Monster seeks digital editor

Monster — the global leader in connecting people to jobs and the pioneer site for digital recruiting — is looking for an innovative digital editor to help shape our coverage of issues that matter to job seekers.

The ideal candidate will have experience creating high-quality, actionable how-to content, both evergreen and off the day’s news. We’re looking for a utility player, who is comfortable editing and writing; reporting journalistically and aggregating from around the web; creating written word, video, photo, and audio; developing ideas big and small.

On a day to day basis, you’ll stay on top of the issues and trends that are key to America’s workforce—from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report to emerging resume formats to the latest offerings in office cafeterias—and help decide how to translate these topics for Monster’s audiences.

But you’ll also have a key role in the bigger picture: As we redefine our content strategy, editorial voice, and UI to maximize audience engagement, traffic, branding, and revenue, you’ll be asked to think creatively about new ways to engage our audience, both as a whole and key segments. Plus, you’ll also be tasked with thinking about what people and assets inside and outside the company can be leveraged to best achieve our corporate goal—which is to help people “find better.”

Essential Functions:
· Stay on top of relevant news to ensure full coverage of our core subject areas
· Ideate, assign, edit, write, and publish long- and short-form articles, galleries, quizzes, lists, and videos that are consistent with the Monster brand and that deliver value and utility
· Help identify contributors internally and externally who will boost the brand
· Curate content contributed by external sources, and help syndicate our content to other sites
· Develop and manage data-driven content projects
· Write “clicky” headlines and smart metadata for SEO
· Serve as a brand ambassador through Twitter and other social media
· Monitor audience behaviors via analytics tools, and respond by optimizing UI and content in cooperation with internal/external teams
· Help develop an editorial calendar
· Stay up to date with best practices in SEO, content marketing, digital journalism, social media, web usability, web design, and business/industry trends

Job requirements:
· Belief in Monster’s mission to inspire people to help improve their lives
· Degree in journalism, marketing, communication, or relevant work experience
· 1-5 years’ experience writing or editing multimedia web content, ideally related to careers or with a special focus on how-to articles
· Collaborative attitude and experience working with cross-functional teams
· Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills
· Ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment
· Fluency with web analytics tools and social media, and experience with HTML, CSS, and content management systems. Experience with Creative Suite a plus

To apply, go here, or send a resume, cover letter and two writing samples to Margaret.Magnarelli@monster.com.