Senior Social Editor at Yahoo News

Senior Social Editor

United States of America – Remote

Full time

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Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

A Little About Us

Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900 million people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love — from news, finance and sports, to shopping and gaming — with the trusted products, content and tech that fuel their day.

At Yahoo News, we are laser-focused on becoming the world’s best curator for our 35 million daily users, expanding our distribution to meet millions more users where they are through high-quality content from premium publishers, Yahoo News staff and the Yahoo Creator network. Building the best guide to the internet (and the world) requires building the best team.

A Lot About You

We’re looking for an experienced social editor to anchor Yahoo News’ daily coverage across our news, entertainment and lifestyle accounts, tapping into over a thousand premium publishers, Yahoo originals team and our community of Yahoo Creators.

As the team’s senior editor, you will play a pivotal role in driving our growth and engagement across Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, Reddit, LinkedIn and WhatsApp. You will be the key point of contact for all Yahoo News social platforms, working closely with editors on the curation and originals teams to ensure breaking news is handled by the team accurately and quickly across Yahoo’s platforms.

The ideal candidate will be a senior professional who is able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and swiftly pivot between assignments.

This role demands a confident self-starter and senior professional with demonstrated news judgment in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for overseeing a consistent flow of expertly curated content from our Yahoo originals team, Yahoo Creators and high-quality news and lifestyle publishers.

Responsibilities:

• Manage Yahoo News channels across platforms, setting the plans, priorities and pace
• Lead our breaking news coverage across social, liaising effectively with the curation and originals teams to ensure news is handled with care and properly promoted
• Write, edit and post content on News accounts across platforms including but not limited to Instagram, X (Twitter), Facebook, TikTok, Threads, Reddit, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn
• Effectively plan coverage for key tentpole events – considering the different needs for each social platform
• Identify content from our ecosystem – tapping Yahoo originals, third-party publisher content and creator content – to bubble up the right topics for the right platforms at the right times
• Commission short video clips of key moments from live events
• Maintain Yahoo’s editorial voice; uphold Yahoo News editorial standards and best practices on social media; and reflect our North Star and user needs in decisions

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years experience in social media-focused journalism roles
• Experience working in fast-paced and/or large-scale media, news or social media companies
• Demonstrated news judgment and ability to adapt text-based journalism for social and messaging platforms
• Ability to craft compelling, clear, error-free copy for social audiences that adheres to AP and house style guidelines
• Extensive knowledge of social platforms – established and emerging – as well as platform best practices, industry trends and audience consumption habits
• Knowledge of video editing software and experience using templates, graphics and footage to create video content for social
• Collegial, adaptable and eager to experiment toward experiences that deliver the greatest impact for users
• Ability to perform deadline-oriented tasks without sacrificing quality
• Attention to detail and strong communication skills
• Experience with analytics tools and making insightful data actionable
• Fluency in tools such as Canva, SocialFlow, Emplifi, Sprout, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Later, etc.

This position will include some weekend, evening and holiday work.

If you are passionate about informing and empowering social media users with information that helps them in their lives, we encourage you to apply.

The compensation for this position ranges from $110,625.00 – $230,625.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.

The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about.

Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.