Social Media Editor, Arabian Business
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About the Role
Arabian Business is looking for an energetic Social Media Editor to grow engaged audiences and build loyal readership. The role involves executing social packages, creating digital-first content, and working with editorial teams to produce captivating copy and visuals.
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Responsibilities
- Create and execute a social media strategy that improves Arabian Business and CEO Middle East’s brand reach
- Help capture and edit short and long form video content for a variety of social media channels
- Write captions for social media posts that resonate with our target audience
- Grow audiences both on and off all platforms from Instagram to LinkedIn
- Manage social coverage of live events both internal and external
- Monitor analytics and adjust content and approach to meet growth goals
- Provide feedback to editors and writers on performance – both successes and missed opportunities
- Provide training and reiterate best practices to journalists to ensure quality control across all social platforms
- Produce weekly and monthly performance reports
- Ensure all content produced fits within Arabian Business’ brand guidelines and tone of voice
- Work closely with Arabian Business’ design team to develop creative concepts for marketing materials and campaigns
- Ensure ALL content meets local and legal guidelines
Requirements
- Ambitious and a natural optimist
- Be comfortable working in a breaking news environment where speed is key
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities
- Understand social media trends and best practices
- Sharp, snappy copy skills, able to adapt tone of voice to different platforms and audiences
- Comfortable working collaboratively with sales and events teams while maintaining editorial integrity
- Experience with vertical video for mobile first platforms
- Willing and able to occasionally attend events outside of regular office hours
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Role Overview
- Arabian Business is looking for an energetic and ambitious Social Media Editor with a passion for growing engaged audiences that will help to build a loyal readership for years to come.
- The ideal candidate will have experience executing social packages and digital first content ideas, while working alongside editorial teams to create captivating copy and eye catching visuals.
- This innovative and mobile driven role will react to data insights and create lively, shareable content – the candidate must be proactive and passionate about creating social first content.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and execute a social media strategy that improves Arabian Business and CEO Middle East’s brand reach.
- Help capture and edit short and long form video content for a variety of social media channels.
- Write captions for social media posts that resonate with our target audience.
- Grow audiences both on and off all platforms from Instagram to LinkedIn.
- Manage social coverage of live events both internal and external.
- Monitor analytics and adjust content and approach to meet growth goals.
- Provide feedback to editors and writers on performance – both successes and missed opportunities.
- Provide training and reiterate best practices to journalists to ensure quality control across all social platforms.
- Produce weekly and monthly performance reports.
- Ensure all content produced fits within Arabian Business’ brand guidelines and tone of voice.
- Work closely with Arabian Business’ design team to develop creative concepts for marketing materials and campaigns.
- Ensure ALL content meets local and legal guidelines.
Key Requirements
- Ambitious and a natural optimist.
- Be comfortable working in a breaking news environment where speed is key.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Understand social media trends and best practices.
- Sharp, snappy copy skills, able to adapt tone of voice to different platforms and audiences.
- Comfortable working collaboratively with sales and events teams while maintaining editorial integrity.
- Experience with vertical video for mobile first platforms.
- Willing and able to occasionally attend events outside of regular office hours.
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