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Online Writer / Journalist / Content Curator, Co-operative News - England

This job is located in Manchester, England (map)

This vacancy is for a content curator for the Global News Hub for co-operatives website: www.thenews.coop, which brings together content from co-operatives around the world on one platform. This is managed by the UK-based Co-operative News, the 140-year-old newspaper for co-operatives.

As well as creating original content, you will also be the main administrator for the website and be responsible for many things including moderating comments to taking our social media strategy to the next level.

The United Nations has designated 2012 as the International Year of Co-operatives and co-operatives are big business, which represent a billion people across the world. They also touch many areas of society that are extremely relevant today including fair trade, renewable energy, global poverty and finance.

Responsibilities:

• Have a keen eye for the best stories to promote on the website and social networks and the printed Co-operative News
• Moderate website content, comments and social network channels
• Create original content around themes, and respond to fast-happening topical events
• Other relevant work as required

Requirements:

• Communications or journalism background
• Research and write compelling stories, which will include interviewing people and attending conferences and events
• Execute searches and research across many sources, including Google and social networks
• Find new sources of content, such as blogs, co-operative websites and other hard-to-find websites
• Form partnerships with content creators
• First-hand experience with managing, publishing and engaging users across social networks
• Organised, with attention to detail and working to tight deadlines and fast turnaround
• To routinely collect feedback and provide monthly statistics on the performance of the website; and social media initiatives (ie. visitor numbers, identify poorly performing areas of the website etc…)
• Must be able to create and format spreadsheets
• Understanding of basic HTML and foundation-level web technologies, such as RSS
• Ability to learn and understand new technologies

Desirable, but not essential:

• Fluency in writing or speaking foreign languages (French/Spanish preferable)
• Knowledge and a passion for co-operatives
• Experience and knowledge of data visualisation tools to create content such as infographics, maps, charts and diagrams.
• Understanding of a website statistics tool such as Google Analytics
• Multimedia experience (know how to use a camera for video/photography or format video/audio for the web)

This is a full-time position based in Manchester, UK. We may consider part-time and flexible working patterns.

How to Apply:

Please email your CV and covering letter to jobs@thenews.coop, mentioning that you found this job on Journalism.co.uk. 

Registered job seekers can apply via the "Apply" button below.

In your application, to help give us an overview of your skills, please tell us how you will help drive readership for the Co-operative News website.

Co-operative News is both a printed publication for UK co-operatives and a news service for co-ops worldwide through its Global News Hub website www.thenews.coop. A hybrid co-operative that is both owned by co-operatives and individual members, Co-operative Press Ltd was established in 1871, which makes us the oldest co-operative newspaper in the world — and also, arguably, the oldest democratically controlled paper.

We also run the short web address maker at: http://s.coop/

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