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We’re looking for a Social Editor to be at the heart of LADbible’s audience growth strategy. You’ll be responsible for distributing trending and breaking news to our global audience, ensuring our journalism reaches the right people, on the right platforms, at the right time. You’ll work closely with journalists and editors to shape a daily publishing schedule, using editorial judgement and data insight to maximise reach and engagement across social platforms and beyond. This is a fast-paced, social-led editorial role with real impact on brand performance.

Job Responsibility:

  • Distribute trending and breaking news to our global audience
  • Work closely with journalists and editors to shape a daily publishing schedule
  • Stay ahead of competitors by proactively researching trending news, stories, and viral videos
  • Identify and champion content that audiences will want to read, watch, or share
  • Take a 360° approach to sourcing and distributing content across multiple platforms and referrers
  • Collaborate with social editors, writers, and journalists to develop ideas and improve content performance
  • Schedule and post content, primarily across Facebook and X (Twitter)
  • Package articles by writing compelling headlines, captions, and selecting attention-grabbing thumbnails
  • Monitor performance using social and audience analytics tools, optimising content to maximise reach
  • Explore and adopt new methods for audience growth across search and other referrers
  • Bring creativity, initiative, and fresh ideas to the team
  • Work across a seven-day rota and cover live events as they happen

Requirements:

  • At least 2 years’ experience in a newsroom, digital publisher, or newspaper environment
  • Experience working for a social publisher or digital newsroom is essential
  • Strong knowledge of social media platforms and Google Search
  • Interest in the UK and US news agenda, including pop culture, trends, and viral stories
  • Degree in Journalism, Broadcasting, Media, or equivalent experience (or strong relevant experience)
  • Experience selecting content and writing headlines for a digital audience
  • Understanding of trending news and how to turn it into engaging, audience-led stories
  • Working knowledge of analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Trends, Chartbeat, or NewsWhip is desirable
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively within editorial teams
  • mentoring experience is a plus but not required
  • Strong examples of content, posts, or articles that have driven audience growth
  • Strong proofreading skills and understanding of journalism law and ethics

Nice to have:

  • Mentoring experience is a plus
  • Working knowledge of analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Trends, Chartbeat, or NewsWhip is desirable

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Job Posted:
May 03, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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