Assistant Editor

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Storyful Full time
Storyful is an equal opportunity employer

Job Description:
About Storyful


Founded by pioneering journalists as the first social media newswire, Storyful was created out of the need to break the news faster and edit social content to add vital context to news reporting.

Acquired by News Corp in 2013, Storyful has evolved into a premium news, video and strategic intelligence partner for media, business leaders and marketing and communications professionals.

Storyful's mission is to provide trusted, cross-platform content and context in a complex online information environment.


For news clients, we are the definitive source for eyewitness news and viral videos, playing an integral role in newsrooms around the world.

We pursue verifiable facts with the aim of providing deep context, and breaking news first. Storyful Intelligence delivers bespoke insights derived from unique access to cross-platform data and pioneering technology, contextualised by expert analysts. We translate online societal trends and decipher digital behaviours to inform strategic brand planning and mitigate repetitional risk.

What You'll Do


Since 2010, Storyful's newsroom has been working at the intersection of social media, news and technology to help media organizations tell the stories that matter most.

As we expand the breadth and depth of our coverage, we are seeking an experienced assistant editor to join our editorial team in Sydney.


They will be at home in a fast-paced, video-led, breaking news environment, and able to serve a diverse set of global newsrooms and media outlets.

They will be equally capable of taking the lead on more in-depth reports and research projects. They will be comfortable working on a range of stories, from conflict zones, to weather events, and politics.

Responsibilities:

  • Monitoring Storyful's news feeds for emerging stories and undertaking advanced searches using our proprietary tools to discover original, eyewitness content
  • Gathering and verifying UGC images, posts, videos and other content from the social web
  • Copyediting stories, client newsletters, and other material when required
  • Writing clean, concise, accurate copy for publication on the Storyful Newswire and social platforms
  • Maintaining an editorial calendar and discovery sources around the APAC region
  • Contacting uploaders and sources involved in stories
  • Working closely with newsroom clients and content creators
  • Identifying and executing on opportunities for longform reporting and research projects
  • Working to deadlines and targets
  • Flexibility to work various shifts as needed, including weekends and unsociable hours
  • Actively pitch and develop unique stories that are on brand for Storyful
  • Understanding stories that work for Storyful's clients
  • Owning the workflow process from assigning and writing stories, editing and supervising the workflow process
  • Oversee delegated assignments including stories
  • Any other duties set out by editorial management team


Required Experience & Qualifications- At least 5-7 years' experience in journalism, particularly online or broadcast journalism- A self-starting journalist who is plugged into current events around the world- A fluid, natural communicator who has experience writing and editing copy for publication.

All finalists will be administered a copy test.- Expert understanding of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, 4chan, etc.

- An expert on verification and open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques and a track record in using them in reporting- Ability to source and verify original content from across the social web- Excellent computer skills, including basic knowledge of spreadsheets and publishing within content management systems- Foreign-language skills are strongly favoured, but not required- Video-editing skills are an advantage, but not mandatory- Line-management experience and advantage, but not mandatory

Location:
Sydney, NSW

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid - 3 days per week in office

Equal Opportunity Employer


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets

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