London web design / development / e-commerce jobs

Web Content Editor

Date posted: Wednesday 28th October

Location: Victoria

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading international travel company looking to reinvent their global web portfolio.

Working as part of a small, but rapidly growing web team in offices at Hyde Park, the role is for an experienced and creative Web Content Editor writing editorial for the web sites and e-marketing assets within their impressive portfolio. You will also have an equally impressive portfolio displaying your creativity and writing style and have the desire to forge an enviable career within a combined B2B and B2C environment. For more details, apply today with your CV and editorial portfolio links.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Act as product expert, responsible for all editorial and merchandising across the company websites

· Develop and implement merchandising content (travel guides, interviews, press releases) strategies across the company websites

· Increase traffic and sales through compelling, commercial content designed to engage the consumer in the purchase of company products

· Produce new content and write it in an interesting and appealing manner

· Source images and artwork, and commission / license additional content from freelancers and third parties

· Liaise with regional internal departments to manage content, style and presentation of all e-marketing materials together with scheduling.

· Maintain the site and ensure all information is accurate.

· Plan the style of copy required and the frequency with which it is updated

· Identify suitable subjects (amongst staff and clients) for interview and content publication on the website

· Incorporate written copy onto the website from other individuals or departments

· Develop editorial policies, copyright, data protection and best practice.

· Engage in the creation and ongoing development of the community and social networking proposition

Skills / Attributes Required

· Outstanding copywriting abilities for new media with the ability to communicate complex information in a lively, accurate and compelling manner.

· Strong knowledge of Content Management Systems (CMS) and HTML

· Meticulous approach and an eye for detail while also being able to see the ‘big picture’ of the websites, our objectives and our brand.

· Experience of optimising and editing images with graphics software such as PhotoShop or other editing packages, as well as creating and uploading videos to maximise the visual impact of the website is essential.

· A strong interest in travel and the ability to communicate it in an exciting and accessible manner.

· Ability to work to a number of competing deadlines and to ‘multi-task’.

· Experience in journalism, writing and publishing in offline media.

· Experience of working with databases in a web context would be an advantage.

· Familiarity with legal issues such as copyright and data protection.

· Experience of other web media, technologies and formats, including Flash and Adobe Acrobat Software.

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Able to undertake research using a variety of sources
Creative, able to alter their style of writing to reflect their audience
An Art (English) or Media based Honours Degree