Job Description

Social Media Editor

Location: DailyMail Headquarters, London, UK

Position: Permanent/Hybrid - This role will work mainly 2pm-11pm UK time.

Salary: £30-£32k

Job Introduction

Daily Mail is looking for a talented Social Media Editor to join its industry-leading social team.

Main Responsibilities

• Assist the Head of Social in scheduling and posting to all Daily Mail social feeds and channels.
• Proactively research and find the latest news and viral trends ahead of competitors.
• Cover live events, TV shows and breaking news on existing and emerging social media platforms.
• Creating captions, headlines and thumbnails to generate article traffic to our 22 million Facebook audience.
• An eye for identifying new trends, platforms and initiatives which can enhance the Daily Mail brand.
• Working across a seven-day rota and covering live-events as they happen.
• Monitoring article traffic using social media analysis tools and reporting back to the wider team.

Person Specification

• Prior experience working with social platforms and crowdsourcing or experience managing social media platforms for a digital media publication is preferable.
• Ability to gather and analyse social media data and analytics. Good use of Adobe, including Photoshop.
• Ability to use your own initiative and make effective decisions.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Understanding of all social media platforms including Facebook, X, WhatsApp and other websites.

The above list is not exhaustive and constantly evolving, based on the needs of the business. Out of hours availability and a high level of adaptability are essential.

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.