Managing Editor at Veegil Media

Veegil Media is a non-partisan technology and media organization that seeks to transform societies with technology. We promote civic engagement and good leadership for the welfare of the people.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Managing Editor

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are seeking a Managing Editor to head our Media Team. We are looking for a Managing Editor who will be responsible for creating content strategies and overseeing their implementation processes.
• You will be required to manage a team of writers, editors and creative designers.
• You will monitor and edit content pieces to ensure they follow tone and style guides.
• You will develop strategic plans for our contents/articles/publications, that they continually meet reader or follower needs. You will be required to review all contents/articles/publications for accuracy.
• You will develop strategies for increasing readership/followership on all our social media platforms and also, generating and increasing ad revenues.
• You will evaluate the performance of writers, editors, photographers, creative designers and other members of the media team to ensure that they are meeting Veegil's standards for quality and productivity.
• You will be required to oversee the development of the publication's overall content strategy to ensure that it aligns with Veegil's goals for growth.
• We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Managing Editor with a high sense of creativity and strong social media presence. The ideal candidate will review written contents for spelling and grammar errors, fact-check information in articles and stories, provide suggestions for edits when needed, write editorial pieces to contribute to the publications.
• As a seasoned Managing Editor, you must be ready to bring game-changing contents and developments to life and join a community that values civic engagement and political consciousness for the people.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the content creation process from writing through editing and publishing
• Assign projects and ensuring the media team meets its deadlines.
• Oversee content creation process to ensure that our contents promote our brand in a positive and engaging way.
• Use analytical tools to monitor our contents' progress and build strategies to improve our contents according to these results
• Conduct research on our target audience to determine the best ways to reach and engage with them.
• Applicant should have work experience in interviewing, with strong writing skills, while demonstrating excellent editorial judgement and conduct.
• Research on trending topics, combining online sources, generating ideas for new content types and proofreading articles before publication.
• Develop positive and constructive relationships with sources across a wide range of industries, organizations and regions to bring diverse and well-informed voices into daily reporting.
• Attract, interview, study, and interact with targeted virtual communities and networks users.
• Build and execute social media strategy through competitive research.
• Generate, edit, publish and share daily content original texts, images or videos that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action.
• Prepare well-structured drafts using Content Management Systems.
• Coordinate with marketing and design teams to illustrate articles.
• Conduct simple keyword research and use SEO guidelines to increase web traffic. Promote content on social media.
• Identify customers’ needs and gaps in our content, and recommend new topics.
• Ensure all-around consistency in style, fonts, images and tone.
• Update website content as needed.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in English, Mass Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field.
• Proven working experience in Editing, Journalism with portfolio of proven written articles.
• Demonstrable social networking experience and analytics tools knowledge.
• Minimum of three years of experience in Journalism, coupled with TV / Web / Media presentation.
• Knowledge of online marketing and good understanding of major marketing channels.
• Proven experience in news reporting and ability to perform in front of the camera.
• Strong writing and storytelling skills, and knowledge of local, national, and international economic news and current events.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Good understanding of social networks and the audience.
• Proven filming and editing abilities.
• Proven organizational skills, and ability to work autonomously under tight deadlines.
• Good editorial judgement, demonstrated ability to produce original and enterprising news reports.
• Ability to manage new and emerging technologies.
• Experience and/or knowledge of third party community sites and social networks such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and others.
• Experience with paid social media campaigns.
• Strong portfolio of previous work.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.