Social Media Specialist — Hear Nebraska Internship

Hear Nebraska is looking for enterprising, self-starting candidates for multimedia, editorial and marketing for positions beginning Monday, Aug. 21, 2017​ and ending Friday, Dec. 15, 2017​. We are offering both paid and unpaid positions this semester, based on available funding. Apply for summer internships no later than Monday, Aug 7, 2017​.​ Please email Hear Nebraska’s managing editor at andrews@hearnebraska.org with any questions.

Working both remotely and at either of our Omaha or Lincoln offices, you will help us cover, promote and present the state’s music community for 15-20 hours/week. Journalism, marketing
or English majors are preferred, though others are accepted if they possess the following skills and attributes:
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Hear Nebraska seeks a versatile social media whiz who can help develop, and execute, effective cross-channel strategy to deliver HN-related messaging to a wide audience. Working directly with HN’s editors in Lincoln or Omaha, this person must be able to create smart copy on the fly, produce and deploy long-term social media marketing campaigns and engage with followers and other organizations daily.

No pressure, but you’ll have a lot of eyes on your work, with the responsibility of engaging a social media reach of more than 32,000 across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Your mission
lies in finding new and different ways to promote HN and its endeavors in an ever-changing online landscape.

We value sharp thinkers, self-motivators, strong communicators, multi-taskers with positive energy and, crucially, hustle. Experience shooting and editing audio and video is ideal, but not
required. If that sounds like you, let’s talk. (Be prepared to discuss your favorite Nebraska band.) Past interns have gone directly to work at publications such as NPR Music, Onion AV
Club and Lincoln Journal Star.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

-Posting daily to HN’s various social media accounts;
-Choosing and/or creating images for content;
-Communicating and brainstorming with managing editor, program manager;
-Pitching campaigns that highlight staff, contributors, events, journalism
-Engaging with other organizations/individuals online to grow following

Requirements include:

-Excellent written, verbal and social media communication skills;
-Fluency across popular social media channels;
-Experience developing and executing marketing, promotional or programming strategy, including timelines;
-A passion for creating something cool from scratch.

The ideal candidate possesses:

-Demonstrated ability to manage a busy social media handle;
-Serviceable design skills (and a familiarity with the Adobe suite);
-Experience helping to develop marketing assets;
-Experience shooting and editing audio and video is ideal, but not required
-A passion for Nebraska and its music.

Those with prior copywriting experience or experience managing social media accounts preferred. Email andrews@hearnebraska.org for more details.