Desk Editor or Editor
- Justdial
- 8 - 13 years
- Mumbai
- 16 days ago
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Job Description
Team management & Leadership (50%)
As a Desk Editor, you will be ultimately responsible for the growth of the websites content programming. You will be tasked with leading all content operations in multiple languages and over time building & managing a much larger and multi-dimensional team.
- Working with the Head of Content to plan monthly, quarterly, and annual content roadmaps.
- Developing desk-wise content structures and programming with a competitive advantage.
- Arranging content partnership meetings with relevant potential content partners including all types of product & service businesses.
- Managing daily production on all language desks, primarily English by commissioning content internally and externally.
- Implementation & management of accurate & authentic copies free from plagiarism with internal/external experts.
- Negotiating on the companys behalf with all key vendors and suppliers necessary for Image subscription, news/video agencies, etc.
Core Functional tasks (30%)
- Editing, proofreading, and maintaining checks & balances across all types of content writing/editing functions & verticals.
- Production management with daily content units as per the desk structure allocated by the Head of content.
- Ensuring performance mapping through content on a daily/weekly/monthly basis the core geographies & businesses.
- Scouting ideas and brainstorming sessions with the desk & team at large.
- Tracking SEO growth by culling out data from the tools used internally and analysing it, followed by sensible data-backed decisions to tweak the stream of content production wherever needed.
Inter-departmental coordination (10%)
- Lead the content & copy team with an overlapping function of also direct coordination with all other departments with a singular objective of growth
- Smooth coordination with the BD team for client work or special pitches.
- Regular liaisoning with the Marketing & Product teams for quick action and measuring story impact via Organic, Social and referral traffic.
- Liasoning closely with the Video team for audio-visual production of content (internal and outsourced, both), if required.
- Staying in touch with the centralised and local Product teams for issue resolution on the site wrt to UI/UX, page layouts, tool performance, new releases, CMS concerns etc.
- Attending & initiating team meetings for growth discussion and understanding/learning new production pipeline attempts from other desks or depts.Role & responsibilities
Preferred candidate profile
More than 8-12 years of experience working in digital publishing and marketing as well as having hands-on experience in performance tracking via tools like Google Analytics, Ahrefs, SEM Rush, etc.
- Has built and led teams of 5-10 or more people across one/multiple reporting centres.
- Passion and a burning desire to make a big impact and change the world for the better. A highly flexible and adaptable character that embraces challenges and does not work as per the clock.
- Interest in F&B/hospitality, home services, career-job, finance, education, auto-tech, travel-tourism, grocery/FMCG & entertainment, and other such domains.
- Strong track record of fast-paced, high-quality execution of strategy, ability to work with tight deadlines & in fast-growing digital companies.
- Proven ability to generate large volumes of content keeping SEO guidelines intact.
- Leadership capabilities with a team-first mentality.
- Great networking within the industry.
- Thrives in high-speed execution environments, able to make quick Plan B without impacting desired outcomes.
- Strong communication skills, in both persuasion and presentation; Impeccable English writing & speaking skills.
- E-commerce/digital publishing exp is a plus.
Job Classification
Industry: Internet (E-Commerce)Functional Area / Department: Content, Editorial & JournalismRole Category: Editing (Print / Online / Electronic)Role: Editor / Content AnalystEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: JustdialLocation(s): Mumbai
Keyskills: Content Editing SEO Writing Proof Reading Editing Content Writing
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