Digital Content Editor

Summary

Join Newsweek's UK team as a freelance Digital Content Editor on a casual worker agreement. You will be responsible for assigning, creating, editing, and optimizing digital content quickly and efficiently. This role demands timely publishing of high-quality, accurate, and fair content adhering to journalistic standards. You will utilize various digital tools and technologies for content creation and editing. Collaboration with editors, reporters, and other teams is crucial for content optimization and meeting tight deadlines. The position requires significant editing experience, strong news judgment, and excellent writing and copy-editing skills.

Requirements

• Significant relevant experience in an editing role
• Strong news judgment across a range of subjects
• Proven record of editing quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent writing and copy editing skills
• Demonstrable knowledge of digital tools or applications including content management systems and editing assistance software
• Demonstrable knowledge of common IT tools such as the Microsoft suite

Responsibilities

• Work with editors and reporters in the creation of content
• Assign stories as required
• Edit stories as required
• Write stories as required
• Provide feedback and guidance to reporters to improve standards
• Work with the SEO, Multimedia teams and others to optimize content
• Meet tight deadlines
• Perform any other reasonable duties as necessary to meet the needs of the business