Senior Editor

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Direct and manage all content-related deliverables of the Company’s publication titles in text, print, video, audio, social media and other digital platforms to ensure that they are published on a timely and high-quality basis;

2. Initiate and execute ideas to enhance overall contents and deliverables, journalistic interview experience; 3. Write regular opinions as well as features on relevant and current topics;

4. Edit and proofread all our written research, editorial and social media contents for dissemination through all our channels, ensuring grammatical correctness, factual accuracy and readability;

5. Develop editorial relationships with the target audience and news sources around the world.

Core Skills:

1. Ability to manage the content of the Company’s online and social media platforms effectively for clients of the Company;

2. Ability to initiate, organise, execute and deliver editorial assignments accurately and professionally in a timely manner;

3. Ability to apply high sub-editing and journalistic standards in the execution of your work;

4. Ability to determine the best way to tell a story on the channels and platforms in your care – List, infographic, videos, slideshow, voice files, long form or short form editorial content.

5. Ability to train and manage people, projects and possess journalist interview experience.

KPIs:

1. Accuracy and timeliness in the execution of your assignments are fundamental to your success; 2. Relationships with key industry layers; 3. Number of opinions and features on relevant and current topics;

Requirements:

• Possess at least a tertiary qualification in relevant field;

• 5 to 7 years of relevant experience;

• Strong business or banking, consulting, research or writing background;

• Strong command of the English language;

• Sub-editing experience, preferably with websites or online publications;

• Be comfortable with the use of CMS such as Wordpress, Joomla, or ModX;

• Be able to work under pressure independently with minimum supervision ;

• Knowledge of Social Media tools is a plus, but not critical.

*Note: Selected applicants will be required to perform writing tests