Community Manager
The Daily Beast is seeking a Community Manager to help grow and engage their audience across Reddit, YouTube, and their on-site commenting platform. The role involves managing community strategies, enhancing engagement, and collaborating with editorial and social teams to foster lively discussions.
Responsibilities
- Manage the Daily Beast’s Reddit strategy, including posting, commenting, and community building
- Build and execute a YouTube Community content plan that complements our video publishing strategy
- Grow on-site community engagement via OpenWeb, including comment moderation, prompt creation, and community management as well as working with the product team to bolster our community offering
- Curate top community comments and interactions for use in social media, newsletters, and potentially on-site features
- Track and report on engagement trends and user behavior across platforms
- Collaborate with editors and social team to promote AMAs, live conversations, and high-traffic discussions
- Contribute ideas to help shape the future of our community voice and editorial tone across platforms
Skills
- 1–3 years experience in social media, community management, audience development, or digital journalism
- Deep familiarity with Reddit and YouTube, including what drives engagement and how conversations flow
- Strong editorial instincts with the ability to write sharp, engaging prompts and comment responses
- Analytical mindset with basic comfort reading data to inform content and community strategy
- Highly organized and able to work across multiple teams in a fast-paced environment
- Genuine interest in media, news, and digital communities
- Experience with OpenWeb or other community engagement tools
- Prior experience running AMAs, live chats, or community newsletters
- Understanding of basic video editing skills is highly desirable
- Familiarity with moderation workflows and digital comment culture
Benefits
- Generous paid parental leave
- Free, premium, access to Care.com for your ongoing care needs: children, seniors, pets, home, and more
- Care@Work Backup Care for Children: Access to subsidized, in-home (or in-center) care for your children up to 10 days per year
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- 401K employer matching program
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO)
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