Social Media Manager – U.S. Political News (Remote) – $60,000 – $80,000 a year
Darkins Media Network is a media company producing conservative commentary and breaking news coverage. Our flagship show, The DeVory Darkins Show, reaches millions of viewers weekly across YouTube, X (Twitter), Substack, and podcast platforms.
If you want to know the brand and type of content you would be working with, review our YouTube channel (devorydarkins) and X Account (devorydarkins)
Job Summary
We are hiring a Social Media Manager to oversee high volume of daily posting operations across X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. This role also includes real-time breaking news updates, formatted and distributed natively for each platform, using headlines sourced from live events, and internal clips.
You will collaborate with producers, editors, and the senior editor to ensure clips and breaking headlines are published across platforms with speed, clarity, and tone alignment.
Responsibilities
- Publish 50–60 short-form videos and updates per day across social platforms
- Write and post breaking news headlines and summaries during live events
- Repurpose Podcast segments and Breaking News footage into platform-native content
- Write short-form captions in a political tone tailored to each audience
- Use software to schedule, track, and manage all posts
- Collaborate with editors and producers on real-time news prioritization
- Monitor trending stories
- Report weekly on account performance (engagement, reach, follower growth)
Requirements
- 3+ years managing political or high-volume media social accounts
- Strong understanding of the U.S. political landscape and breaking news cycles
- Ability to write fast, clear, and compelling captions and headlines
- Familiarity with YouTube, X, TikTok, and Instagram formatting best practices
- Experience using Social Media management tool, Slack, Trello, Dropbox
Skills
- Breaking news formatting and posting
- Caption writing for political content
- Cross-platform adaptation and publishing
- News cycle monitoring and real-time distribution
- Scheduling, analytics, and reporting
- Editorial judgment and cultural alignment
***PLEASE READ NOTICE***
Given the high demand for this position we encourage you to answer the screening questions. If you don’t we may not even review your application. Thank you for applying.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 – $80,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Write a sample caption that resonates emotionally with a conservative audience using the following video clip: https://x.com/tpostmillennial/status/1915759574759440804?s=46
- How would you honestly rate your current expertise in managing political media content and social media platforms? (Single Choice)
a) Intermediate (Some professional experience, familiar with platforms)
b) Expert (Strong, daily professional experience managing political media)
c) Master (Able to operate and scale political brands independently at a high level)
- After reviewing our YouTube Channel and X Account. What is one thing you love about our Podcast and why?
Work Location: Remote