US Social Media Editor, Freelance
About The Position
We are looking for freelance Social Media Editors to join our New York based Social team working across four of Reach's top brands - Mirror, Express, Irish Star and Liverpool.com. Working closely with editors and reporters across our websites, this role requires someone quick-thinking, flexible, with a strong news sense and great knowledge of social media and how to grow audiences. This is a fantastic opportunity to drive traffic to our social media platforms, increase brand awareness and maximise audience engagement. The successful candidates will be finding and pitching stories using analytics and tools to tell you what's already trending; editing and posting stories on our social pages and identifying new platforms where our brands could thrive, as well as finding the next big stories yourself and coming up with new creative ways to drive traffic to our sites and grow our audiences. You will cover live events and breaking news on social media, delivering a fast turnaround on major stories across the US and around the world and bring in exclusive stories that set us apart from our rivals. This is an office based role working from our New York office, we are therefore open to candidates based in or commutable to New York. Shifts are done on a rolling rota basis, including evenings and weekends, and successful candidates will be required to be flexible around team availability and as a result of current news affairs, and so we therefore require a level of flexibility in this role.
Requirements
- experienced and digitally savvy social media professional
- knowledge of media law
- attention to detail
- previous experience of working in a social media focused role within a newsroom environment
- sharp eye for a story
- keen interest in current affairs
- excellent communicator with the ability to sell stories that appeal to our audiences with flair, passion and skill
- fast but accurate writer with web and social skills
- comfortable working in a fast paced environment
- strong understanding of the power of social media
- detailed knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, X, Reddit and other social media platforms, as well as a keen eye for emerging social media platforms
Nice To Haves
- background in sport, tabloid or breaking news is desirable
- experience and knowledge of Echobox
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What This Job Offers
Industry
Publishing Industries
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
