plus más media Digital Media Senior Associate, Impact Journalist, (Full Time, Remote)

Position: Digital Media Senior Associate, Impact Journalist, (Full Time, Remote)

Organization: plus más media

Reports to: Digital Media Manager

Location: Full-time, 100% remote position (from home or co-working space) with occasional travel once every 2-3 months

COVID-19: We take Covid-19 safety very seriously. Employees must follow our Covid safety protocols and be fully vaccinated and boosted. Accommodations are provided to the extent required by law. Accommodations are provided to the extent required by law. For employees based in the state of Florida and Texas, the COVID-19 vaccine is encouraged but not required due to Florida and Texas laws.

About Plus MáS Media

plus más media is an award-winning nonprofit digital media venture and one of the fastest-growing in the country, reaching over 6 million Latinos across the U.S. on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Messenger, and YouTube. Through its diverse portfolio, plus más media connects with its audience by delivering trusted news about policies and resources for immigrants via Noticias para Inmigrantes, providing accessible tools for learning English through Revolution English, fostering a supportive community for Latina moms with Somos Madres Latinas, delivering breaking news and timely updates with +más Daily, and offering entertainment content that highlights cultural and trending topics through Latino Takes.

plus más media uses lean startup methodologies and other audience-centered strategies to scale our digital media relationships, civic engagement, advocacy impact and revenue. Here’s some more information on those strategies:

• Functional Organizing: Our model is based on the idea that membership organizations can experience explosive, financially sustainable growth when they provide a robust set of benefits and services that have an outstanding value to the people they seek to organize (“functional organizing”). Learn more about our model for scalable citizen organizing in the article, “The Secret of Scale” from the Stanford Social Innovation Review. 
• Lean startup methodologies: Our approach is centered on identifying challenges and unmet needs in people’s lives. We use lean startup methodologies to rigorously test ideas for services and benefits that could help address those pain points and provide real value in people’s everyday lives. Read more about our approach to experimentation in the article, “The Promise of Lean Experimentation” from the Stanford Social Innovation Review. 

We are passionate about leveraging digital media to inform and entertain our communities by placing the power of digital content directly into their hands. Our growing team brings a diverse blend of expertise across media, technology, social impact, marketing, immigrant services, advocacy, education, and civic engagement.

About The Position

plus más media is seeking a passionate and committed Journalist with experience in Latino Impact news and stories to join our editorial team. This role is designed for a professional with experience in Latino-focused media who understands the critical importance of delivering accurate, trustworthy, and engaging information to Latino communities in the United States.

The ideal candidate is a skilled storyteller with the ability to report on complex social and political issues while keeping our audience at the center. They should bring not only technical expertise in journalism but also a genuine commitment to uplifting Latino voices and experiences. This position requires versatility in producing written content in Spanish, supporting news publishing across our different platforms, and contributing to opinion pieces that reflect the realities of the Latino community life in the U.S. 

If you are deeply motivated by the mission of serving Latino communities and want to help shape narratives that inform, empower, bring joy and pride, and inspire, we would love to hear from you.

Here’s what you could expect to do as Digital Media Senior Associate, Impact Journalist, (key responsibilities):

News And Relevant Information Publishing Support:

• Research and contribute to the timely and accurate publication of news across our news platforms, +más Daily and +más Impact.
• Ensure all published content meets high editorial standards of clarity, credibility, and cultural relevance.
• Collaborate with copywriters to include fact-check and verify sources, maintaining consistency in tone and style across platforms.

Content Creation For Social Media

• Develop and adapt news stories and new formats into engaging content for Noticias Para Immigrantes social media channels. 
• Prepare well-structured scripts and content (in Spanish) for social media channels. For example Instagram video reels and carousels, static posts, Stories (polls/quizzes/etc), etc. 
• Participate as on-camera talent creating face-forward and/or faceless videos for our different news platforms (Noticias Para Inmigrantes /+más Daily and +más Impact).
• Assist in monitoring performance metrics to refine content strategies and maximize reach and impact.

Develop Impact Articles

• Research, pitch, and produce at least one original, in-depth article per week addressing key issues that affect Latino immigrant communities in the US.
• Write opinion and analysis pieces that provide insight, context, and critical reflection on immigrant experiences. 
• Ensure each article integrates diverse voices and perspectives, rooted in reliable sources and community relevance

Community-Centered Reporting

• Incorporate original sources, historical context, and culturally informed perspectives into every story.
• Approach sensitive and opinion topics with empathy, demonstrating awareness of the challenges and realities faced by immigrant communities.
• Uphold journalistic integrity by ensuring accuracy, transparency, and fairness in all reporting.

What We’Re Looking For

• 2+ years experience as a journalist developing, researching, and publishing news and information relevant to the Latino community in digital and social media platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube), ideally with a social justice mission in mind.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, with native-level Spanish speaking and writing skills required.
• Journalistic Research & Writing: Strong skills in investigative research, fact-checking, and crafting clear, compelling stories that balance accuracy with cultural relevance.
• Full-cycle content creator: Experience creating news and relevant information from start to finish, including research, scripting, editing, and publishing, particularly for latino audiences.
• Content trendsetter: Highly motivated and creative, with a passion for fast-paced short form news and storytelling and enjoys learning about innovative content formats and trends.
• Cultural Competency: Deep understanding of the experiences, challenges, and perspectives of Latino communities in the U.S., with sensitivity to diversity within the community.
• Collaboration & Adaptability: Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines.
• Deadline-driven and detail-focused: Skilled at prioritizing multiple projects, working in a fast-paced environment, meeting multiple deadlines and being detail-oriented.
• Data-informed content strategist Comfortable with analyzing data to inform and support content creation decisions.
• Independent and adaptable team player: Known for taking initiative and completing tasks, whether creative or technical. Comfortable working both independently and in collaboration with team members from diverse backgrounds. Adaptability to remote work with team members across the country and strong time management skills.
• Learning Mindset: Willingness to learn new technologies and tech tools, including Lean Startup methodology and experimentation. 
• Eager to further develop editing skills: Hands-on experience with video editing tools and content production software (AI tools, Adobe Premiere, CapCut, Final Cut, or similar) is preferred but not required.

Benefits:

• $55,000 - $65,000 salary range, with exact salary depending on experience and new staff rarely starting at the top of the range.
• Flexibility for work and life: Unlike a lot of places, we actually believe that people should only work 40 hours each week, except for occasional sprints that require more time in a week. We also trust everyone to make a schedule that works for them, as long as you’re able to join all necessary meetings. Want to work more one day and less the next? Fine by us. Work better in the middle of the night than during the afternoon? Go for it. Need to shift your hours to be able to pick up your kid from school? All good. 
• Health care at the beginning of your employment with individual premiums fully covered and cost-share for dependents. Vision and dental plans are available at-cost to the individual.
• 15 paid vacation days, 6 paid holidays, 3 paid floating holidays each year and 7.5 paid sick days each year
• Professional development funds, with renewal of funds each fiscal year
• Cell phone and internet reimbursement (or co-working reimbursement): We acknowledge that working from home requires using your own internet and phone for work purposes so we offer a set reimbursement amount for cell phone and internet usage. If working from home isn’t for you, we also have the option for folks to rent a co-working space and get reimbursed for their monthly costs. 
• Need-based educational loan assistance after 3 months
• 401K contributions and matching program available at the beginning of your employment 
• Annual office closure during the last week in December

Apply

To apply, please upload your resume and 3 pieces of content that you have created  that best exemplify your journalist skills. For example: articles, short format videos like Tiktok videos, Reels, simple posts, carousels, or YT Shorts u others.

plus más media is incubated by Accelerate Change; Accelerate Change is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women, and LGBTQIA+ people must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.