Special Projects Editor Job in Nairobi Kenya

Job Title: Special Projects Editor Location:

Nairobi Company Description: Publishing and managing company for a leading magazine in Kenya.

Job Description: The SP creates, commissions and manages content for different company special projects.

The SP has a demonstrated proficiency in English writing and editing and has a strong grasp of matters of style and design.

The SP is in charge of determining content that will be published in individual special projects and of overseeing that it is produced and published in a timely manner.

The SP understands the commercial requirements of the client and can propose new content or adapt on existing content to fit the brief.

The SP oversees a team of in-house staff and external commercial writers. The SP will have a roster of different “experts” who can be contacted depending on the requirements of the content to be published.

The SP develops strategies for generating meaningful content that garners a high volume of visits and liaises with the Social Media Coordinator to create awareness and excitement around the content. Content typically includes short written articles, blurbs, video interviews, how to articles, lists and recipes. The SP liaises with their editorial team, with the PM and ME on a daily basis, to help guide the brainstorming of content topics and then to delegate assignments to in-house contributors and freelancers.

It is the SP’s responsibility to ensure that all published content meets a certain standard of quality, is relevant, and deemed useful for the audience. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Produce and manage flow of content for designated project

Liaise with clients regarding commercial obligations

Create production timetable

Work on a strategy that will increase traffic to the website

Coordinate flow of content with bloggers

Edit all content that goes online

Manage daily web editorial meeting

Keep an eye on website analytics and inform editorial content based on these results

Weekly web requirements

Chair weekly content editorial meetings

Create plan for weekly web stories and schedule in project management system Glip with help of PM

Oversee the production of 25 web posts per week

Ensure tone of digital output reflects client’s needs.

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