Digital Media Specialist

Found Sound Nation, a wing of Bang on a Can, is seeking a part-time Digital Media Specialist to join our staff and play a key role in furthering FSN’s mission to use music-making and creative collaboration to connect people across cultural and societal divides. This position is ideal for someone who is interested in the creation and production of music-related digital and social media, with an emphasis on visual media. If you believe that artist-led projects can make a difference in the world, have a track record of working with video, running social media, and have technical expertise related to video and audio production, you’re the kind of person we’re looking to join our team.

For more about our organization and what we do visit our websites at foundsoundnation.org, 1beat.org, and bangonacan.org

Job Description

About this position

We are seeking a talented part-time Digital Media Specialist to join our staff and play a key role in furthering FSN’s mission to use music-making and creative collaboration to connect people across cultural and societal divides. This role will support the growth of our global audience through the creation of original media with artists around the globe, designed social media campaigns, and curated content from our global artists network.

The successful applicant will work closely with our team to: develop and produce an on-going series of musician-focused social media campaigns, shorts, playlists or features (depending on the platform); collaborate with our artists network to create and produce exciting and engaging new media; create, manage and execute a media calendar across all our operational social media platforms (details below); and help maintain and update content for our web properties. The Digital Media Specialist will also work with the team to develop strategies for producing interesting and dynamic work and audience engagement on existing and new social platforms. They will also assist our staff in the archival and management of various digital assets and media content, as well as tracking audience and artist engagement on our relevant platforms. The successful applicant will be a supportive member of FSN’s small and collaborative staff.

As part of this role you may also take part in OneBeat programs, on location, assisting with production and social media on a program’s tour. Applicants who are willing to travel to in-person programs (various locations in the US), approximately 1-2 months (dates TBD) over the course of the year, are strongly encouraged.

Terms & Salary

This is a part-time position (approximately 20 hours per/week) with occasional nighttime and weekend work. Depending on skill and experience level, the salary range is $25,000 - $35,000.

Responsibilities

Social Media (40%)

• Develop and produce an on-going series of musician-focused social media campaigns, shorts, playlists or features, depending on the platform
• Create, manage and execute a media calendar across all our operational social media platforms. Currently we operate most actively on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, but also operate on Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Vimeo and Twitter
• Planning, copywriting, and posting social media content, in collaboration with team (when necessary), and engaging with alumni and fans on platforms (if necessary)
• Assist team with communications on social platforms - direct messages, enquiries etc
• Develop relationships with active / influential alumni or fans and other relevant communities across social platforms
• Research, evaluate latest trends, techniques, and technologies to find new and better ways of to engage our alumni, fans and audiences
• Support OneBeat team during Program or Festival events by running a 'live' social media presence (when necessary/possible)

Digital Media Creation (30%)

• Collaborate with OneBeat and FSN artists to produce engaging digital media for social platforms; may also involve curating, sourcing and/or editing existing works.
• Develop strategies for producing more interesting work and better audience engagement on existing and new social platforms
• Assist the Media Director in the production of various OneBeat digital media (shorts, films, interviews, etc)
• Assistance with story-editing, transcriptions, and other logistics (eg timelines) to produce OneBeat/FSN media
• Support OneBeat team during Program or Festival events by helping media production produce music videos, shorts, or interviews (when necessary/possible)

Web & Archival (30%)

• Create, maintain and update content for OneBeat and Found Sound Nation web properties, in collaboration with our team
• Helping catalog, tag and archive past and future program media both online (Youtube, Bandcamp, Vimeo) and offline (on our server)
• Source and collect advance photos, video, and any other relevant media from program artists, as well as other promotional material
• Assistance with the distribution of other occasional media communications (eg. newsletters)
• Monitor, analyze and report on performance on social media platforms (Google Analytics and Facebook insights