Social Media Editor (Mat Cover)

Your Team: The Irish Sun Online is one of the biggest mobile news brands in Ireland - and still growing! - with a talented award-winning team who publish the best coverage of news sport TV and showbiz lifestyle and family value.

Your Role: At a time of significant digital growth and expansion for The Irish Sun Online were looking for a talented highly motivated resourceful individual with a deep knowledge of social media platforms and current affairs to join our award winning team.

Day to day you will:

• Play a key role in the ongoing development and execution of The Irish Suns social media strategy.

• Curate content from across to satisfy a diverse range of audience demographics.

• Edit and maintain The Irish Suns social media channels to a high standard in close conjunction with the rest of the team.

• Contribute to The Irish Suns adoption of emerging social platforms and tools and take responsibility for the growth of The Irish Suns new social channels.

• Work directly with editorial digital video picture design podcast commercial and marketing teams ensuring their respective demands are met on various projects and promotions as well as liaising with teams across the wider Sun brand

• As a team ensure the newsroom has sufficient insight to produce internet-friendly stories and take responsibility for their subsequent distribution on social media channels.

• Focus on targets and be clear on what is required in order to meet them.

• Drive social media video strategy identifying content potential in order to drive engagement maximising watch time and revenue

• Ensure content shared on social media platforms adheres to respective community guidelines and doesnt breach rules around copyright infringement with a clear understanding of fair use AI checks compliance rules around violence and gambling and legal issues.

What were looking for from you:

• Deep knowledge of social media platforms and current affairs

• Unflappable under pressure and delivers work at a consistently high standard

• Proactive and displays a willingness to take on any task

• Positive attitude and good team player

• Takes initiative in order to achieve desired results

• Self-starter organised and a good problem-solver able to eliminate obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches

• Can demonstrate an understanding of the The Irish Sun brand both print and digital

Application Process

Please send your CV (including your Twitter and Insta handle) and a cover letter.

To apply you must have the right to work in Ireland.

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In addition we also offer:

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• Pension plan

• Health insurance

• Volunteer days

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary plus 2 weeks Paternity leave

• Bike to Work and tax saver schemes

• Wide range of training available plus full linkedin Learning access.

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