If you haven’t followed us on Instagram yet ( @sbindependent ) or any of our other social media, then you have been missing the skilled mastery of our Social Media Manager Maya Johnson. Johnson has been working hard to help deliver the freshest news we offer to every reader with an eye-catching style.
How long have you been with the Independent and what originally piqued your interest to start working here? I’ve been with the Indy for about 7 months now. While studying at UC Santa Barbara, I followed the Independent’s online publication and loved how community-oriented the Independent was compared to other places I got my news from at the time. One day, during one of my journalism classes, a job ad for a Social Media Coordinator popped up on my Instagram and I thought: “This is exactly the kind of job a terminally online writer like me was made for.” The rest is history.
As our social media manager, what have been some of the new additions you've made so far that you're most proud of? How has it been adding more videos and reels? What I’ve loved most about taking over the Independent’s socials has been creating a unique style of content that our online audiences want to interact with and share with others, which, for me, includes lots of video content. I’m most proud of being able to reach more people and share the great work that our writers and photographers are producing.