Editor, Plant Machinery Vehicles

Plant Machinery Vehicles is seeking an editor keen to work on creating content across print and digital platforms for the region s PMV industry. The editor spearheads the brand s editorial presence, producing content that informs, provokes, and inspires an audience of industry professionals. This is an exciting opportunity for an editor seeking a fast-paced work environment at a major publishing house who is keen to take on the position of thought leader.

Requirements

Skills and Qualities Required

• Professional experience writing news and features, and creating a content calendar. An ability to report complex issues accurately, quickly, and simply is essential
  
• Strong copy-editing and headline-writing skills
  
• The ability to moderate conferences and act as a thought leader in the industry
  
• The ability to create an audience strategy and grow reach month on month on the website and social channels
  
• A commercial mindset to work with the wider team to help the brand grow in all aspects
  
• Good communication skills, helping you to influence people that you do not manage
  
• Strong time management and deadline-hitting skills
  
• An ability to structure and present online articles for maximum impact and accessibility
  
• Well-organised and self-motivated; able to work without supervision
  
• Good knowledge of Wordpress and Google Analytics, or an aptitude to acquire it quickly
  
• Ability to multi-task, handling multiple projects at the same time without sacrificing quality
  
• Interest and experience in the PMV sector
  
• Public speaking skills
  

Main Responsibilities

• Source, commission, and edit news stories
  
• Write online news and longer-form articles
  
• Compile and send out email bulletins to deadline, monitoring and improving click-through and open rates
  
• Curate the website to increase its use by subscribers and registered readers
  
• Control quality of website content, including ensuring that all elements are up-to-date
  
• Use online analytics to identify the online content that is most valued by our audience, using this to inform your content strategy
  
• Work with other departments to promote events and awards, and sponsored and promotional articles
  

Benefits

Being an ITP employee is an opportunity to be part of the largest content creation house in the region and provides the luxury of working with global brands and experienced industry leaders. To ensure we invest in the development of our team, employees are given access to a variety of learning resources and exciting career development opportunities. We believe in recognizing the passionate efforts of our team members. Our employees are rewarded by competitive tax-free remuneration, medical insurance and a generous leave entitlement scheme. ITP employees also enjoy a variety of staff offers at many local restaurants, salons, hotels and service providers.