In this new digital era that we are currently living in in, how we get our news is changing drastically. We've graduated from reading newspapers to getting our news through a watch. Snapchat is among one of the most successful social media platforms in the world right now and its evolving into a news/media outlet.
What does this mean? This means that Snapchat is going to have to create a whole new branch of operations for its highly ambitious move. This is where the "Snapchat Producers" come into play. The purpose of these producers would be to curate talent and mine the platform daily to source great story ideas. The idea behind this is that live, breaking news is what audiences want nowadays and Snapchat is the perfect platform with its video and picture sharing system. The producers are essentially in charge of conducting interviews and getting all the live footage of a given assignment.
I think this would be a very rewarding job for any aspiring journalist or communications majors. It requires great communication and people skills, smart phone/device savvy, and editing knowhow. All of these skills would be a great contribution to any position in the world of media and communications. So far, there are job openings in the New York and Washington D.C. areas with other locations surely to follow. I'd strongly recommend joining the Snapchat revolution before its too late.