Advance Local is hiring: Audience Producer, This is Alabama in Portland

Audience Producer, This is Alabama

Remote-based position located in Alabama, some travel required

This is Alabama (https://www.thisisalabama.org) is looking for an Audience Producer to join our team. This person will help at AL.com, the state’s largest news operation, to find new ways to engage with followers and focus on different storytelling methods that help us share the good in Alabama.

The pay rate for this position is $21- $26/hr.

What You’ll Do

• Find and share content on our social platforms that is appropriate for both the platform and brand.
• Brainstorm with writers and video producers to come up with ideas that will resonate with our audiences.
• Analyze the performance content across This is Alabama’s platforms and identify best practices.
• Constantly be on top of social trends.
• Write and edit short stories.
• Help write a personality-driven weekly newsletter curating good news happening around the state.
• Identify and quickly share trending and breaking content with Alabama connections.
• Monitor conversations and respond to questions and comments from our followers.
• Create relatable social content, heavy emphasis on video and graphics, that sparks discussion about life in Alabama.
• Experiment with polls, Q&A, callouts, AMAs and other engagement tactics for real-time reader interaction.
• Work both individually and collaboratively.
• Regularly support the AL.com social team to share news across AL.com platforms.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum two years' experience managing a social media following, preferably on TikTok and Meta.
• Sound judgment, a solid understanding of grammar and ability to write clean copy.
• Experience using social media management tools and managing a content calendar.
• Experience being behind and in front of the camera is a big plus — we’re looking for someone who is comfortable with potentially being on-screen.
• Familiarity with major and emerging social media platforms.
• Experience in growing a newsletter audience or a willingness to learn.

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events.

We understand you may not have all the experience or skills listed, but if you have an interest in highlighting the good in Alabama, we’d love to hear from you. This position can be based anywhere in Alabama but will involve occasional travel to work with our Birmingham-based team.

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Advance Local Media does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.