S&B Social Media Editor

The S&B is Grinnell College’s independent, student-run newspaper, founded in 1894. We are an award-winning publication with a monthly readership of more than 75,000 students, alumni, faculty, staff, citizens of Grinnell and many others. In spring 2026, The S&B won the Iowa College Media Association Best Newspaper of the Year award for its 2025-2026 coverage. The S&B covers everything from breaking news to long-term investigative stories. Check out our website: thesandb.com.

The Social Media Editor:

• Manages the social media presence of The S&B, including posting our articles on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and coordinating the release of our weekly newsletter. 

• Creates strategy for outreach and engagement with The S&B through social media channels, in consultation with the editorial staff. 

• Works with graphic designers and visual editor to optimize information from articles in an exciting and dynamic visual format for our social media channels. Experience creating basic graphics is beneficial. 

• Responsible for tracking website analytics and communicating findings to editors

• Encouraged to become familiar with search engine optimization (SEO) strategies

• Responds to breaking news coverage and urgent messages in a timely manner

We are looking to hire a student who is in touch with social media trends and popular culture. They should also be able to work well on a tight schedule and in a collaborative environment. Interest and experience in journalism and media is a plus, as well as familiarity with the content of The S&B.

The Social Media Coordinator is expected to work approximately 6 hours a week.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) marketing, and journalism. Possesses excellent time management, strong writing and communication skills, ability to work collaboratively with others, and uses independent judgement to create a final product.

Learning Outcomes:
1 - Foundational Work Skills: Yes
2 - Critical and Creating Thinking: Yes
3 - Oral/Written Communication: Yes
4 - Quantitative Reasoning/Literacy: Yes
5 - Information Literacy: Yes
6 - Leadership: Yes
7 - Teamwork/Collaboration: Yes
8 - Professionalism/Ethics: Yes
9 - Global/Intercultural Fluency: Yes