Community Journalist
- Salary: Starting from £16,000 to £18,000 (+ upto 10% pension and other benefits)
- Period: Full-time
- Location: Aldershot, Hampshire
Do you like to participate in local groups, events and with the local council? Do you think about ways to improve your local area? Would you like to help bring local people together and create stronger communities using the web?
There is a huge opportunity for the internet to bring people together more in every community across the UK. The web is a great way to spread the word about local events and to get people talking with each other about important local issues.
We are looking for an sociable, organised and enthusiastic journalist to spearhead a bold new network of websites for every local council in the UK. You'll be working directly with the company directors to plan the new network and create it. It's a rare opportunity to be in charge of what we believe is set to be the biggest network of UK communities.
You will plan the content and features for the websites and allocate tasks to designers, developers and writers to build and improve the websites.
Job responsibilities
- Plan the new network and the features it should offer.
- Plan the content - articles, blogs, forums.
- Brief our website designers and developers.
- Measure the success of the network.
- Take responsibility for the overall quality of the sites.
- Control of a substantial budget for you to grow the sites.
Requirements
Essential
- Experience in writing for the web or managing websites.
- Experience in planning and then delivering on that plan.
- Interested in local issues and politics.
Desireable
- Understanding of how web pages are built.
- Understanding of how to promote websites.
Personality
- Passionate about the web
- Enthusiastic
- Self-motivated
- Attention to detail
- Sense of humour
Next steps
If this sounds like you then please send your CV and a summary of why you would like this job to jobs@fubra.com. We are seeking to hire someone ASAP.
£250 Reward
If this job isn't right for you but you know someone else who would be interested, then why not tell them about it. If they apply and are successful we will pay you £250 as a reward.*
About Fubra
Fubra owns over 100 websites used by UK consumers. Our sites cover: travel, property, motoring, lifestyle and finance. We help inform and empower people by providing interesting, useful and unique content and tools. We are constantly working to improve our sites and build new ones.
Your career is firmly in your control at Fubra - you have freedom to develop new ideas and the support of the company to see them through to success.
Fubra was founded in 2000 and has grown consistently to it's current team of 20 employees. We are a fun team of people - designers, developers, writers and marketers.
Pension
All employees are offered access to our corporate pension plan. Fubra will match any contributions made by an employee to 10% of their salary. Managed by Lloyds TSB, the pension platform lets you pick and chose where to invest your money from a variety of funds.
Location
Fubra's office is a Grade II listed building located in old Aldershot, on the Hants/Surrey border. We are close to Guildford, Reading, Woking and London Farnborough Airport (where the stars fly from).
