Online Content Producer at Voices for Change (V4C)

The role

• We have a fantastic opportunity for an online Content Producer, whose role is to plan, create and publish content on a site. In the role as content producer, it will be your job to deliver the following:
• Plan weekly content schedule for the site, based on user requests, gaps in content bank, and editorial strategy, with support of the Community Manager and Project Manager
• Plan weekly social media update schedule in line with content schedule for your site
• Research and write content according to your content schedule to a high standard, following editorial guidelines & processes
• Maintaining a consistent tone of voice and style across all products and platforms in line with site’s audience (Nigerian youth)
• Work closely with expert advisors where applicable to ensure publication of accurate and reliable content
• Research and subject matter trend analysis
• Write copy for promotional campaigns in line with editorial tone for your site and the activate the promotional campaign itself
• Publish content on your site and social media accounts using an online Content Management System
• Moderate & engage with User Generated Content
• Manage quality, test published content and fix typos, broken links & bugs
• Contribute to improvement of Content Management System in collaboration with E1M User Experience Designer & developers
• Maintain awareness of content produced by competitor publications
• Maintain awareness of key issues in field of gender based social norms
• Contribute to development and growth of your community in collaboration with Community Manager, Head of Content, based on user feedback, competitor activity, key issues in field of youth, gender & culture in Nigeria.

Required background & skills

• Experinece in journalism and/or online media background, with at least one years’ experience working in an online/digital environment
• Ability to use Pidgen
• Interest and/or experience in youth issues, gender & culture in Nigeria
• Demonstrable, excellent standard of copy writing
• Thorough & detail oriented
• Good organisational skills
• Passion for supporting young people to make the most of their potential
• Ability to work autonomously
• Experience working online
• Knowledge of Photoshop and manipulating images for the web is desirable

V4C recognises the need to work as a ground breaking, high performing team.  Effectiveness of every team member in 3 core competencies is fundamental to the success of the project and all applicants should be able to demonstrate compentencies in the following: 

• Communication
• Planning and Organising
• Technological Awareness