Reuters seeks social media correspondent

As the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, Reuters editorial is one of the world’s largest international multimedia news providers, reaching more than one billion people every day.

We deliver unparalleled international and national news coverage with speed, impartiality and insight to professional via Thomson Reuters desktops, the world’s media organizations and directly to consumers on Reuters.com.

Job Duties:

1. In charge of social media newsgathering unit in New York.  Responsible for identifying and developing state-of-the-art news delivery and storytelling methods via social media, messaging and other emerging platforms and analyzing data to create precision social media strategy.
2. Lead a team that tracks any number of social media streams, feeds and sites  Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr and more  to support Reuters’ breaking news efforts by quickly identifying and verifying unexpected events in real time.
3. Use social media tools and others to augment our reporting on major news, everything from mass shootings and natural disasters to stock market flash crashes’ and the U.S. presidential campaign.
4. Exercise news judgment to identify those quirky stories that are born on social media every day and go viral there, as well as a deft touch as a writer to tell them to Reuters’ global audience.
5. Set an example on the file with hard-hitting, insightful stories of their own and play a key role in setting the agenda for team of reporters.

To apply, go here.