Junior Social Media and Platforms Journalist – The Times & The Sunday Times (London)
Job summary
The junior social media and platforms journalist is responsible for curating stories, pictures and video content for our social media and third-party platforms, including Apple News+ and Google Showcase. This job requires someone with an understanding of social media and how to utilise different platforms to reach new audiences. Experience in visual storytelling on social platforms will be beneficial.
You will work closely with journalists, designers and multimedia teams to present a variety of content types in the best possible way.
Experience in optimising copy for social media, choosing the best format in which to present stories and sourcing stories through social media will be beneficial. You will be a keen innovator with lots of ideas and the ability to communicate them effectively.
Responsibilities
- Writing and editing copy for use on social media platforms
- Adapting pictures and multimedia for various platforms
- Editing and selecting content to appear on Apple News and Google Showcase
- Creating social media activity that engages its intended audience, in line with Times and Sunday Times news values
- Creative storytelling on social media: comfortable using a variety of techniques, from GIFs to interactives, polls to live Q&As
- Championing the use of social media in the newsroom
Skills and experience
- At least one year’s experience in a similar role
- Journalist with strong news judgment
- Knowledge of social media trends and emerging platforms
- Surface-level understanding of how to pull editorial insights from data
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Able to collaborate with others and work well in groups
- Can clearly articulate story ideas
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Apply with a covering letter and your CV by July 4
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- A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;
- 30 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year;
- Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks;
- Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.
- Private medical insurance covering pre-existing conditions
- Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes
- ‘Bikes for Work’ scheme
- Access to wellbeing benefits such as physio/massage and counselling
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