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Ever heard the one about how the Panama Papers exposed the rich and powerful as part of a global conspiracy to evade taxes and screw the rest of us over, and “literally nothing happened?”
Here at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, we are SICK of seeing this social post get re-shared every month. Why? Because LOTS happened after we led the Panama Papers investigation — but clearly, that message isn’t getting through.*
That’s where you come in.
At ICIJ, we’re really good at pulling together unprecedented global reporting collaborations (400+ journalists, all working together on a single story). And we’re amazing at exposing inequality, injustices and wrongdoing with our groundbreaking investigations. But we need help making sure our stories are reaching the right people, that we’re part of the right conversations, and that our investigations are empowering folks to make a difference in the world.
If you’re a passionate storyteller with a background in social media and an interest in mission-driven accountability journalism, we’d love you to help us.
*We are endlessly thankful that, five years on from the Panama Papers, we do now have a few people regularly jumping to our defense — whoever you are, we salute you. Want a job?
The job, the challenge and the team
We envision this role as an early-career position for someone with excellent foundational knowledge of social media platforms and audiences. We are also open to mid-career social media specialists, if you’re keen on working with us — feel free to strike up a conversation before applying!
You’ll need to be enthusiastic about taking huge deep-dive investigations and complex concepts, and translating them into clever stories and engaging conversation across Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Instagram and other platforms. You’ll help set our strategy for social media and audience development, working within our product team to make sure all our content is engaging and harmonious. You’ll also have some time to pitch your own pet projects, to experiment and innovate, and to set some career goals that we’ll help you achieve.
We’re a small but very ambitious nonprofit, headquartered out of Washington, D.C., with team members spread all around the world. When you work at ICIJ, you’re also part of a global network of hundreds of the world’s best investigative journalists and media outlets.
Responsibilities and opportunities
- Manage ICIJ’s social platforms day-to-day, including posting ICIJ content, aggregating relevant news content, and engaging with our audience.
- Create social-optimized multimedia content related to our investigations (your content will be shared by our partners, including some of the world’s biggest news outlets!).
- Use analytics and social listening tools to monitor the success of our content on social platforms and identify opportunities for growth.
- Help develop strategies and campaigns for growing and/or engaging our audience.
- Share your specialist knowledge with the team regularly, and help the broader team achieve social success.
- Assist with content creation, copywriting, newsletters, fundraising campaigns and digital production as needed.
- Pitch your ideas for special social or audience projects, new digital content or features, or forays into different aspects of social media, community engagement and general internet experimentation.
Your skills and experience
Essential
- You must be a self-starter who knows how news is distributed, consumed and understood around the world.
- Understanding of social media platforms and engagement tools, as well as experience using analytics to track the success of your work.
- Newsroom experience – especially digital — and sound news judgment.
- Strong writing abilities and excellent communication skills.
- Good organizational and project management skills.
- Good sense of humor, consideration for others, and a passion for journalism.
- A collaborative spirit and excellent attention to detail.
Preferred
- Familiarity with multimedia production – images, audio/video editing, design work (using Adobe products)
- Familiarity with AP style
- Additional language skills
Do your skills and experience not fit exactly with what we’ve outlined here, but you feel you’d be fantastic at this job? We want to hear from you! Please don’t hesitate to apply.
This is a full-time position that we hope will be based in our Washington, D.C., office — although remote work may be possible for the right candidate.
ICIJ is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to hiring employees from diverse backgrounds with excellent journalism skills. People of color, women, LGBTQ, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply, please send your resume and some samples of your work to Hamish Boland-Rudder and Asraa Mustufa. In place of a traditional cover letter, please feel free to mix things up and send us a draft social post for any platform (don’t worry, you don’t have to actually publish your social post anywhere, just send it via email) telling us why you’re the right candidate for this job. And please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions! We’d love to hear from you.
