Editor, Content Job Description
Editor, content
provides ongoing feedback to copywriters to develop skill set and ensure content is consistent with business objectives, strategies, brand guidelines and Search Engine Optimization best practices.
Editor, Content Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Edit and format copy for content, substance and style
Conceive and produce compelling packages and verticals that encourage user
Supervises and guides the work of reporters and photographers, with an emphasis on independent idea and content generation
Edits or oversees the editing of contributed content to ensure smooth flow and packaging on all platforms
Strategizes with reporters and newsroom leaders to identify contributors and content that can help those journalists meet their audience needs
Establishes benchmarks for readership tied to community contributions
Develop a metrics-based approach to measure effectiveness of a robust, multi-channel content marketing program that is tied to business objectives
Direct a diverse team of freelance writers / brand journalists and two Managers, Content Development
Ensure content aligns with set out Guiding Principles
Track content performance
Editor, Content Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Editor, Content
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: KCS, SM, SEO, ITIL, PT, RG146
Education for Editor, Content
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the editor, content job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Journalism, Communications, English, Education, Marketing, Writing, Communication, Technical, Editing, Advertising
Skills for Editor, Content
Desired skills for editor, content include:
How metadata impacts website content and search engine optimization
How to implement their best practices and standards
Brands/influencers/experts within the lifestyle space
Excel
PowerPoint
Adobe Media Encoder CC
Aerospace and defense subjects
After Effects CC
Aviation
Brands/influencers/experts
Desired experience for editor, content includes:
Delivers high quality work that meets or exceeds internal standards
Responsible for adherence to best practices in existing systems for scheduling and tracking products
Recognizes matters requiring manager and/or stakeholder awareness/involvement and communicates said matters to manager/stakeholder
Achieves quick competence in use of editorial production systems as necessary
Previous experience working with various digital media packages, CMS, content generation, SEO and SEM is required
Ability to work across teams and functions and deliver to all stakeholders
Editor, Content Examples
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Editor, Content Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an editor, content. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for editor, content
- Collaborate with the global CC&DS teams to develop clear and compelling communications messaging and storytelling for their projects
- Manage an editorial schedule for Global Editorial Content department
- Deliver a consistent tone of voice for all CC&DS communications
- Ensure the quality of all content is maintained to a high standard – liaising with senior management to ensure the content/brand strategy is developed and sustained
- Lead best practice in Swarovski communications to ensure a consistent brand message – One Voice – across all channels including product and online
- Be responsible for day-to-day editorial organization for branded and native content
- Brainstorm with sales and marketing teams on native/branded content ideas
- Manage freelance writers and social influencers
- Collaborate with Editorial Directors and editors closely to ensure that the voice and brand attributes are captured and amplified online
- Work together with editorial teams to create cross-brand editorial franchises
Qualifications for editor, content
- Grade on Media Composer (+Symphony) and Magic Bullet Looks
- Smoke 2015 and Cinema 4D is a distinct advantage
- Ability to coordinate, prioritize and edit in a fast pace environment
- Ideally educated to degree level or recognised equivalent
- Advanced knowledge of file based workflows and broadcast technology
- Good operational knowledge of editing within a broadcaster
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of editor, content. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for editor, content
- Implement a communications strategy and guidelines document and then demonstrate results by testing and metrics
- Creating, verifying, standardizing and maintaining metadata associated with movies, TV programs and celebrity profiles per Metadata’s prescribed guidelines
- Utilizing trusted sources to ensure data accuracy
- Maintaining and adhering to Metadata’s data-integrity conventions
- Participating in collaborative activities with engineering teams including system and acceptance testing, requirements gathering and product troubleshooting
- Carefully reviews and annotates ambiguities or errors in spelling, sentence construction and punctuation
- Verifies the content follows the brand standards, complies with our internal style guide and professional standards
- Checks for format and design inconsistencies
- Checks the accuracy of the table of contents compared to the content section headings
- Develop concept and content for special seasonal projects such as Black Friday, Christmas, Singles’ Day, Valentine’s Day
Qualifications for editor, content
- Attention to detail with an eye toward clean copy
- Proficiency with various software applications used in word processing, presentations
- 2+ years’ experience developing web sites
- Familiar with web 2.0 technologies (AJAX, Web Services)
- Be familiar with using content management systems and have experience in HTML editing
- Ability to work individually on a project in a team environment
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of editor, content. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for editor, content
- Enters data in content management system that may include text formatting, image placement, captioning, metadata, subject terms, topic indexing, abstracting, web linking, and other editorial enrichment
- Understands and utilizes customer data and market trends in determining value-add needed to maintain customer base and attain market-based objectives
- Performs administrative tasks as needed to organize and track records
- Creating titles for the health queries posted on the website
- Manage a team of multimedia journalists, providing clear briefings and feedback on content requirements appropriate pastoral care
- Ensure content is produced with the correct metadata at all times
- Fact-checking, line editing and copy editing content
- Research, curation and quality assurance of content and short feature writing
- General editorial and operational support, including data entry
- Produces written content on the basis of briefings and documents
Qualifications for editor, content
- Social video editing – GIFs, Instagram, Vine, a plus
- BA/BS in any writing-based program (Journalism, Communications, Creative Writing)
- Project management skills including the ability to manage priorities of multiple stakeholders in a complex environment while still focusing on the delivery of lead-driven results
- Basic understanding of SEO, content marketing strategy, development, distribution, and measurement
- Solutions oriented, positivity, sense of humor a must
- Exceptional understanding of social media, including understanding the different functionality and uses for different platforms
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of editor, content. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for editor, content
- Communicate with contract writers as needed
- Prioritizes and manages deadlines for assigned work, possibly with supervision
- Subject-matter expertise is not required, as these questions will be reviewed by a subject-matter expert after the functional review is complete
- Develops and edits content consistent with organizational branding and communication goals, integrating information from various sources, and coordinating photographs/video and graphics
- Provides editing and other support for CMCI materials including the website, social media, the magazine, e-newsletters, brochures, posters and presentations
- Writes news and feature stories and participates in gathering of photos, illustrations and other graphics for multimedia packaging
- Demonstrated ability to simplify complex information and write in a concise and compelling way
- Demonstrated ability to identify topics and people of interest and tell their stories and develop relationships with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Ability to meet deadlines and to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and complex environment
- Capacity to adapt to changing situations and manage priorities
Qualifications for editor, content
- Confidence in dealing with multiple senior stakeholders from different business units
- Perform graphics work using After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator
- Cinema 4D is a distinct advantage
- Volunteering for training staff editors on After Effects, Offlining, Symphony, etc…
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple stakeholder needs in a fast paced environment across
- A keen eye for identifying fashion and beauty trends and translating them into effective merchandising strategies
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Our growing company is looking for an editor, content. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for editor, content
- Collaborate with others to conceptualize and create additional digital content
- Define activities
- Determine timelines
- Communicate appropriately
- Recognize and resolve issues
- Drive to completion
- Copy-editing material to ensure it meets corporate standards for accuracy and style (checking spelling, grammar, coherence
- Analyzing and marking-up material to prepare for output (cleaning-up tagging as required
- Proofreading material to verify copy-editing and other mark-up has been processed (chunk-checking for completeness of data
- Submitting proofs where necessary for author review (communicating any manuscript queries to author for reply
Qualifications for editor, content
- Familiar with digital web technologies, Web and content management technologies, SEO and social media practices
- Serve as a thinking buddy for writers on their writing and content design
- Give developmental and substantive feedback copy edits on technically complex content
- Run the software, test procedures, and examine examples to inform your edits
- Collaborate on, develop, and communicate style guidelines, writing standards, and editorial processes
- A bachelor's degree and 7 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 5 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required