Summary
Asharq (Asharq News and Asharq Business) is seeking a Social Media Associate in Riyadh. The role involves selecting and editing show content for social channels, planning with global partners and business teams, and leading content creation and publishing. Applicants should have 2–4 years of media or video production experience, intermediate skills in Adobe Premiere and Avid, and basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills. Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English is required.
The posting
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Responsibilities:
- Be able to identify short and medium form content from our show roster and edit them into social-friendly content
- Work closely with global partners for planning and to ensure content is cleared from a usage rights perspective
- Have an excellent and ongoing relationship with the business team to plan social media content in conjunction with the product release.
- Work closely with the core content team to be able plan for material
- Have authority on story/segment selection, production elements, and developing content keeping core ideas intact
- Lead end-to-end content creation and publishing processes
- Work effectively with fellow producers, content marketing, and copywriting team
Skills:
- Minimum 2-4 years of experience in media/video production
- Intermediate Editing on Adobe Premiere
- Editing (Intermediate) on AVID
- Design skills (Basic) in Photoshop and Illustrator
- Having worked on creating specific content across social channels, and understanding different audiences and channel roles
- Having specific vertical content creation experience
- An eye for “virality” and identifying marketable material
- Fluency in Arabic and English reading and writing
- Tech savviness and has hunger to learn more tools to expand their knowledge
- Strong time management skills
- Experience in entertainment/longtail content is a huge plus