Editor, News Curation
Buzzfeed
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 2/12/2016 6:08:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
We're looking for a smart and experienced news junkie to join BuzzFeed News' curation team and tell our readers on a multitude of platforms what is happening in the world today.
The successful candidate will have experience at a professional news organization, superior news judgement, excellent communication skills, and be obsessed with figuring out what people are sharing, liking, recommending and talking about online.
This job is full-time and based in New York. We offer competitive compensation and a stock option program.
Responsibilities:
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Manage and grow BuzzFeed News’ presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more.
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Effectively use news judgement and data to curate stories for BuzzFeed News app, social accounts and home page to best present news stories for our audiences.
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Determine which news events should be sent as push notifications, then craft and send the notifications.
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Coordinate with the news desk on gathering, verifying and confirming social content.
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Provide live coverage during breaking news events.
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Embrace new and innovative ways to tell news stories across BuzzFeed’s distributed news channels.
Requirements:
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1-3 years of experience editing an app, homepage, or social media account for a news organization.
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A national and world news junkie with an interest and understanding of politics, business, tech, sports, science, and global affairs.
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Ability to keep a cool head under pressure and work quickly, accurately, and confidently in a fast-paced breaking news environment.
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Relentless attention to detail while comfortable multi-tasking in fast-moving news environments.
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Comfortable with real-time social reporting: searching for photos, live-tweeting press conferences, etc.
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Have a demonstrated ability to craft notifications, tweets, Facebook posts, and live coverage that people want to share and engage with.
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Deep understanding of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc., and why content on those platforms became popular.
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Well-rounded knowledge of photo and video editing software.
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Experience with real-time analytics and social sharing tools.
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Must be a team player and live on the Internet.
About BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed is the social news and entertainment company. BuzzFeed is redefining online advertising with its social, content-driven publishing technology. BuzzFeed provides the most shareable breaking news, original reporting, entertainment, and video across the social web to its global audience of more than 200M and 1.5B monthly video views.