Online News Media Executive at InfoStrategy Technology

Job Code: IST/ABJ/010
Department: New Media
Reports to: Managing Director
Available Start Date: Immediately.

Job Summary

• Under the supervision of the Managing Director, the Online News Media Executive will be responsible for defining best practice for our online news channels, as well as assessing our next move on social media platforms.
• S/He will shape the online news media, improve the digital editorial development and delivery across all our online platforms and also help influence the growth of digital skills and approaches across the organization.
• Also, being an integral part of the team, s/he will oversee the development and editorial of all online news and most importantly will help the service build authentic connections between the online news media and its audience.
  

Essential Duties and Responsiblites

• Collect, collate and write the content of the news sections for the organization’s online platforms.
• Production of sharable content for the organizations online and social media platforms, including text stories, picture stories, live pages and videos.
• Ensure continual mixture of content, frequency, packaging, discoverability and exciting content for our online audience
• Identify the latest apps, trends and digital story treatments which the organization should be using.
• Increase new audiences ‘off-site’, and drive them back to our home page and stories.
• Ensure that our audience are highly engaged online and on all social media platform.
• Must be connected to our audience and also implement an imaginative engagement approach.
• Increase and retain our online audience.
• Identify, develop and execute editorial opportunities involving social media across all platforms.
• Identifying training needs for your team and the department.
• Report regularly on performance with a clear focus on growing reach, reaching new audiences and spotting content opportunities to be delivered.
• Develop future strategies around new platforms and audience engagement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in mass communication or related field
• At least 6 years’ experience running an Online News Media.
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Ability to originate ideas and material and also edit the work of others
• Demonstrable track record of imaginative and advance use of social media including a wide of range of platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter.
• Strong Editorial Judgment
• Excellent knowledge of web and mobile platforms for news media.
• Ability to convey information in a clear, concise and conversational manner
• Excellent communication, organization and planning skill.
• Excellent news and editorial judgment.
• Video shooting and editing skills.
• Experience in managing digital communities and the ability to communicate diplomatically with audiences.
• Ability to think strategically and analyze situations.
• Ability to interact professionally and build relationships and sources
• Strong research skills, including the ability to navigate online search engines
• Social media and multimedia experience.