creativity and viral energy.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Assist with the creation and incorporation of daily content into the WDET website.

Collaborate with a network of staff journalists; cultivate relationships with a network of diverse contributors and source out of house material for incorporation into daily content streams.

Assist in quality assurance of all digital content.

Develop brand defining communications across multiple social media, social networking and UGC outlets with niche web communities and blog.

Engage and grow a wide, diverse community of listener advocates and foster WDET's ability to learn and adapt through perpetual audience and community engagement.

Serve in a liaison and resource capacity and remain current with industry developments and trends.

Assist in the gathering and preparation of data and audience analysis.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Unique Duties

This position assists in a wide variety of areas with a special emphasis on social media channels. Expect to source photo, video and other visual assets for web and social media platforms and monitor comments and traffic. Will work with Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, PhotoShop and Premiere.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from an accredited college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience. Major coursework in mass communications, broadcast journalism or related field preferred.

Reasonable previous related job experience.

Demonstrated experience developing digital/multimedia content through a CMS and in depth understanding of CMS software.

Reasonable understanding of HTML and CSS.

Proven ability to build and engage in communities through social media.

Superior verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills, including high level understanding of digital metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

Coordinate activities to provide content and increase participation in WDET's digital channels. Assist with the training and motivation of internal and external contributors. This position reports directly to the Digital Manager.

Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator). Proficiency in reporting out digital metrics through Google Analytics. Experience building websites/blogs or creating content through WordPress platform.

Demonstrated experience in building and sending communications through an e-mail management system (ie Lyris, Constant Contact, MailChimp). Basic understanding of web video and audio production processes and software including Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, and Final Cut Pro.

Previous experience in organizing in-person events to engage customers or fans of a brand.

Testing Requirements

Not Applicable

Test Scheduling

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Category

Professional/Administration & Supervisory/Management

Fiscal Year of Job Open Date

2022

Job Open Date
(When job is posted in the system)

02-24-2022

Job Close Date
(or until suitable candidate is found)

03-10-2022

Is this position reposted?

No

Reposting Reason:

None (New Posting)

Background Check Requirements

University policy requires certain persons who are offered employment to undergo a background check, including a criminal history check, before starting to work. If you are offered employment, the University will inform you if a background check is required.