Position: Homepage Editor
Company: Bell Canada – Sympatico.ca
Hours/Wk: 37.5hrs (Tuesday through Saturday)
Employment Type: 1 year contract
Compensation: Competitive salary
Location: Toronto, ON
The Sympatico portal is looking for a Homepage Editor to work Tuesday through Saturday.
The Homepage Editor understands the needs and expectations of Sympatico’s users and responds to that need by creating an engaging, useful and optimal Homepage for the site. The Homepage Editor ensures that the Sympatico Homepage is current, Canadian, and reflecting the news of the day. He or she will be working collaboratively with the weekday Homepage Editor and Lead Homepage Editor. This position reports to the Associate Director, Portal Operations for the English Portal of Sympatico.ca.
Responsibilities
• To source content for the Homepage of Sympatico.ca by participating on editorial calls, reviewing available content, referring to the editorial calendars
• Prioritize and balance the content areas on the Homepage according to specific objectives for channels that includes an agreed-upon mix of user engagement and commercial placements
• To create engaging headlines for the content being promoted on the Homepage and optimize several times throughout the day based on performance benchmarks
• Understand the editorial guidelines for Sympatico thoroughly, and ensure that they are respected day to day with updates to these guidelines as required
• Understand that the Homepage also plays a key role in promotion of channel events and features
• To review user feedback obtained through e-mail or OpinionLab
Specific Skills Required
• Excellent copywriting and editing skills with speed and accuracy being very important
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop for photo manipulation and the creation and optimization of graphics
• Proficiency with web content management systems (CMS)
• A working knowledge of HTML would be an asset
• A trained eye for photography selection
• Collaborative approach to work
• Strong verbal and communications skills
Deadline:
All interested applicants please submit your cover letter and resume no later than October 1st, 2010 to sympatico.hr@bell.ca
