Reddit Community Posting Assistant for Local News Website
I run Summed News (summed.news), a U.S.-focused local news summary website that helps people quickly catch up on local news from verified sources across all 50 states. I’m looking for a Reddit-savvy virtual assistant or community assistant who can help share useful local news summaries and discussion posts in relevant subreddits. This is not spam posting and not mass promotion. I need someone who understands Reddit culture, follows subreddit rules, and can write posts that are genuinely useful, interesting, and discussion-friendly. Your Main Task You will help create and post thoughtful Reddit posts based on interesting local news trends from Summed.news. Examples of post angles:
- “5 weird local stories from Florida this week”
- “A lot of housing stories are popping up in Connecticut this week — here’s what I found”
- “Top local government updates in California this week”
- “Interesting trend: several school budget stories across [State]”
- “Here are a few local stories from [State] that didn’t make national news”
The goal is to start real conversations, not just drop links.
Responsibilities
You will:
- Research relevant subreddits by state, city, topic, and community interest
- Read and follow each subreddit’s rules before posting
- Write natural Reddit-style posts
- Avoid spammy or repetitive language
- Post useful summaries, facts, or observations from Summed.news
- Include links only when appropriate and allowed
- Track posts in a Google Sheet
- Record subreddit, post URL, date, title, whether link was allowed, and engagement
- Report which types of posts perform best
Important Rules You must:
- Never spam
- Never post the exact same text across multiple subreddits
- Never ignore subreddit rules
- Never pretend to be a customer or fake a personal story
- Never argue with moderators or users
- Never use bots or automation
- Never mass-post links
- Be transparent when appropriate that the post is based on a local news summary site
The ideal style is helpful, curious, and community-focused. What I’m Looking For You should be:
- Experienced with Reddit
- Familiar with subreddit etiquette
- A good casual writer
- Able to write in a natural, non-corporate tone
- Detail-oriented
- Comfortable using Google Sheets
- Able to identify which posts are helpful versus promotional
- Honest about which subreddits allow links and which do not
First Test Project For the first project, I want you to: 1. Find 30 relevant subreddits for local news, state news, city news, housing, public safety, events, and community discussion. 2. Create 10 Reddit post drafts based on Summed.news content. 3. Post 3 approved posts manually in suitable subreddits where the rules allow it. 4. Track results in a Google Sheet. Do not post anything until I approve the first few drafts. Deliverable A Google Sheet with:
- Subreddit name
- Subreddit URL
- State/city/topic
- Rules about links/self-promotion
- Suggested post angle
- Post title
- Post body
- Whether posted
- Post URL
- Engagement notes
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