Overview

• Technical excellence (Demonstrates an understanding of the product or service lifecycle)
• Team Leadership of Content Editing Team
• Identify local user trends to refine news and editorial content strategy.
• Provide editorial guidance to teams in order to meet the high standard KPI.
• Understand & use the internal publishing tools 
• Implement editorial efficiencies
• Seek out and select the best & qualitative source for the story or subject area 
• Grow editor’s news sense and editorial skills
• Deliver trainings regarding local culture.
• Continual review and reporting of key metrics which connect back to end client revenue targets 
• Draw on shared teams to use centrally available curated material 
• Develop and manage different shift patterns in order to meet given daily goal. The shift planning including Bank Holidays and rotating weekends such as 6am to 2pm / 7am to 3pm / 11am to 7pm

Technical/Functional Skills

• Ability and current experience of managing Editorial Teams – preferably in a remote set up where your team is in a different location to you
• Experience in web analytics, web site reporting tools such as Google Analytics, Chartbeat and generation of performance reports with insights.
• Working across a mixture of immediate reaction for key breaking news and planning to longer term calendared events
• Excellent writing and editing skills, as well as visual sensibility (photo, video)
• Ability to thrive working under continual deadline in a fast paced, constantly-changing, high energy environment
• Familiar with content management systems, photo editing tools

Experience and qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in the online news industry or media/news major in college/university 
• Demonstrates editorial acumen, through story choice, writing style, and headline writing
• Understand the importance of team management providing clear direction, motivation, training and support
• Passion for online and multimedia, trending topics, popular culture & the future of online journalism, with demonstrable understanding of current industry standards & techniques, changing internet technology, journalism trends and competitors
• Comprehensive understanding of what drives user engagement on the web, mobile and in apps
• Commitment to client’s business values
• Demonstrated ability to work quickly and prioritize in the moment among competing responsibilities