Join our team! Food+Tech Connect is looking for a person who is passionate about food system transformation to support and grow our community. This role will include producing our bi-weekly newsletter and growing our digital community. The ideal candidate is very well-versed and obsessed with tracking and understanding all the global business, tech and investment news and trends in food. They also must have excellent writing skills, with a confident, authentic and witty voice, as well as experience with e-newsletter and social media audience growth.
Responsibilities:
- Produce the Food+Tech Connect newsletter twice a week, including helping to curate news articles and writing copy
- Drive newsletter subscriber and social follower growth
- Create and execute content calendars for FTC social platforms
- Develop engaging content for FTC social media platforms (original text, graphics or video)
- Respond to social media comments
- Assist with developing and executing community and brand partnership strategies to support growth
- Report on and hit key social media KPIs
- Help refine Food+Tech Connect FTC brand voice on social media
Requirements:
- Experience tracking business, tech and investment trends in food
- Experience with newsletter production and growth
- Experience working in social media marketing or as a digital media or community strategist is a plus
- Experience launching and/or managing digital community engagement initiatives is a plus (e.g., managing Facebook/LinkedIn groups, e-newsletters, online influencer/ambassador programs, etc.)
- Experience launching and/or managing partnership initiatives is a plus (e.g. brand content partnerships, digital influencer/ambassador programs, etc.)
- Record of growing engagement and followers across e-newsletters, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and/or Slack
- Exceptional communicator with strong writing skills
- Passionate about community building and digital marketing
- Highly detail oriented and ability to multitask
- Graphic design and photo editing experience for social media visual assets; proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Canva
Additional Details:
- Hours: 20 hours/week to start, the position may grow
