Content Specialist

Overdrive Interactive - Boston, MA

Boston, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Overdrive Interactive is seeking a Content Specialist who wants to work for global brands, applying their talents to projects that span the entire digital spectrum. We are seeking a journalistically minded and deadline-oriented communicator that will be responsible for developing news and feature stories, usable knowledge research-to-practice pieces, announcements, and profiles for our clients online communications channels. The ideal candidate must have a deep understanding of building digital media campaigns in social platforms and must be experienced in leveraging Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogs, YouTube, and other technologies as part of a digital marketing mix.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling content across a variety of channels, aligning with the mission and editorial needs of our clients
• Develop shareable social media assets for our clients
• Think about the elements of your stories: how they deploy on web pages, in social media, and how they might better reach audiences
• Develop an understanding of the metrics that demonstrate success across the various platforms
• Develop at least an entry-level familiarity with Google Analytics and other measurement systems
• Find and edit high-quality, compelling images (staff-generated or stock) to accompany text-based stories
• Copyedit and proofread the work of colleagues as necessary
• Keep an eye on trends to take advantage of new opportunities in social media
• Present ideas to senior members of the agency

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or relevant course work
• Proficient in 'Adobe Creative Suite'
• Writing experience, an eye for detail and excellent proofreading abilities
• Proven talent and consistent conceptual thinking
• Familiarity with digital publishing environments and awareness of how content management systems work
• Strong organizational skills
• Must be able to manage multiple time-sensitive tasks simultaneously
• Strong initiative, be able to work both independently and as a member of a team
• Advanced knowledge of a variety of contemporary digital-journalistic tools
• Experience with consumer and B2B audiences
• Proven project management skills and superior communication skills
• Solid presentation skills and the ability to sell your work to other members of the team
• Experience managing social media for like brands
• Prior agency experience preferred
• Knowledge of Google Analytics
• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-motivated to explore new technologies and programs

Nice-to-haves

• SEO knowledge
• Basic understanding of website software
• Chinese as a second language

Benefits

• Health and Dental insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution
• Flexible spending accounts including: commuter and child care benefits
• Vision care discounts
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Competitive salary
• Employee referral bonus
• Long term disability
• Life insurance
• Accidental death insurance
• Industry training
• Free healthy snacks, coffee and teas
• Contemporary open-loft office space
• Fun parties and office culture