Social media is my jam. As a social media specialist, I spend a minimum of 40 hours a week bouncing between Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and whatever new platform pops up claiming to be the next big thing. For every person who hears I work in social media and exclaims how cool of a job that must be, there are probably ten others that look at me as if I’ve just spoken a different language. If I had a dollar for every time someone told me, “well, that’s a job that didn’t exist ten years ago” or ask “and you get paid for that?” I would never have to work again.
My job is actually perfect for me because I have ADD. The medication I should be taking for it makes me sick whenever I eat, so instead I work really hard to stay organized and drink a lot of caffeine. Social media is great because unless I’m working on a report, I never have to pay attention to one thing for too long. There is always some notification going off somewhere with a message to respond to or a post to be scheduled. Weirdly enough, bouncing from one thing to another all day keeps me sane.
Wondering what I do during all those hours I spend staring at screens? Let’s explore what a job in social media entails.
