Social Media Specialist, The Dodo (Temporary), Remote Job

We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented Social Media Specialist to temporarily support The Dodo’s social publishing workflows while a team member is out on parental leave. This is an execution-focused role that supports platform-specific publishing across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts — with an emphasis on producing and scheduling Facebook photo posts, managing content distribution, and contributing to short-form storytelling as needed. You’ll also help maintain cadence on our Broadcast Channels (WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook), following tone and platform guidance. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong scheduling experience, a good eye for platform formatting, and comfort working across Airtable, Meta tools, and basic video/photo workflows. WHO WE ARE The Dodo is the #1 media brand for reach on mobile in the U.S., and the most engaged media brand globally across all content genres. We tell fun, entertaining, emotional stories about animals that make people laugh, cry happy tears, feel ALL the feels, and fall in love with animals. The Dodo is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible. As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships. WHAT YOU’LL DO Content Publishing & Platform Support • Upload and schedule social content across platforms • Produce engaging photo posts for Facebook using existing tools and templates • Maintain and post across Broadcast Channels, like WhatsApp, IG, and Facebook • Support day-to-day publishing needs, including formatting, copy review, and final QA • Opportunity to support lightweight video content creation Workflow & Tools • Coordinate with Social and Ops teams to keep scheduling workflows on track • Use platform-native tools like Meta Business Suite, TikTok Studio, YouTube Studio • Use Dash Hudson and Airtable for scheduling visibility and internal coordination WHO YOU ARE • 1–2 years of experience in social publishing, community, or media workflows • Strong familiarity with Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok tools • Reliable, detail-oriented, and comfortable with volume • A love for pets and an interest in social storytelling If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers. WHERE YOU’LL WORK This job is remote. WHY VOX MEDIA? WHAT WE OFFER This is a temporary, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here. This is a bargaining unit position covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the Writers Guild of America, East. OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here. Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. 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