Assistant Editor

The Offer

• Opportunity within company with a solid track record of success
• Work alongside & learn from best in class talent
• Flexible working options

The Job

You will be responsible for:

• Proofread and edit articles by our team of freelance writers.
• Give feedback to writers.
• Source images for each article and publish articles.
• Write regular articles for our sites.
• Come up with ideas for new articles which our followers will love.

The Profile

• Highly skilled in spoken and written English to be able to effectively liaise with stakeholders in the region.
• A degree-level education, ideally relating to journalism.
• A genuine passion and love for travelling.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Creativity and ideas to drive our website forward.
• The ability to manage several tasks simultaneously while remaining calm under pressure.
• The ability to be a team player with excellent communication skills.
• A good eye for photography for articles.
• Prioritising the important stories of the day and how they should be delivered will come naturally to you.
• The ability to write excellent travel articles.
• The ability to come up with ideas for interesting articles and to assign the task to one of our writers.
• The ability to work in a startup environment and to do things outside the realm of normal daily activities.
• The confidence to try new things and to push yourself.
• The ability to see constructive feedback as a tool to help you constantly improve and become better.

The Employer

Our client is a digital media company that owns several influential websites, including Ireland Before You Die and Meanwhile in Ireland