The two most important skills for community managers

Of course, the hours can be brutal and a brand’s reputation rests in the community manager’s smartphone, but people still flock to the profession.

If this is you—if you’re a community (or social media) manager or aspiring to be one—heed the advice of HuffPost Live‘s Tim McDonald. HuffPost Live is The Huffington Post‘s experiment in live-streaming video—effectively, it’s the media outlet’s attempt to build a social media news channel.