Social Media Editor, Kyiv

About the role

RFE/RL's Kyiv bureau is looking for an experienced Social Media Editor. The role brings the organization's journalism to new audiences, strengthens engagement with existing followers and helps build trust through accurate, relevant and engaging content. It combines strong editorial judgment with hands-on social media production and audience insights, working closely with journalists, editors and colleagues.

Key responsibilities

• Publish and adapt news content for social media, optimize it for search visibility and create original content for each platform
• Identify timely, shareable stories meeting editorial standards, monitor online discussions and source news leads and user-generated content
• Manage the Kyiv bureau's accounts on Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, X, Viber, Threads and TikTok
• Plan interactive content such as polls and quizzes, engage audiences and moderate discussions to keep them respectful and free from hate speech
• Promote content through paid social campaigns, target relevant audiences and track performance
• Monitor social media metrics, share insights with the editorial team and use audience data to improve content distribution
• Keep colleagues informed about trending topics and emerging stories, and explore new platforms and formats
• Collaborate with writers, editors and other teams to ensure content is accurate and suitable for each platform, and support other editorial activities

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience in digital journalism and social media within a news organization
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Native Ukrainian (written and spoken); working English (written and spoken); Russian at working level is an advantage
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet tight deadlines and work independently

Required skills

• News writing, editing and social media content production
• Understanding of digital performance metrics and how to use them to improve content
• Helpful: social media management, scheduling, monitoring and audience analytics tools
• Helpful: experience in a multicultural or multinational environment and broad knowledge of political, economic and social developments in the coverage region