Imagine a company that believes whole-heartedly that it really is all about the customer. Now imagine that this company receives the vast majority of its monthly business via referrals from thousands of current clients. Then imagine yourself as part of the team that is primarily responsible for this incredible achievement, taking them to even greater levels of personal and professional success.
We are that company.
Are you on the team?
liveBooks provides innovative web solutions for visual artists. We are a fast-paced company, committed to hiring talented, innovative people. We seek indi viduals who strive to reach their full potential while having fun, and who are committed to helping our clients succeed. We value integrity, respect for others and lifelong personal growth and we know that our company’s success is rooted in the quality and happiness of our employees, so we’re making this an amazing place to work.
Position Overview:
Help us build the newest, most relevant community for professional photographers world-wide. The Social Media Editor/Producer will be responsible for reinforcing and enhancing the relevancy of liveBooks in the photography community via the development and distribution of content throughout various Social Media vehicles. Through collaboration with the executive team, company staff and industry contributors, this individual will be responsible for the creation and implementation of a Social Media strategy for the company including content development in the forms of text, video and audio to be shared via corporate blogs, Facebook, MySpace, etc.
Responsibilities:
- Develop Social Media strategy resulting in increased brand awareness and relevance in the photography market
- Create editorial calendar for all content related to strategy implementation
- Oversee efforts for grassroots messaging and content placement on social media outlets as defined in strategy such as: blogs, message boards, social networks, video upload hubs, etc.
- Manage all relationships, assignments and content from contributors
- Collaborate with executive team and key employees to develop relevant stories ideas and content direction
- Work directly with photographers, consultants and industry leaders to creative unique content including text stories, podcasts and videos
- Act as editor of all content mixing self-created content, contributed content and borrowed content to achieve consistent tone of voice and regular entries within various social media vehicles
- Monitor community activity for appropriate online behavior as well as observing and reporting common behavior patterns
Knowledge & Skills Required:
- Demonstrated ability to think and act strategically
- Proven track record for delivering results with the ability to multi-task and self-manage in a fun, fast-paced, rapidly growing environment.
- Proven ability to independently drive a complex project involving a mixture of local and remote teams
- Strong attention to detail, solid project management skills and good follow-through
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Must be well versed in social media outlets, consumer engagement and nuances of each
- Creative and innovative with a passion and enthusiasm for advanced social technologies, building community and fostering new relationships
- First hand experience working in a creative market such as photography, animation, architecture, design, etc a plus, desire to learn more about these markets is requirement
Required Experience:
- Minimum of 4 years providing editorial as a contributor or staff journalist in a news oriented environment
- Minimum of 2 years experience managing editorial staff or contributors to coordinate and deliver an online or offline publication
- More than 3 years of direct experience in leading content development for blogging, forums, widgets, etc.
- BA/BS degree in journalism or marketing communications preferred
- Writing samples should be supplied as part of application
About liveBooks, Inc.
liveBooks, Inc. is the leader in on-demand Website creation, management and marketing services for photographers requiring a rich, image-intensive online presence. As creative professionals ourselves, the liveBooks team understands the passion behind our customers’ work and their need to easily upload, edit, market, send and sell images within a Website they can create within minutes without the need for programming or design skills. The liveBooks Website supports photographers’ creative vision with full-screen, high-quality images that download quickly, an intuitive navigation system based on input from photo buyers, and a professional design aesthetic to help develop their business.
TO WOW US: Submit a well-written cover letter that succinctly tells us why you are the one.
TO APPLY: Submit your resume to jobs@livebooks.com