Pro practiceHead of Social Media (Newsroom) practice interview
Leading newsroom social strategy, adapting journalism for each platform, using audience data and protecting accuracy during fast-moving stories. Practise the 6 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
A Pro practice interview, on the Pro plan from ₦5,000 a month billed yearly, or on Premium.
- Lead
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This interview is about leading social media inside a newsroom, where speed never removes the duty to verify. The panel is looking for platform-specific editorial thinking, strong risk controls, intelligent use of audience evidence and a sustainable way to lead a team across the news cycle.
How to prepare
- Audit how a news story could be told differently across several major social platforms.
- Prepare an example of using audience data to change content without chasing empty engagement.
- Review your verification and approval steps for breaking news, live clips and user submissions.
- Think through a correction plan for an error that has already spread beyond the original post.
- Prepare to discuss staffing, handovers and wellbeing for coverage outside normal working hours.
Common mistakes
- Talking about platforms only in terms of follower counts.
- Using identical formats and language across every channel.
- Treating a deleted post as a complete correction.
- Proposing constant live coverage without a realistic staffing model.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
6 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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