Social Media Producer — United States

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Grist is hiring a remote Social Audience Producer anywhere in the US at $80,000-$90,000 USD. You will shape the voice of an award-winning climate newsroom across social platforms and help find the new places Grist should show up.

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Role Snapshot

• Original title: Social Audience Producer

• Company: Grist

• Location / workplace type: Remote (anywhere in the United States)

• Salary: $80,000-$90,000 USD per year

• Employment type: Full-time

• Experience: At least 3 years in social media, audience development, or a related field

Company Overview

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization that has reported on climate change since 1999. Its team of about 50 people works across the country to show how climate change affects communities and to highlight fair climate solutions. Grist's journalism has won and been nominated for dozens of awards, including the National Magazine Award, the Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the Online Journalism Awards. In a fall 2025 survey, 100% of staff said they would recommend Grist to a friend.

About the Role

You will help shape and run Grist's approach on social platforms and beyond. You will make Grist's existing social presence more distinctive and engaging, try new platforms and communities, and use analytics to learn what works. The role balances daily content with bigger creative ideas, and it is one of the public voices for Grist's journalism, so strong editorial judgment matters.

Responsibilities

• Manage Grist's social accounts and publish content that drives reach, engagement, and impact

• Shape and test Grist's voice on current platforms and look for new ones to try

• Use analytics and audience insights to run experiments and inform social strategy

• Find ways to engage audiences outside traditional social platforms, such as events

• Build distribution and social plans for Grist's journalism and events, including with local news partners

• Monitor social conversations to surface story ideas and flag comments that need a response

• Create social-first and audience-first storytelling, plus graphics, videos, and other assets

• Help Grist journalists build their own social presence

• Work closely with the Audience team and colleagues across Editorial, Design, and Video

• Stay current on platform changes and share learnings with the team

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in social media, audience development, or a related field, ideally at a journalism or media organization

• A track record of creating distinctive, engaging social content

• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt voice and tone by platform

• Strong news judgment and an understanding of journalistic ethics

• Experience using analytics to understand performance and make decisions

• Hands-on multimedia skills for social, ideally short-form video and visual storytelling

• Strong collaboration and communication skills

• Nice to have: interest in climate issues, video or design production skills, social listening or paid social experience, and an understanding of the creator ecosystem

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: $80,000-$90,000 USD per year

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee premiums and 85% of dependent premiums paid

• Employer paid basic life, AD&D, travel assistance, STD/LTD, and EAPs

• Voluntary insurance, including health, dependent, and transit FSA, life/AD&D, critical illness, and accident insurance

• Traditional and Roth 401(k) with matching, vested immediately

• Remote office setup reimbursement and a monthly WiFi stipend

• Alternative transportation reimbursement

• Generous paid leave, including medical and family leave, parental leave, abortion leave, and sabbatical leave

• Annual in-person all-staff retreat

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