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Job Description: POLITICO is seeking a social media editor to play a key role in our North American social media team — to help expand the reach of our journalism and connect with new audiences across a variety of formats and platforms. This role is focused on off-platform growth. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in growing our social audiences in strategic ways that drive our business goals, helping determine how our reporting reaches audiences on platforms including Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn and emerging channels. They will also assist in the development and execution of social-first video projects, working closely with visual journalists to bring our journalism to life. Who You Are: We re looking for someone who understands both the demands of a fast-moving newsroom and the realities of modern social platforms. The ideal candidate is a strong editorial thinker who knows what works on social and understands how to bring a multimedia newsroom to life. What You’ll Do: Publish to and manage our social accounts including Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn and emerging channels. Implement social strategies and playbooks for breaking news, key policy coverage areas, enterprise projects, etc. Work with newsroom leaders, reporters and producers on social best practices Work closely with product & tech teams to identify & implement social workflow improvements and tools across our website and app Regularly share insights and takeaways with data and audience teams Participate in daily coverage planning and be a voice for our audience Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze audience data, identify trends, and provide timely recommendations that contribute to informed journalistic decisions Maintain off-platform standards and journalistic independence Proactively identify opportunities for improvement in content creation, delivery, and audience engagement based on data analysis. Stay aware of social media trends, innovations, and best practices and incorporate them into the newsroom s workflow. What You’ll Need: 2-3 years of experience in social media, newsroom experience is required Experience identifying, analyzing, and using data to independently test theories, confirm assumptions, and measure success via iteration and with attention to detail. Strong writing skills, and experience drafting compelling headlines and polished copy across a variety of formats. Excellent news judgment: This candidate will have to respond in breaking and fast-moving scenarios and cover a wide-variety of subject matters responsibly and fairly. Knowledge of politics and policy news. Fluency is a major plus. Experience editing and creating social video is not necessary, but is a major plus. NOTE: This role may require a schedule outside normal working hours. COMPENSATION: $75,000 - $85,000 Annual Base. The final salary offered will be based on factors including relevant experience, skills, and qualifications. We value our people. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO. Let’s keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here . About Us. POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow s headlines, not reports on yesterday s news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital. Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes. Our 1,100 publishing professionals across the world s key democratic capitals—Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York—form the world s premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don t even know exist. Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. In 2011, we made another bet and launched POLITICO Pro to help decision-makers understand the business of government, transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself. These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today, we are a rarity in media: a growing, profitable, and sustainable news organization. POLITICO is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world, believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The company’s guiding principles - first articulated as The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II - remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer . Posting date: 2026-10-22 Title: Social Media Editor

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POLITICO is seeking a social media editor to play a key role in our North American social media team — to help expand the reach of our journalism and connect with new audiences across a variety of formats and platforms.
Publish to and manage our social accounts including Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn and emerging channels.
Implement social strategies and playbooks for breaking news, key policy coverage areas, enterprise projects, etc.
Work with newsroom leaders, reporters and producers on social best practices
Work closely with product & tech teams to identify & implement social workflow improvements and tools across our website and app
Regularly share insights and takeaways with data and audience teams
Participate in daily coverage planning and be a voice for our audience
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze audience data, identify trends, and provide timely recommendations that contribute to informed journalistic decisions
Maintain off-platform standards and journalistic independence
Proactively identify opportunities for improvement in content creation, delivery, and audience engagement based on data analysis.
Stay aware of social media trends, innovations, and best practices and incorporate them into the newsroom s workflow.
2-3 years of experience in social media, newsroom experience is required
Experience identifying, analyzing, and using data to independently test theories, confirm assumptions, and measure success via iteration and with attention to detail.
Strong writing skills, and experience drafting compelling headlines and polished copy across a variety of formats.
Excellent news judgment: This candidate will have to respond in breaking and fast-moving scenarios and cover a wide-variety of subject matters responsibly and fairly.
Knowledge of politics and policy news. Fluency is a major plus.
Experience editing and creating social video is not necessary, but is a major plus.
NOTE: This role may require a schedule outside normal working hours.
COMPENSATION: $75,000 - $85,000 Annual Base. The final salary offered will be based on factors including relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.
We value our people. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.
Let’s keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here .
Social Media Editor

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