Web Designer/Social Media Manager at Pilot Media Initiatives

Job Description

• Pilot Media Initiatives is recruiting an experienced and enthusiastic Web Designer/Social Media Manager for an upcoming voter education media campaign.
• The Web Designer/Social Media Manager will develop tailored webpages for the Osun state election and maintain a dynamic, effective and measurable social media presence.
• This is a full time, short-term position that will end in September 2018, based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Background

• The media campaign will employ comedy, entertainment and satire elements to promote a voter education campaign that will inform voters and increase turnout for the Osun state election in September 2018.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design web pages that integrate with the Vote Not Fight online platforms;
• Develop and manage the social media programming strategy, in cooperation with PMI and partners, to maximize audience reach and engagement;
• Identify and optimize long- and short-form online platforms and via multiple devices accessible to the target audiences;
• Ensure video cohesion and complementarity across legacy and new media platforms according to a strict schedule;
• Create diversified audience engagement strategies for the campaign that combine various platforms and allow for constant measurement and recalibration;
• Incorporate data-driven practices and formulate social media feedback loops for multi-purpose audience assessments;
• Develop and manage regular reporting processes to inform campaign managers on micro and macro audience trends;
• Work in cooperation with content creators to generate social media friendly content;
• Take initiative to propose and trial new social media approaches; and,
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as instructed by the PMI Program Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mass Communication, Journalism with a minimum of Second Class Upper Division or an HND Degree in related field with Upper Credit only. Training in Multimedia production will be an added advantage.
• Must have completed the compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
• Should have at least 4-5 years of professional work experience in social media and web management.
• Expert knowledge of web production, web standards, design and usability.
• Position demands excellent web writing skills and interface design.
• Must demonstrate good understanding of current events.
• Experience in designing and leading social media campaigns tailored to multiple devices;
• Demonstrated portfolio of maximizing social media reach and engagement using short- and long-form video;
• Proficiency in social media analytics measurements on popular platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter;
• Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of online content-management systems preferred
• Excellent understanding of mass media and social media.
• Must be able to multi-task, meet deadlines and ability to work under pressure and as a member of a team.
• Exceptional communication skills. Communicates clearly and persuasively verbally and in written form;
• An excellent team player;
• Ability to work independently and with nominal instruction;

Salary and Benefits
Negotiable