Social Media Editor (6 month fixed term contract)

About us

The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide.

At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here, you’re given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world.

In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing.

Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path, you’ll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere.

Build a newsworthy career at the FT.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion 

We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected and valued. A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential. We are committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups.

The role

The Financial Times is hiring a Social Media Editor to join our London-based newsroom team on a part-time basis, working three days a week, initially on a 6 month fixed term contract. 

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.

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 newsclips for Instagram and TikTok.
• 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.
• Sunday shifts are required as part of the team rota

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.
• A track record of social media innovation and proactive at finding creative ways to engage our audience around the biggest news of the day
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail

This social media editor will be expected to work regular Sunday shifts, as part of the desk rota.

Please submit your application by the end of the day, Monday 16th December 2024. 

What’s in it for you? Our benefits

Our benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a hybrid working model that promotes flexibility, including remote work options. We will support specific flexibility requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation 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, email [email protected] and a member of our team will be happy to help.

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