Senior Social Editor

Jungle Creations London / Hybrid United Kingdom Content: Editorial
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Company Description

Jungle Creations is an award-winning social media-first publisher that exists to create ideas that get people to thrive online and in the real world. With offices in London and New York, the company owns and operates a number of hugely popular media brands. They each create and publish content across a number of different passion points, from food to women's interests and fitness, and they include; VT, Twisted, Four Nine, Craft Factory, Level Fitness, Futur3ology and Lovimals, which together have amassed over 125 million followers worldwide.


Jungle Creations works with clients including the likes of Diageo, McDonald's and Unilever, to help them reach its audiences through impactful and engaging branded content which has seen the company win The Drum's sought after 'Branded Content Team Of The Year' for the last four years in a row. Today the business has branched out into many offline ventures including Twisted: A Cookbook, delivery only restaurant business; Twisted London, and a Twisted IPA in collaboration with Brewgooder. Jungle Creations is also home to The Wild, an award-winning social media-first creative agency that helps brands turn heads and make it matter, specialising in social media management, multi-platform creative campaigns, branded content, production, influencer, and performance marketing.

Position

We’re looking for somebody with a passion for social media, who’ll be able to spot a trending story before our competitors, and who can create engaging posts that’ll drive readers to our websites.

The Senior Social Editor will be a key part of Jungle’s fast-paced Editorial team, which is dedicated to bringing the day’s top news and entertainment stories to our millions of followers across our social media platforms.

If you’re enthusiastic about smashing targets and relish the faced-paced intensity of the daily news cycle, then this is the role for you.

As well as sourcing the day’s most sharable and talked-about stories, you’ll be tasked with packaging and posting content across our social media pages. After helping to establish what subjects and trends make our audiences buzz, the Senior Social Editor will be responsible for building a day-to-day schedule around what is trending that day. ​

The role will also involve the Senior Social Editor working with the Editorial team to not only track the performance of our posts but continually develop ways we can improve and build our audience.

Helping to assist the Head of Editorial with various tasks, you will also be required to lead shifts and assist the writing team, ensuring that all articles are packaged in accordance with social media guidelines.

Requirements

  • Experience using analytical tools such as Google Analytics and Crowdtangle to create reports and deliver stats to the Head of Editorial.

  • A genuine passion for social media and strong knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram, as well as Creator Studio etc.

  • Experience working in a social media-driven environment.

  • Impeccable attention to detail in text and images.

  • A keen eye for what’s trending on social media.

  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

  • Strong skillset when it comes to titling and packaging articles for social media.

  • Strong knowledge of Google/Microsoft Office in order to put together docs, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Other information

What's in it for you?

Our competitive salary package includes a bonus scheme, flexible/hybrid working, family-friendly benefits, 25 days of holiday per year (excl. national holidays), health and wellbeing initiatives, ERGS and committees, social events, a fully stocked kitchen plus much more!

We want you to add to our culture

At Jungle Creations, we aim to ensure our workforce reflects the diverse society we live in. We want everyone to feel that Jungle Creations is a place where they belong and that is the reason why we look for the cultural add, not the cultural fit.

Post Covid-19 Plan

We have moved to a permanent hybrid working system that sees staff split their time between the office and home (government guidelines allowing). Each team differs in terms of their in-office expectations so feel free to discuss this during your interview process.

Is this the role for you? Please download the full job description and apply ASAP!