Job Description

LADbible Group is the most engaged publisher on social media, globally. With over 520 million followers, 13.9 billion monthly social views, and a growing network of brands reaching every corner of youth culture, we’ve become the voice of a generation. Our mission is to inform, entertain and empower through content that drives thought, laughter, action and change. From LADbible’s proudly mainstream, feel-good stories to UNILAD’s bold, people-first journalism our brands shape the digital experiences of Millennials and Gen Z at scale.

About the Role

As a Senior Journalist for LADbible Group, the ideal candidate will have experience in sourcing, pitching and writing stories that align with our brand mission and are of the highest editorial standard. They will create engaging, shareable news and trending content as well as forward planning for evergreen content across our brand pillars. They will also take ownership from commissioning to publication, helping to guide junior members of the team when needed to ensure content aligns with LADbible’s tone and is accessible, audience-first and unique.

What the opportunity looks like

• Identify and write stories spanning across a range of topics

• Produce high quality content at pace, maintaining accuracy

• Sourcing stories from social media, original reporting and other relevant channels

• Optimising content for SEO and social platforms, while also ensuring SEO best practice across the team where relevant

• Collaborate with other teams to develop cross-platform storytelling and ensuring our coverage is best in class

• Monitoring data daily against targets and ensuring content hits targets using tools including Google Analytics and Chartbeat

• Support editorial lead with commissioning and editing when needed

• Work as part of a weekly rota which includes evenings and weekend work

Skills and experience we'd like you to have

• 5 years minimum working in journalism and/or digital news media as a writer or editor

• Strong news sense with ability to pick out viral and culturally relevant stories

• A strong working knowledge of media law

• Strong sourcing capability to find the story and write/react at speed to breaking stories

• Demonstrable SEO knowledge and experience optimising content for site and social

• Experience editing short form and long form content

• Experience leading on editorial projects, including working with a commercial team where necessary

• Experience and be comfortable writing across a variety of topics - including breaking news, politics, entertainment, money, science, and more.

• Experience using data to inform content choices and be comfortable making editorial decisions guided by data

• Experience in commissioning and also refining pitches from journalists and freelancers where applicable

• A strong editorial judgment, collaborative mindset and being adaptable and reactive to breaking news and content needs on a daily basis

At LADbible Group we've rolled out blended working which means the majority of departments across the business (including London, Manchester and International offices) work from home and the offices on a weekly basis.

LADbible Group is an equal opportunities employer. We are determined to create a diverse group at all levels of our company and we welcome all members of the community to apply for openings with us. As the leading social youth publisher, we have a powerful global platform to better represent our audience and enable those that do not have equal opportunities to have their voices heard. As a business, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, in an environment where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves.