Supervised
by the Senior Media Advisor, the position is responsible for creating
and placing Embassy content on Russian social media sites. The position
regularly reports regularly on what bloggers and social media are saying
on issues that affect the U.S. Embassy.
Requirements:
- University Degree in Humanities, Social Science, Journalism, or Business (Marketing) is required.
- One to two years of experience in social media work is required.
- Level III (good working knowledge) in English, level III (good working knowledge) in Russian is required. Will be tested.
- Good
familiarity with major Russian and U.S. on-line networks and blogger
platforms, and with current trends and developments in American and host
country information science and technology is required. Good
familiarity with electronic retrieval and delivery tools, in particular
the Internet and standard information science practices and procedures
is required.
- Ability to develop and
maintain working level contacts in the social media community is
required. Ability to assist others as needed is required. Ability to
draft messages for blogs, short news, and press releases is required.
Ability to exercise judgment in selecting e-media items and stories in
traditional media of interest to the Mission is required. Excellent
service orientation to target audience plus interpersonal and cross
cultural skills are required. Ability to carry out research and respond
rapidly to complex requests, often to breaking news is required. Must
have above average written and oral communication skills. Must be able
to prioritize work. Ability to write reports and develop outreach
publications is required. Ability to work independently with minimal
supervision is required.
The closing date for this vacancy is January 25, 2011.