What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audience Editor position at POLITICO?
POLITICO is seeking an Audience Editor to work on live events, social posting and building custom audience strategies. Our ideal candidate is a creative, analytical thinker, organized planner and able to maintain high editorial standards.
The ideal candidate will possess a knack for finding unique and captivating ways to tell a story. You should be enterprising and passionate about building audiences and figuring out how to connect with readers off-platform. You also need the ability to write with style while maintaining accuracy. The ability to thoughtfully innovate on POLITICO’s voice is a must.
This role will be based in our HQ (Arlington, VA). The shift will be Monday – Friday 10am to 6pm. Shifts will change occasionally based on news demand.
What You’ll Do:
- Manage institutional social media accounts and help grow Politico’s voice and style
- Collaborate with departments and reporters on social strategy and rollout plans
- Work closely with the Audio & Video teams on planning and custom audience strategies
- Cover live events on social platforms
- Contribute to data analysis on coverage as well as social performance
What You’ll Need:
- Impeccable news judgment and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and with minimal oversight
- Skill in framing stories for different audiences
- Conversational, clean writing with a thoughtful institutional voice (You’ve been praised for your compelling headlines, alerts, social copy, etc)
- Strong multitasking and project management skills; ability to thrive in a fast-paced news cycle
- Familiarity with U.S. politics and policy strongly preferred
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Google Trends, NewzDash, Chartbeat a plus
- 3-5 years newsroom, social/audience strategy or comparable experience
- Undergraduate degree in journalism, marketing, communications preferred
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