Digital Audience and Content Editor
Application Deadline: 11 April 2025
Department: Editorial
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Colchester
Description
We seek a talented and dynamic journalist with a passion and drive to take our digital content strategy to the next level. The role of Digital Audience and Content Editor is one of the most exciting in the newsroom, and the successful applicant will play a leading role in growing our online and digital subscription audiences.
Key Responsibilities
You should be an NCTJ-qualified journalist with newsroom experience, great ideas, and the ability to source the best stories to engage a range of audiences in north Essex. You will be a team player who will collaborate with the rest of the news team to create the best content plans for our digital platforms.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
You will:
* Be a team player with the ability to inspire and enthuse a team
* Drive our digital content agenda
* Be creative and innovative with plenty of ideas
* Thrive working under pressure – including reacting to breaking news
* Understand the how and why of search and social
* Know who is reading our stories, where and why, using data and analytics
* Create the right mix of content, for the right time of day and platform
* Understand multiple social media platforms and audiences
* Know exactly what makes a story and be able to pitch ideas to the head of news
* Have a sound knowledge of media law and IPSO’s code of conduct
The role is based at our Colchester headquarters, under an hour away from London.
Is this the role for you? Please send your CV and cover letter by the closing date of Friday, April 4.
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