Opportunities like this don’t come around very often! Playbuzz, the fast paced, high growth and successful venture-backed global start-up, is looking for a Senior Content Editor to join our team in London!
Playbuzz, the 18 month old website and web platform, has already been adopted by more than 5,000 of the world’s leading publishers such as MTV, People Magazine, FC Barcelona, MarketWatch, is the most shared website on Facebook globally since November 2014 and is ranked among the 50 most trafficked websites in the US. Playbuzz has seen significant traction in the UK having worked closely with the likes of Telegraph, Mirror, Sky, RadioTimes, Independent and the Sun, enabling simple and effective creation of popular, engaging viral content formats, such as its famous quizzes, listicles, rankings and other forms of Playful Content™ and it’s now expanding.
About the role
As a Senior Content Editor you’ll get the chance to work with the coolest media/ content companies in the UK, including newspapers, magazines, TV networks, Football clubs, Ad agencies and more. Your job will be to use your creative/editorial flair to help those world-leading organisations become successful with creating content on the Playbuzz platform. The role represents a real opportunity to progress your career with an early/mid stage, high growth start-up in the exciting content marketing/tech space.
You’ll report to the UK MD/Head of Account Management and some specific responsibilities will include:
Creating high quality and highly shareable playful editorial content for a UK audience in a fast paced environment.
Pitching new and exciting content ideas on a daily basis and keeping track of the ‘hot’ stories of the day.
Playing a key role in conceiving and editing ideas for new content ideas with Playbuzz’s partners in the UK in order to increase adoption of Playbuzz’s products and services.
Forecasting, tracking and analysing content data for the in-house content team and partners’ content on the Playbuzz platform.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for smart, ambitious people who enjoy building something, a healthy challenge and working as part of a highly motivated team.
Specifically we want people who:
Are obsessed with everything that’s trending, internet culture and excited about creating and editing the sort of content that people want to share.
Have a passion for news, pop culture, social media (and preferably funny animal videos) and knowledge in the fields of tech and sports is a big plus.
Solid experience in all forms of content creation and first class communication skills (perfect English, both written and spoken).
At least 2 years’ experience working as an editor in online/media/print/TV or other related fields.
Have experience in taking other people’s work and upgrading it to ‘the next level’, while paying close attention to language, fact checking, visuals and overall packaging.
Have a genuine love and enthusiasm for the sort of content we create at Playbuzz.
Have the ability to meet deadlines and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment (flexibility to work long hours and weekends when necessary).
Are motivated, detail oriented, multi-taskers with strong organisational and communication skills.
Basic image-editing skills, experience establishing a social media presence or experience managing social media assets is a plus.
What can you expect from us?
Playbuzz is dedicated to building an exciting, fun and inspirational work environment. So, what can you expect from us?
An open culture where your input is valued
No formality for formality’s sake. Casual dress and a fun environment
To challenge you to be the best you can be in your role
Colleagues who you look forward to spending time with every day
Allowing you to be yourself
A buzzy start-up culture in an exciting space
How to apply
If you’re interested in working with us and helping us build our team, please send your CV and one paragraph on why you would like to work with us to ukjobs@playbuzz.com