Date Posted: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Date Expires: Friday 10th May 2019
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED
POPSUGAR is looking for a hard-working, fast-moving, internet-obsessed Assistant Editor to join our UK editorial team. Our ideal candidate is a lifestyle and pop culture junkie with a smart, fun voice and a healthy habit of checking Instagram and Twitter every 30 seconds. If you’re the first to spot a trend in the making, live on Reddit and Tumblr, and have a knack for writing shareable headlines and witty ledes for the UK market, we want to talk to you!
Responsibilities:
- Scour the web on a regular basis to uncover new trending topics and pre-viral trends
- Produce timely, clickable stories based on trending topics, using own research and as assigned by site editors and trending editors
- Create thoughtful, in-depth seasonal and themed features based on team and network brainstorms
- Consider analytics and previous successes to pitch strategic, winning story ideas
- Support editors with trending content creation during special events, including award shows and Fashion Week, working quickly and cleanly in real time
- Send daily trending digest emails to editorial team, curating the most relevant trending content on the web
- Attend and participate in trending team meetings, editorial staff meetings, and brainstorms
In order to thrive in this role, you must have...
- 1-3 years of experience in digital media, writing/editing, or a related field.
- A healthy obsession with social media, and active accounts across multiple social platforms.
- Super strong writing and communication skills.
- An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.
- The ability to stay ahead of trends and adapt to new and changing tasks and priorities on an hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
- A familiarity with and passion for the POPSUGAR brand.
- HTML and Photoshop skills are a plus!
- Must be willing and able to work evening and weekend hours.
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