The role: The Sun is looking for a talented individual to support the development of The Sun’s SEO traffic.
You will be responsible for producing and editing stories for The Sun with SEO principles baked into every story we produce.
Our SEO journalists work on a rota so some evenings (usually one week a month) and weekends (usually once a month) are essential.
Day to day you will:
1. Confident in identifying search trends and making recommendations.
2. Optimise the home page making sure all headlines are search friendly and there are plenty of links in every story.
3. Writing stories on a variety of topics.
4. Ensuring all stories are grammatically correct and well-edited.
5. Able to conduct in-depth research to keep our readers informed and entertained.
6. Contact sources/PR executives for further information on stories when required.
7. Communicate with the newsroom on big breaking stories.
8. Have a thorough knowledge of the IPSO Code of Conduct, media law and ethical considerations.
What we are looking for from you:
1. Experience writing to a deadline in a fast-paced environment.
2. Understand The Sun Online audience.
3. Work in an editorial setting - preferably a newsroom.
4. An understanding of SEO.
5. Familiar with SEO tools for example Google Trends.
6. Experience using Wordpress or similar CMS system to build content digitally.
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