Social Editor (Social Video)

Pubitygroup; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media publishing group in London seeks a Social Editor to identify and acquire engaging video content for its social media pages. The role involves liaising with contributors for consent, compiling analytics on content usage, and ensuring quality posts to drive engagement. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of experience in licensing or content acquisition, strong communication skills, and the ability to build effective professional relationships. Competitive salary and bonuses are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual skills development budget

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in licensing, content acquisition, or online publishing.
• Strong communicator in written form, over phone, and email.
• Ability to influence and build relationships easily.

Responsibilities

• Identify and acquire videos for social media pages.
• Liaise with contributors to acquire consent for content.
• Compile analytics on video usage across social media.

Skills

Content licensing experience

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Business relationship building

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job title: Social Editor

Department: Social Video

Location: London

About us

Pubity Group is the world’s largest Gen‑Z social publisher. We’re a tight‑knit and agile team looking to disrupt the next-generation of media publishing.

Inspired by culture, we tell the stories and break the news that young people need to hear. We work with leading brands on campaigns that drive proven business results. Even better, they’re campaigns that young people really love. As a fast‑growing team in a fast‑growing business, we’re investing in our sales team to further strengthen the relationships we have with our current clients and generate new business.

The role

To identify and acquire videos and other content from the internet to the Pubity Group’s relevant social media pages (namely Facebook). To ensure the best content is being posted across the Group’s social media pages to drive engagement. Compiling analytics and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Meet set targets for content acquisition outreach (including content outreached for, content permissions returned, partner libraries looked through with set targets for content flagged)
• Liaising directly with contributors to acquire consent to their content
• Increasing usage of videos on Pubity Group’s social media pages
• Identifying high quality videos from across the internet and various social media sites for us to post.
• Carrying out copyright and contractual checks on the content
• Storyboarding videos to our internal video editing team
• Building effective and engaging relationships with our contributors
• Collaborating with all content teams to continuously increase usage of owned or submitted video
• Identifying and researching popular subjects for us to cover across Pubity Group brands.
• Collaborating with the content team to increase the maximum potential value of all content we gain the right to use for
• Compiling daily analytics on usage of video across the Group’s social media pages
• Reporting directly to the Social Video Manager daily to provide an overview of conversions, analytics and statistics.

What you need to have done before

• 2+ year experience within a licensing, content acquisition or online publishing company.
• Strong communicator in written form, over phone and email
• Strong attention to detail
• A target focused approach
• Experience of building effective business relationships
• Ability to prioritise and develop with the growth of the company
• Highly organised and proficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to influence and build relationships easily with others
• Polite and professional approach and looks to represent the company well at all times
• Ability to storyboard and express your ideas regarding the content you find

Desirable:

• Understanding of copyright law and legislation surrounding content acquisition

What we offer

• Competitive salary + Bonus
• Annual skills development budget

At Pubity Group, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe in fostering a workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive, and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.