Job Description:

You’ll be responsible for building a steady drumbeat of timely, useful posts that make Cambridge & Somerville coverage feel alive, immediate, and indispensable.

This role is not about being a personal influencer; it’s about creating a strong voice that delivers value to the community and builds loyalty to Globe Media products.

Responsibilities:

Coverage & Content

Provide fast, practical updates: MBTA delays, detours, weather impacts, street closures, outages, parking bans.
Share verified “what’s known now” posts during public-safety events (fires, police activity, roadblocks).
Surface civic and community signals: school notices, city service changes, construction milestones, campus events.
Curate coverage from The Globe, Boston.com, and Boston Magazine: restaurants, patios, festivals, presented through our unique lens.
Capture and publish short photos/videos to bring immediacy and authenticity to posts.
Curate content from disparate sources across the region.

Distribution & Integration

Publish across Instagram, TikTok, Threads, newsletters, and more while maintaining a live feed of posts piped directly into Globe.com’s Cambridge & Somerville section.
Repurpose timely posts into newsletter blurbs to enhance the newsletters reading experience.
Work with the Globe newsroom news product leaders, audience and multimedia teams, and product teams to test live integrations into our sites.

Leadership & Collaboration

Collaborate with platforms, audience, and multimedia teams to experiment with new formats, strategies, and tactics.
Collaborate broadly across teams — partner with editors and the audience team to ensure accuracy and resonance, with audience and SEO to refine and optimize taxonomy and landing pages, and with platforms and audience to maximize reach and impact.

Qualifications:

2-5 years in journalism, digital media, or creator-driven roles.
Strong news judgment, an understanding of journalistic ethics and norms, and ability to publish quickly, accurately.
Excellent short-form writing, concise, clear, and engaging.
Familiarity with scanner feeds, digital news gathering skills, civic data, and real-time reporting tools.
Proficiency in social storytelling, SEO, and newsletters.
Photo/video capture and editing skills.
Experience mentoring interns/co-ops a plus.
Local knowledge of Cambridge & Somerville is a must
A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment

Success Metrics:

Audience Growth: newsletter sign-ups, social reach, repeat visitation.
Engagement: post interaction rates, CTR into Globe.com/Boston.com, time spent with content.
Conversions: new digital subscriptions attributable to the C&S funnel.
Utility: speed and accuracy of updates (MBTA, disruptions, civic signals).
Resonance: recognition that “if something’s happening in Cambridge or Somerville, this is where I’ll find it first.”

The BGMP office is located in downtown Boston, near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, and is easily accessible by MBTA and commuter rail lines. This position is based in Boston, and candidates should be based in the area or willing to move.

The hourly rate for this role is $35.04 - $41.02.

This position is a union position covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Newspaper Guild.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

EEO Statement: At Boston Globe Media, our mission is to empower, connect, and convene our communities with independent, trusted journalism and storytelling. We know a critical part of achieving this is by having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. Boston Globe Media is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes candidates and colleagues of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and skills.

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