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Digital Editor

Digital Editor

House & Home MediaToronto, ON, Canada
7 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

House & Home Media is Canada’s leading independent media company, specializing in home and lifestyle content. We are seeking a dynamic Digital Editor to strategize, develop and produce editorial content across all of the company’s digital platforms including websites, e-Newsletters and social media. The Digital Editor will collaborate with our print and video editorial content teams and will work full-time out of our dynamic midtown Toronto office.

Ideal candidates are energetic, service-oriented individuals with a strong background in online and digital content, a great eye for design and a passion for decorating and lifestyle content. Connections to the design community are an asset.

PRIMARY TASKS INCLUDE :

  • Brainstorm, develop and create editorial content across all H&H’s digital platforms (web, video, social, 2 weekly e-newsletters )
  • Lead editorial content meetings with the President and Publisher
  • Oversee content contributors and assign stories, solicit designers and well-known bloggers for editorial submissions
  • Edit all content prior to publication to ensure it aligns with H&H’s brand voice and editorial style
  • Collaborate with Director of Digital Marketing to publish sponsored content across all digital platforms
  • Publish content to H&H’s applications on a daily basis including Wordpress (web), Apple News, Sprout (social), Campaign Monitor (email), Tailwind (Pinterest), JW Player (video), etc.
  • Manage a cross-platform digital content calendar
  • Develop a robust digital strategy that evolves with industry trends and keeps pace with algorithm changes
  • Use analytics to understand and report on program performance and inform content strategy
  • Work with H&H’s web-developer to improve functionality and troubleshoot technical issues
  • Work with H&H’s art department to create high-quality graphics for web and social

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE :

  • 3 - 5 years of experience creating digital content
  • Education in Journalism, Media, Communications or other related field
  • Experience managing and reporting site analytics
  • Understanding and experience with search engine optimization (SEO)
  • Strong proficiency with Wordpress and other content management systems
  • Basic photo editing
  • Ability to generate ideas and write strong web-exclusive content
  • Strong editing skills
  • Proven ability to build online traffic and grow social media communities