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As a member of the LADbible Group Editorial Team, you will work as a journalist on the UNILAD brand to write articles which present our audience with a window into the world; making complex topics accessible to everyone while having fun along the way. Using awareness of current news, trends and viral content, you will produce multiple quality articles at speed to both engage and maximise audience potential with the help of sources provided by our social editors. The preferred candidate would be locked into social and across the biggest stories of the day, and able to spot stories suitable for our brand. By responding to audience feedback and using stats to monitor the success of articles, you will help to improve the quality of articles and use your utilise creative skills to enhance the LADbible Group brand image. What the opportunity looks like:

• Maintaining impeccable grammar while creating approximately 8-10 trending articles of around 400 words each day, with the help of sources provided by our social editors
• A strong understanding of the tone of each LADbible Group brand
• Ensure all deadlines and quotas are met within set timeframes
• Ensuring editorial execution across the websites
• Continually pitching original ideas and follow-up angles for the biggest stories across our brands
• Growing and utilising contacts for leads
• Opportunities to interview some of the biggest stars in pop culture
• Coverage of some of the world's biggest events, such as the Oscars and the Super Bowl
• Remaining proactive by researching and seeking the latest news, trends, gossip and reports ahead of competitors
• Working as a proactive member of LADbible Group Editorial team
• Actively contributing to team meetings, pitches and article ideas
• Monitoring user activity on articles and using it to inform pitches for original content and follow-up stories
• Qualitative and Quantitative: daily monitoring of content performance (shares, likes, comments, clicks)
  
  Have a journalistic background with trending news experience of creating multiple articles each day and covering breaking news in minutes
• NCTJ qualified
• Target driven and the ability to meet tight deadlines
• A demonstrably high standard of written English
• A proven ability to think, imagine and produce new and original ideas whilst continually delivering unique and engaging content in the LADbible tone
• Outstanding writing, research and writing skills
• Proven SEO knowledge/experience
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office
  
  At LADbible Group we've rolled out blended working which means the majority of departments across the business (including London, Manchester and International offices) work in the office 3 days per week.