Position Overview & Specifications
About The Role
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Management and co-ordination
- Managing daily flow and cadence of web content
- Managing and co-ordinating writers/editors as needed
- Coordinating copy with freelance contributors
- Maintaining staff rota, alongside Editor in chief and Content Ops Manager
- Implementing content plan, as defined by Editor in Chief
- Overseeing copy-reading procedures and editing/publishing finalised copy, ensuring compliance with policies, style and tone
- Curating homepage and other areas of Formula1.com/F1 app, using analytics to inform decisions where necessary
- Overseeing breaking news and making quick and confident editorial decisions on what to run in an ever-changing environment
- Overseeing written news content created by junior writers
- Providing daily publishing updates to social team, to ensure adequate promotion of web content
- Sharing oversight responsibilities with Editor in Chief on race weekends
- Liaising with internal stakeholders - including video, social media, commercial, marketing and internal communications teams – on distribution and promotion of videos, branded content and press releases.
- Degree educated or equivalent
- 3-5 years of online editorial experience Strong knowledge/understanding of F1
- Strong creative POV and able to articulate it through content strategy (and in interview process)
- Accomplished Writer with proven journalistic skills and an eye for a good story
- Sound news judgement, with ability to take into account target audience, tone of voice and commercial/political considerations
- Outstanding communication and organizational skills
- Web authoring tools, SEO and software: CMS, Photoshop
- Strong eye for detail and nose for interesting story