Multimedia Editor
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Job Description
Multimedia Editor managing late-cycle website news, SEO, alerts and newsletters for Postmedia’s London Free Press. Coordinating digital journalists and optimizing coverage for Southwestern Ontario readers.
Responsibilities:
- Keep the website updated with edited content to attract and engage readers and reach new audiences
- Work shifts starting at 1 p.m. or 11 a.m. daily, with occasional weekend work
- Help hone digital strategies for SEO, social, breaking news alerts and user-generated content
- Consult with late-day multimedia journalists to ensure assignments meet breaking content needs
- Spot opportunities for non-traditional explainers and live coverage
- Help develop ambitious journalism ideas while meeting or exceeding website performance targets
- Attend meetings with editors to plan and execute content
- Help produce the newsroom’s regular reader newsletters
- Work with the digital team, field reporters, assistant news editor (digital), city desk and deputy editor
Requirements:
- Experienced in daily digital journalism and editing, or with demonstrated ability to quickly learn
- Fluent in digital and social platforms
- Eager to work under a newsroom’s fast-paced deadlines
- Skilled journalist and communicator
- Ability to quickly adapt to changing news needs and evolving situations requiring speed and flexibility
- Familiar with industry content, style and legal standards, including the law of libel and defamation
- Detailed resume and covering letter required for application
















