Job description
New Media is looking for an exceptional online editor who is passionate about content marketing, magazine publishing and food. Are you an innovative thinker and a natural leader with the commitment and knowledge needed to develop a successful digital presence? Are you a blogger, a tweeter, a facebooker? Do you understand branding? Then, let us hear from you!
The successful candidate's main responsibility will be to work closely with the editorial and publishing teams to maintain and evolve the brands' online and social media presence. Strong English writing and editing skills are essential, coupled with a passion and interest for restaurants and food in general. He/she should also need to be organised, meticulous and enterprising.
Required skills
• Strong journalistic skills: writing, editing and proofreading
• Excellent computer skills: Windows, MS Office, MS Outlook
• Design skills: basic Photoshop proficiency
• Thorough knowledge of the Internet, facebook and twitter
• Good written communication and organisational skills
• Creative brainstorming and strategic abilities
Additional skills that will be an added advantage
• HTML editors
• Basic knowledge of digital video and camera usage
• SEO
Duties
• Generate/Collate good quality content for various online projects, including the weekly e-newsletter
• Subbing and proofreading of articles, and restructuring to suit various digital channels
• Web maintenance: updating content, basic layout and design, uploading pages.
• Development of concepts and the practical implementation of ideas for potential projects, online marketing material, competitions and research.
• Implement and manage campaigns and competitions
• Reporting of all campaigns, competitions and monthly website statistics
Requirements:
• An appropriate tertiary qualification
• Or at least two years relevant experience and a proven track record
Send your CV to jobs@newmediapub.co.za - along with two written pieces you believe most representative of an appropriate style - by 21 December 2010. If you have not heard from us by 15 January 2011, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
In terms of its employment equity guidelines, New Media Publishing aims to provide equal opportunities.
New Media Publishing reserves the right not to fill this position at this time should a suitable candidate not be found.
Please indicate in the subject line the position for which you are applying.
Contact details
Glenda Kayster
021 419 1109
jobs@newmediapub.co.za