Senior Social Journalist

JOE.ie and JOE Media Group (UK) are looking for Senior Social Editors/Journalists in Manchester and Dublin.

About the job
The Senior Social Journalist is responsible for sourcing and assigning stories to writers, as well as overseeing platform schedules and general social page performance. The Senior Social Journalist will carefully monitor the output of trending writers and Junior Social Editors. Working beneath our Editorial Director and Deputy Head of Editorial, the Senior Social Journalist's primary responsibilities will be driving website performance and social media engagement. They will be an expert in sourcing and packaging content to generate maximum traction across different social platforms, identify stories that generate quality clicks and keep our audience engaged, be experts in social engagement on our verticals, create a daily editorial schedule based on knowledge, spot opportunities for distinctive content based on news agenda of the day, and have ownership and be responsible for specific channel growth, ensuring quality and quantity of content is in line with broader editorial strategy. The role will involve working alongside writers, designers and others to apply creative flair to editorial output. The Senior Social Journalist must lead a team of journalists and content creators to craft high quality content for website and social media, driving real value for our audience.

Essential experience:

Experience working in social publishing for a digital-first brand.

Strong understanding of the UK and Irish news agenda and how to stand out within a crowded sector.

A strong track record of driving traffic to a website, and/or driving high engagement
ew followers to a social media page.

Experience leading journalists is a must.

Experience in website performance metrics including clicks, dwell time, bounce rate.

You should have the following skills:

Great verbal and written communication skills.

Previous experience with high-volume social media properties.

Understanding of digital publishing industry and the related key performance indicators.

Ability to source viral content effectively.

Editorial research skills.

Ability to make quick editorial decisions.

Confidence in hitting set website traffic targets.

Ability to work under pressure.

Display a high level of curiosity and willingness to consistently test new ideas.

Understanding of ethical and legal considerations in editorial decision-making.

Ability to lead a team of writers and content creators with sound editorial decision-making.

Ability to create and develop content strategy based on analytics, with an ability to translate that into actionable responsibilities to junior team members.

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