Junior Social Editor

Job Description

About VICE

An international media company that captures people at the heart of stories, and focuses on the ideas, issues, and context that other outlets miss. Launched in 1994, VICE operates in 35 cities across the globe, making 1500 pieces of content every day with a focus on five lines of business: VICE Digital, an award-winning international network of digital content; VICE STUDIOS, a feature film and television production studio; VICELAND, an Emmy-winning international television network; a Peabody award-winning NEWS division; and VIRTUE, a global, full-service creative agency with 21 offices around the world.

VICE x Team

You will help be the voice of VICE World News on some of our key platforms, the primary developer of audiences across social media and a producer of social first content. You will collaborate closely with editorial, video teams and the rest of our digital teams to optimize content on an ongoing basis, to ensure that key targets are being achieved across social and to develop innovative, social first formats which grow a dedicated, loyal audience amongst VICE World News audiences.

Role x You

Some of this role's core responsibilities include:
• Assist with the programming of VICE's social channels across key platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and more
• Help grow and engage loyal audiences on these platforms
• Generate engagement for our written content on VICE.com
• Develop social only content and original formats in collaboration with editorial and design

In the short term… You will get to grip with working with our editorial and social teams.

After 6 months in this role… You will help oversee key VICE World News channels on different social media platforms.

And after a year.. You will have shown impressive audience growth across social platforms and developed successful, scalable, social only content formats.

Qualifications

You have these:
• Previous experience in journalism, social media or newsroom experience
• Strong familiarity with the VICE Network and brand voice
• Excellent copywriting ability
• Extremely strong organisational skills
• Strong knowledge of Instagram and Facebook and experience creating social media first visual content
• Good experience using Photoshop
• Good experience using Excel

We'd love if you also had these:
• Experience running your own Instagram channel
• Strong art direction skills
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field; newsroom experience a huge plus
• Experience editing and A/B testing headlines to maximise click through and engagement on all stories and provide feedback to the editorial team
• Experience pitching stories to the editorial staff based on social performance
• Familiarity with Chartbeat, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, YouTube Analytics and reporting data from these platforms

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5zwq1-3-15-156-140-42 in your application.