Fulltime Producer

Employment Type: Full Time

The mission of El Tímpano, fiscally sponsored by Mission Edge San Diego, is to inform, engage, and amplify the voices of the Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrants. In the past five years, our staff grew from one full‑time employee to 15, our reach expanded from Oakland to the entire Bay Area, and our newsroom has partnered with local and national news outlets, winning awards along the way for innovative and impactful journalism that centers Latino and Maya Mam immigrants.

The work of the Audience Engagement Producer will ensure that El Tímpano’s groundbreaking reporting and community resources reach the local, state, and national audiences who care about the issues and communities we cover and can take action based on our journalism. Primarily focused on social media and digital growth, they will be responsible for producing content and implementing strategic and creative approaches to amplify El Tímpano’s reporting, service journalism, and impact across social media and digital platforms, with the goal of increasing El Tímpano’s online audiences and their engagement with our work and organization.

This position is ideal for a bilingual (English-Spanish) producer passionate about audience strategy and excited about the possibility of using their skills to help El Tímpano grow our reach and impact. You are a great fit if you are skilled in writing compelling and concise copy, creating graphics and video for social media, and utilizing analytics to measure, evaluate, and iterate audience strategy. You are also an eager and communicative team player, as you will work as a creative partner and collaborator across El Tímpano’s teams.

40% - Editorial social media content creation and distribution

Create and manage distribution of social media content to amplify El Tímpano’s reporting, including writing sharp social copy and producing graphics and videos, translating stories into accessible and engaging content appropriate for each platform and audience

Collaborate with the Managing Editor and reporters to create and execute story amplification and impact plans, including social media, editorial partnerships, and strategic outreach

Produce content exclusively for social media, such as photo essays and explainers

Support digital publication strategy on eltimpano.25% - Service journalism social media content production, distribution, and engagement

Produce and distribute a Mam-language video series, editing 2-4 short videos for social media each month

Create and distribute social media content supporting outreach and awareness of El Tímpano’s service journalism, including in rapid response scenarios

Partner and strategize with development and community engagement teams to develop and execute social media and other marketing strategies in support of organizational priorities such as events, launches, and fundraising campaigns

As a member of a small team, provide additional support as needed with digital production, communications, and coordination

Track audience growth, engagement, and impact metrics, including social media growth and engagement, website and search traffic, cross-publication and amplification

Use analytics and audience research to derive meaningful insights to help drive audience strategy and inform organizational decision-making

Occasionally manage contractors for graphic design or video support

Research and experiment with emerging social platforms and strategies, staying ahead of industry trends and audience habits and continuously refining our engagement strategies

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. Fluency in Spanish and English

2+ years of demonstrated experience in social media, digital marketing and paid campaigns, and/or audience engagement, with experience in a news setting preferred

Working knowledge of digital and social media tools, platforms, and best practices, including familiarity with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, WordPress, and Google search

Experience creating graphics for Instagram, shooting photography and video, and editing landscape and vertical video, including use of Adobe Premiere, Canva, and/or other graphic design and video production software

Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to identify key takeaways and compelling points in a report and translate them into concise, accurate social copy

Ability to manage tasks and juggle multiple projects on deadline in a remote workplace

Creative thinker with a strategic mindset, able to innovate, iterate, and project manage ambitious ideas from seed to reality

Collaborative spirit, thriving in teamwork and cross-functional projects; Excellent interpersonal communication, including the ability to communicate respectfully in diverse environments with colleagues, community members, and external peers

Passion for El Tímpano’s mission of informing, engaging, and amplifying the voices of Latino and Mayan immigrants

Paid vacation time, holidays (including a one-week paid office closure at the end of the year), and Birthday Day off

Cell phone and internet stipend

401(k) retirement plan with employer match

Comprehensive health coverage

Flexible work hours

As a fiscally sponsored project of Mission Edge San Diego, all El Tímpano staff are employees of Mission Edge.

Mission Edge San Diego provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, age, medical condition, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, caregiver status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

El Tímpano is an award-winning civic media organization that informs, engages, and amplifies the voices of the Bay Area’s Latino and Maya Mam immigrants. Through innovative approaches to local journalism and civic engagement, El Tímpano surfaces community members’ stories and questions on local and national issues, provides news and information relevant to their needs, and investigates the concerns they bring to our attention. Our model for building journalism from the ground up, in collaboration with immigrants, has been awarded, emulated, and recognized by peers across the U.El Tímpano is a start‑up nonprofit and is a fiscally sponsored project of the 501(c)(3) Mission Edge San Diego.

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