Axios seeks senior social media manager

Axios is looking for a senior social manager who will:

• Manage Axios social media accounts using sharp, accurate copy and finding creative ways to help our work break through the noise
• Use data and analytics to arrive at best practices and communicate feedback to the newsroom
• Have a finger on the pulse of the news cycle and pounce on opportunities to serve readers as they arise
• Take initiative to consider new ways to analyze the performance of our stories to make recommendations to the newsroom
• Understand major news platforms and develop strategies to broaden Axios’ reach to new readers
• Deliver editorial insights to help guide product decisions

SKILLS:

• Strong writing skills and attention to detail
• Curiosity to advance the company’s understanding of readers and platform trends
• Rigorous about interpreting data to arrive at conclusions
• Competitive with other publications and motivated by metrics
• Passionate about news and the media industry
• Ability to think like a reader to package Axios stories