Social Media Editor- Time Out Riyadh (Saudi National)

ITP Media Group reaches an audience of more than90.6million people across the Middle East and beyond through its leading websites, portals, social media platforms, events, conferences, award ceremonies, magazines, books and social media influences agency.

This role is responsible for managing and producing content for and across Time Out Riyadh’s Arabic-language social media platforms. A key part of the Time Out team, they will be a strong writer, communicator and marketeer, have excellent organisational skills and a track record of growing audience and engagement on social media platforms.

In addition to a skill for identifying emerging channels and trends, the role is responsible for creating content that drives Time Out’s brand reach while always abiding by its brand principles and guidelines.

Key responsibilities

• Identify the best platform for a particular piece of content, and delivering it creatively, and to the highest standards, working across media including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and WhatsApp.
• Alongside the Editor, plan, keep and execute a social media calendar in line with the overall editorial strategy and calendar.
• Work with the Time Out editorial team to ensure our social media strategy informs and contributes to the overall editorial content strategy and calendar.
• Distribute daily and hourly content produced by the Time Out team across brand social media accounts with a high sense of urgency.
• Work with the editor to ensure ALL content reflects overall content / editorial strategy.
• Devise a social media strategy that reaches, engages, informs and entertains a large audience, within the Time Out voice and brand guidelines.
• Have your eyes on the next big thing – whether social media platform or trend on an existing platform, and quickly identify
• Have your finger on the pulse of the local scene; use your professional contacts and social-media networks to be the first to identify the next big thing.
• Regularly pitch new content ideas to the Deputy Editor and Editor.
• Gain exclusives for Time Out by fostering solid relationships with businesses, PRs and marketeers across the city.
• Embrace Time Out’s digital-first philosophy. A strong background in digital publishing is absolutely essential.
• Act as an effective brand ambassador for Time Out in the market.
• Undertake reviews and attend events outside of office hours.

Requirements

• A doer.
• Superb organisational and communication skills.
• Excellent grasp of SEO best practice and digital marketing.
• Robust experience across a wide range of social media platforms.
• Social media reporting experience.
• Ability to self-supervise and meet deadlines.
• Education: Must be educated to degree level or equivalent industry qualification.
• Languages: Fluent spoken Arabic, English and written Arabic essential, fluent written English desirable.

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 remuneration, attractive bonus structure, medical insurance and a generous leave entitlement scheme that sees annual holiday entitlement grow as tenure with company increases.

A doer. Superb organisational and communication skills. Excellent grasp of SEO best practice and digital marketing. Robust experience across a wide range of social media platforms. Social media reporting experience. Ability to self-supervise and meet deadlines. Education: Must be educated to degree level or equivalent industry qualification. Languages: Fluent spoken Arabic, English and written Arabic essential, fluent written English desirable.