About the Role:
Wild Sky Media is looking for a Freelance Video Researcher to report directly to the Director of Audience Development. This person will focus on finding, researching and acquiring video content for Wild Sky Media’s websites and social media channels (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram) and communicating directly with video content creators. This detail-oriented superstar may also expect to coordinate with New York and Bangkok-based teams to ensure timely delivery of videos and agreements. The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills and experience with customer service, plus a high proficiency in written and spoken English.
Expectation: 4 hours per day, 20 hours per week; 8a-12p Eastern time zone availability, Monday through Friday
Compensation rate: $20/hr
Responsibilities:
Curate and research video content for Wild Sky Media’s online publishing brands according to defined brand guidelines.
Contact content creators we are potentially trying to license content from
Coordinate with editorial and video production teams to ensure we are on-schedule with video content licensing and posting
Managing correspondence with video creators ensuring licensed content has been secured and cleared
Organize and track video content for publishing
Qualifications:
8a-12p Eastern time zone availability, Monday through Friday
Bachelor’s Degree required
2+ years of online publishing or social media experience preferred
1+ years of customer service or client facing experience required
Experience working with video and social curation
Experience with providing customer service via email or chat
Mastery of Google docs, Excel, and Microsoft Word
Excellent written and verbal English skills
Nice to have skills:
Experience with video licensing and research
Experience with web video players like, JW Player or Brightcove
About Wild Sky Media:
Wild Sky Media Media is a digital media publishing company operating sites such as Mom.com, CafeMom.com, LittleThings.com, MamásLatinas.com, and Revelist.com to reach an engaged multicultural millennial audience of moms. Our mission is to deliver a spectrum of content that is empowering, unapologetically witty, and positive for a diverse readership. To create the range of stories we want to capture, we need talented social media expert like you!
Wild Sky Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.