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Trends Journalist, New York
Storyful
New York, NY, United States
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Responsibilities
Monitoring Storyful’s feeds & tools for alerts and stories
Tracking trending and breaking stories and identifying high-interest trends to share with clients
Developing advanced searches and innovating creative approaches to discover original content in both established & emerging social platforms
Discovering and verifying videos, images & posts and following up directly with sources involved in stories when needed
Writing and editing concise and accurate copy to publish both internally and in public platforms
Engaging in customer service with clients and content creators
Working to deadlines and set targets
Requirements
Master of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Imgur, Tumblr, Pinterest, Vine, YouTube, Instagram, SnapChat and other emerging platforms
Ability to find, source and verify original content from across the social web
A fluid, natural communicator who has experience writing and copyediting for online publications and social platforms
Video editing skills are an advantage but not mandatory
Skills in foreign languages a plus
How to Apply
Storyful is the first social media news agency. We consider ourselves unique as a newsroom. And because of that, we want to make sure that you ‘get it’, because many people don’t. When writing to us, be sure to tell us about an early ‘trend’ that you saw on social media and how you built a story around it. Also, tell us about a time when you used your journalism skills to verify or debunk a complex story.
If you sound like ‘the candidate’, please email your cover letter and CV to join@storyful.com.