The Independent, Assistant Audience Editor
- Employer
- The Independent
- Location
- Kensington, London
- Salary
- £DoE
- Closing date
- Jul 25, 2019
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- Industry
- Journalist
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Sector
- Nationals, Online, Social Media, Digital
- Discipline
- Editor, Digital Editor, Assistant Editor, Social Media Editor
Job Details
The Independent is looking for a creative and driven digital audience specialist. The right candidate will have a deep understanding of how to drive digital traffic and increase quality readership and engagement.
The successful candidate must have a passion for online publishing - and a passion for making stories and headlines accessible and engaging to readers.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include; identifying search priorities, curating our social media feeds, writing headlines, spotting and commissioning stories, pitching ideas and coming up with feature ideas based on trending topics. The right person will also be a confident team player, able to influence journalists of all levels of experience.
We particularly want to hear from people who have fresh ideas about how to reach new audiences. A thorough understanding of the off-platform matrix is also essential.
Flexibility and the ability to work weekends and evenings is crucial in this role.
Essential experience and skills:
- Experience of working in a fast-paced newsroom
- Strong familiarity with and fondness for social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Reddit and YouTube
- Strong attention to detail
- The ability to understand and spot a wide range of news stories – from science, to politics and sport
- Writing experience and proven experience with social media and editorial analytics
- The ability to write punchy, SEO-friendly headlines
- The ability to investigate and identify stories and trending content
- Enthusiasm, flexibility and a love of the internet
Preferred experience and skills:
- Experience using Excel, Chartbeat, Google Analytics and Omniture
- Experience of building audiences with social media and developing social media accounts
- Familiarity with SEO best practice is an advantage
Please note, due to the high level of applications we will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted and progressed through to the next stage.
Apply with your CV and covering letter by completing the application form below.
Company
Working to inform, challenge and inspire our readers and clients every day, The Independent offices in Finsbury Square offer a lively and sociable working environment.
From our journalists to our commercial team, we have some of the best talent in the business, who are all passionate about our fantastic brands.
All of our employees are entitled to benefits including great pension and health insurance schemes. We also offer cycle to work and season ticket loan initiatives to make our employees’ journeys to work easier. We want our employees to enjoy working for us and we invest in training and development to support and develop rewarding careers.
- Website
- https://www.independent.co.uk/
- Location
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Alphabeta Building
14 - 18 Finsbury Square
London
EC2A 1AH
United Kingdom
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