Social Media Bilingual Editors Wanted in London

Job title: Social Media Editor
Start Date：17 November, 2014
Salary: ￡22,000-28,000 per annum
Location: West London

Employer description:

China.org.cn, China's national online news service based in Beijing, offers wide-ranging, up-to-date news about China, searchable texts of government position papers and background information about Chinese history, politics, economics and culture.

Job description:

We're looking for three Social Media Editors to join us in our new branch office in London. The ideal candidate will be a creative thinker with polished writing flare and a passion for using social and content marketing to generate brand awareness and leads.

Responsibilities:

* Write, edit and proofread news reports, feature stories and opinion articles on the latest topics about China based on the needs of specific audiences.
* Update and manage China.org.cn’s social media accounts by monitoring various sources on a daily basis.
* Drive and increase social sharing of our content to help increase the reach and visibility of our social media accounts and the values of our organization.
* Develop social media strategies and integrated marketing campaigns aligned with potential business goals.
* Share and educate team members about key skills.
* Assist in the development of metrics to evaluate work effectiveness and write work reports.
* Plan and execute seminars, cultural activities, marketing campaigns and other programs by collaborating with local and Chinese partners.

The successful candidate must:

* Be a native English speaker with good mastery of Chinese, or be a native Chinese speaker with good mastery of English.
* Have strong writing and editing skills.
* Have a university degree or equivalent professional qualification, ideally in Chinese or journalism.
* Be a self-starter, a team player and able to meet deadlines.
* Experience in writing, editing and producing print or online content.
* In-depth knowledge of social media platforms and an understanding of their application to journalism.
* Have a good news sense and good knowledge about China.
* Be computer literate on Windows-based systems like Office, Photoshop.

The preferred candidate will have:

* Rich, proactive and creative ideas for content that will help expand our reach while engaging our target audience.
* Good sense of social media trends.
* Ability to plan and execute projects across digital, social and mobile platforms.
* Experience in China or a profound knowledge about China.
* Ability of graphic design and video editing.

Please send email with full CV and relevant examples of work to Mr. George Wang,?at georgewzy#hotmail.com (@for#).

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English copy editor -- Job Vacancy in Beijing

Job title: English copy editor

Responsibilities:

* Proofreading, editing, reporting and writing news reports, feature stories, and opinion articles.
* Assisting in editorial decision-making, including project planning, story selection and page design.
* Helping to train translators and reporters.

The successful candidate must:

* Be a native English speaker with strong writing skills.
* Hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher, and ideally a professional qualification in journalism.
* Be a self-starter and a team player; able to work to deadlines; have a good news sense and some knowledge of Chinese affairs.
* Be computer literate on Windows-based systems.

The preferred candidate will have:

* No less than one year's experience of writing, editing, producing print or online content.
* Experience or knowledge about China.

Please send an email with full CV and examples of work if possible to recruitment@china.org.cn. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.