The Telegraph’s digital edition team is seeking freelancers who are available throughout December and January.

Shift times are generally evenings, mostly around 4:30pm until 1am. Candidates who work with us across this period will be well placed for future freelance engagements with The Telegraph.

Content Editor

The Content Editor will produce content for The Telegraph’s digital editions.

A new focus as we continue to improve and update our products is the Digital Edition app.

We are looking for freelance content editors who are capable of quickly learning to use a new content management system and who are already highly skilled in editing news, features and sport copy.

Key job responsibilities

• Transferring copy from Telegraph print editions and optimising for iPad and other tablet editions.
• Devising and implementing a plan for individual sections of the tablet edition each day.
• Making sound news judgments.
• Writing attention-grabbing headlines and captions.
• Overseeing final checks and publication of the tablet editions.
• Working swiftly and without error as part of a team

Requirements

• Headline and caption writing.
• Ability to quickly learn new technology.
• Working with speed, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Detailed knowledge of current events, the news agenda and social media & technology trends.
• Ability to work effectively as part of the editorial team and pass on skills to others.

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The Telegraph’s goal is to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunities employer, hiring solely on merit and business need. We encourage applications regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood and disability. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.