Online Managing Editor
Sandton

Salary range: R25 000 – R30 000 per month.
Plus 30% performance bonus of the basic salary

Planning, commissioning, writing and optimising content for the corporate website and consumer blogsite. Work with our inhouse and external editorial teams, ensuring high-quality and engaging online content. Drive the performance of the online editorial on social media and partner platforms. Work closely with the social media, content and design teams to implement and develop online content strategy and maintain and grow the company’s online brand presence. Manage and coordinate content delivery ensuring that it keep pace with consumer trends and the rapid changes in online media consumption

• Shaping, evolving, and carrying out the company’s content strategy and plans, working closely with the social media community manager, internal content writers and external providers.
• Contributing to and maintaining the overarching editorial narrative, brand story and key messages, ensuring consistency, coherence and alignment to the “Love Change” brand philosophy.
• Collaborating and liaising with members of the design and production teams to ensure that online editorial content and delivery supports the overall brand goals and objectives.
• Identifying suitable content partners and contributors, providing editorial guidance to content partners and identifying and delivering cross-promotional activities.
• Curating and promoting content across social media and partner platforms.
• Managing weekly and monthly content calendars, working closely with the social media and editorial teams.
• Working with the creative and social media team to brainstorm ideas for content campaigns, in line with strategy and in support of various brand initiatives.
• Proofreading and editing copy in adherence to the company’s editorial style guide, ensuring the publishing of high-quality, error-free copy.

• Grade 12 (Essential)
• Relevant tertiary qualification in communications, public relations, journalism, or media studies.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in online content management

• Passionate about online media and participate actively in a wide variety of online content and social media platforms.
• A clear, up-to-date understanding of digital media trends and digital marketing best practice – including design, functionality, user needs.
• Technically proficient, with vast knowledge of online content publishing platforms, including WordPress, and all social media platforms.
• Excel at SEO, and the use of online and social media analytics tools.
• In addition to good writing skills, strong strategic abilities, meticulous attention to detail and outstanding people, planning and organisational skills.
• Proven experience in writing for the web, with proven technical knowledge of online publishing platforms, SEO and online media best practice. k15.10b