Associate Editor at OrderPaper

Who You Are

• You are an ambitious self-starter and collaborative team player who is passionate about the legislature and the legislators, excels at being innovative, and has a strong interest in uncovering and writing stories that matter to your audience.
• You can work in a fast-paced environment with considerable deadline constraints.
• You have done it all, from producing deeply researched and reported features and quick turnaround news and trending stories, to managing ambitious editorial calendars and content packages.
• You are obsessed with finding the most compelling angle for any story and push your writers to dig deeper into the right details to transform a good article into a great one.
• Beyond creating catchy headlines and checking grammar and heading structure, you’re also alert for details that others might miss.
• You are dedicated to maintaining high standards of quality and ensuring that every piece of content published under your watch is top-notch.

What you will be doing

• Pitch, research, write and produce original stories that will engage and inform our audience.
• Develop content plans and story ideas that drive traffic and engagement
• Monitor data and metrics to analyse content performance and inform future content planning to replicate proven success (or change course as needed)
• Work closely with a Senior Editor to refine content plans and story ideas
• Provide guidance to writers on best practices
• Assign and edit multiple stories at various stages of completion
• Collaborate with the Business Development team on marketing plans
• Cultivate and develop working relationships with a large pool of sources and contacts

How your success will be measured

• Significantly increasing traffic to the website and social media channels through strategic content planning
• Significantly increasing the number of loyal readers and brand lovers (return visitors)
• Significantly increasing the number of people who subscribe to our newsletter(s) and visit our content through channels outside search
• Facilitating the production of multiple pieces of new content per week and overseeing an ongoing schedule of updates
• Seamlessly shifting or modifying content plans to address higher-priority traffic challenges or quick-win opportunities.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to seize new opportunities and address challenges
• Exhibiting a great attitude and ownership mentality with a convivial nature

Your skills set includes

• 2+ years’ experience as an editor, with a track record of managing a team of writers and meeting deadlines
• 2+ years’ experience in content strategy and editorial planning
• Intermediate WordPress skills
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills
• The ability to breathe life and inject humour into traditionally dry topics
• A creative mindset and ability to generate engaging content ideas
• Self-motivated and self-starter

Benefits and perks

• Competitive Salary
• Fully paid life and health insurance schemes
• Annual earned leave days
• Learning and growth opportunities
• Supportive work environment