Social Media Output Editor

Sky; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Sky TV or NOW package

Pension up to 9% employer contribution

Private healthcare with mental health

Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

Discounts on Sky products

Sharesave and Tech schemes

Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Job summary

Sky is seeking an Output Editor to oversee production and publication of social media content for Sky Sports, Sky Sports News and Football Daily. You will lead a team of Social Media Journalists, commission material, and ensure high quality, timely publishing across all platforms.

You will shape live and tentpole coverage, publish directly when needed, and collaborate with Content Production, Design and Sports Content teams. Hybrid work, Osterley base, with a focus on football and sports news.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable passion and knowledge for sport, in particular football.
• Extensive experience of publishing social media content across all platforms.
• Ability to display sound content judgement in a pressurised environment.
• Significant experience of social media publishing and content creation.
• Demonstratable experience of leading or managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Managing a group of Social Media Journalists, you will direct them on what events to cover, and content to publish across all social platforms.
• Create individual objectives and KPIs for reports, motivating and leading them to deliver against them.
• Lead by example and manage delivery of world class content to users while upholding Sky Values.
• Carry out annual performance reviews for team members.
• Make key editorial decisions about Sky Sports output and commission material for social platforms.
• Track and prioritise requests for publication from outside the Social Media team and communicate effectively.
• Tailor content for each platform to maximise engagement and reach targeted audiences.

Skills

Social media publishing

Team leadership

Editorial decisions

Content commissioning

Live sports coverage

Education

Degree in Media communications or English (NCTJ)

Job description

We are looking for an Output Editor to work on our social media accounts and channels to help Sky Sports, Sky Sports News and Football Daily stay ahead of the competition for live sport coverage, breaking news and delivery of social-first content.

The role of the Output Editor is to oversee the production and publication of market-leading social media content and ensure both consistency and timely publication across Sky Sports social media accounts and channels.

As the most senior role with a publishing remit, you will manage a group of Social Media Journalists, working closely alongside them, while also liaising with the Content Production and Design and Sports Content teams, including commissioning content.

Alongside overseeing output and delegating publishing duties, the role will also involve publishing content directly where necessary, working across all sports and news.

What you’ll do:

• Managing a group of Social Media Journalists, you will direct them on what events to cover, and content to publish across all social platforms.

• Create individual objectives and specific KPIs for your direct reports, motivating and leading them individually and collectively to deliver against them.

• Influence the behaviour of others by leading by example both in terms of managing the delivery of world class content to our users and by demonstrating our Values and the Sky Leadership Behaviours.

• Raise performance by supporting and challenging people, building a fair and consistent performance and development culture across the department.

• Champion the concept of performance management throughout the department and encourage an environment of coaching and feedback.

• Carry out annual and continuing performance reviews (PDPs) for members of the team responsible to them.

• The Output Editor must be able to make key editorial decisions about Sky Sports output, commissioning material from the Content Production and Design team for all social platforms, across a range of sports

• You will be expected to track and prioritise requests for publication of content from outside of the Social Media team, communicating effectively in-person and over email and chat

• You must be creative and able to come up with innovative ways to bring both tentpole and day-to-day events to life across our social channels in new and innovative ways.

• When directly publishing content, including around live events, you will know how to tailor content for each platform, both in style and tone, for the highest overall engagement as well as with specifically targeted audiences in mind.

• You will be expected to ensure that our social content is of the highest quality at all times so that we maintain our position as the sports broadcaster with the largest following in the UK.

• Work closely with senior producers for football, news & community and sports, deputising for them in content planning meetings internally where necessary, feeding in social-first content ideas around specific events.

What you’ll bring :

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrable passion and knowledge for sport, in particular football

• Extensive experience of publishing social media content across all platforms.

• Ability to display sound content judgement in a pressurised environment.

• Significant experience of social media publishing and content creation.

• Demonstratable experience of leading or managing teams, either directly or in-directly.

• Experience of managing a team

• Attention to detail

Desirable skills and experience:

• Working knowledge of social media insight tools
• Possess a working knowledge of Media Law
• Degree or equivalent qualification (NCTJ) in Media communications or English
• Keen interest in developments in digital publishing.

Benefits and perks

There’s one thing people can’t stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
• Private healthcare with mental health support
• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
• Sharesave and Tech schemes
• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you’ll work

We’ve adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.

Your office base

Osterley

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations.Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We’re a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates.We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.