News Editor for Social Media

Northeastern University•Boston, MA

3d•$76,335 - $107,824•Onsite

About The Position

Northeastern University seeks a News Editor for Social Media to develop editorial strategies for social-first news content across platforms and uphold journalistic and brand standards across creator-produced content. The role combines editorial judgment and social media strategy to present Northeastern as a knowledge brand that educates and informs. It calls for strong journalism experience grounded in rigor, accuracy, creativity, and innovation. The editor monitors the global news cycle and identifies timely topics and angles that showcase faculty expertise and connect with current events. Reporting to the Vice President for Communications, the editor works with Northeastern Global News (NGN) editors, reporters, and content creators to identify angles and timelines, shape content and formats, and write platform-specific material for channels such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Reddit. The editor uses knowledge of current and emerging platforms and audience-engagement trends to build editorial strategies, with data-informed goals and metrics. The role draws on Northeastern’s academic and research enterprise as a source for news and uses AI-powered tools responsibly—including media monitoring, automated insight generation, and data analytics—to innovate, increase capacity, and measure progress. In partnership with the Creative Director for Social Video, the editor leads editorial training for creators without traditional journalism backgrounds, maintaining fact-checking, source verification, and editorial ethics. The editor also helps NGN reporters adapt original reporting for social platforms. The position is based on Northeastern’s Boston campus and is fully in-person. After-hours work, including weekends, holidays, and events, is routinely required. Higher education experience is not required.

Requirements

8–10 years of experience in both traditional journalism/editorial environments and social-first or creator-economy content production.
Demonstrated ability to train and coach teams in editorial standards without slowing content velocity.
Proven track record developing and enforcing brand voice and tone guidelines across multiple contributors.
Experience translating research or technical/academic material into story ideas for a general audience.
Experience using AI tools responsibly to increase capacity, innovate, and measure progress toward ambitious goals.
Experience coordinating across teams with distinct editorial and creator workflows as a hybrid editor, producer, and talent coach.
Strong editorial background and impeccable journalistic standards, including rigor and accuracy.
Understanding of current and emerging social media platforms and innovative audience-engagement trends around news content.

Responsibilities

Establish and enforce a consistent brand voice and editorial standards across creator-produced content, serving as the final editorial gatekeeper while balancing speed, authenticity, and accuracy.
Identify story ideas from the university’s research enterprise, faculty expertise, and student community, and build a newsmaker content pipeline that positions Northeastern as a trusted, recognizable source.
Align Northeastern Global News editorial standards with social platforms and identify stories suited for creator-led video spin-offs, ensuring creator content reinforces rather than duplicates NGN journalism.
Support communications during high-priority or breaking moments by coordinating timely creator content alongside traditional press responses.
Track how creator-driven content performs against and complements earned media coverage, and monitor platform and industry trends.
Adjust targets and priorities for social news content in response to the global 24/7 news cycle and evolving digital landscape.
Work with NGN editors, reporters, and content creators to identify news angles and timelines, develop content concepts and formats, and write platform-specific news content.
Partner with the Creative Director for Social Video to train creators in fact-checking, source verification, and editorial ethics.
Work with NGN reporters to adapt original reporting for social platforms.
Use data-informed strategies and metrics to track progress toward goals, and use AI-powered tools responsibly to innovate and increase capacity.