Multimedia Editor

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Multimedia Editor overseeing late-cycle web news, SEO and breaking coverage for Postmedia’s London Free Press. Editing content and developing digital strategies to grow readership.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the late news cycle on the London Free Press website, lfpress.com
  • Keep the website updated with edited content to attract and engage readers and reach new audiences
  • Hone digital strategies for SEO, social, breaking news alerts and user-generated content
  • Ensure assignments meet breaking content needs in consultation with late-day multimedia journalists
  • Identify opportunities for non-traditional explainers and live coverage
  • Help develop ambitious journalism ideas and meet or exceed website performance targets
  • Attend editorial meetings to plan and execute content
  • Help produce the newsroom’s regular reader newsletters
  • Work closely with the digital team, field reporters, assistant news editor, 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
  • Position is subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement