Acting Social Media Editor London 2023

The Financial Times is hiring a Social Media Editor to join our London-based newsroom team.

We are seeking a journalist who is passionate about social media and getting ahead of the day’s big stories. It’s essential to have a deep familiarity with best practices in the social media space, demonstrate an eagerness to plug into newsroom conversations and be experienced in content promotion planning. This role will help us increase our global social media reach, innovate across our social channels and deepen engagement with our audiences.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter who will want to work with all editorial teams - globally - to produce creative and dynamic content. They will engage with digital journalism trends across the industry and help bring experimentation and innovation to editorial’s social content output.

This is a 12 month maternity cover position, expected to commence in September. Whilst conversion to a permanent role within FT Editorial is a possibility, it is not guaranteed.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the FT’s social media coverage of news events around the world. This will involve working in concert with the Audience Engagement and wider editorial teams.
• Identify the social media team’s news priorities and carry out our daily social media coverage in consultation with the rest of the team and news editors in London.
• Produce and post social content across all our social channels.
• Use analytics to inform decisions and creative ways to present FT journalism and regularly report back on the performance of our social channels.
• Design Instagram stories, posts and social cards for other platforms using Adobe templates.
• Produce Instagram reels and Q&As with journalists based on FT.com stories.
• Develop ideas for optimising and innovating our social publishing, with a view both on content and strategy. You may lead experiments with new tools, platforms or formats.
• Train colleagues in their use of social media, analytics and social listening tools.

Who we are looking for

• Strong news judgement, comfortable handling breaking news
  • Experience with business and financial news is desirable, but not essential
• Newsroom experience
• Deep familiarity with the established social networks and an eye on emerging platforms
• Ability to write clearly and accurately, often at speed, with style. Needs to be able to synthesise stories into social media posts that speak to a global audience
• Can produce simple eye catching graphics and short videos for social — confident at editing photos and video. Some experience with the Adobe suite would be a plus.
• Has a track record of social media innovation and being proactive at finding creative ways to engage our audience around the biggest news of the day
• Experience with Crowdtangle and other social listening tools
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail

Please submit your application by the end of the day, 6th July 2023.

Benefits

Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career.

Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), medical cover, enhanced maternity & paternity packages, subsidised gym memberships and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.

How we work

Our hybrid setup means staff are expected to come into the office 3 days a week.

Our office is located across the street from St. Paul's Cathedral and is easily accessible from all corners of London. There are the main train terminals such as Liverpool Street, Moorgate, Blackfriars, City Thameslink or Waterloo all situated within walking distance or there are several tube stations within a few mins walk such as Mansion House (District or Circle line), St. Paul's (Central line), Bank (Central or Waterloo & City line) or Barbican (Central, Hammersmith & City or Metropolitan lines).

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We believe that a supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves at work and have the flexibility they need to meet their personal needs.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, please contact a member of our HR team who will be happy to help.

About the Financial Times

Across the FT Group, our people are united by a mission to deliver world-class information, news and services to our global audiences. Our global, award-winning editorial team represents the gold standard in journalism, seeking depth, originality and balance that differentiates us from the pack and engages our subscribers.