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Job Opening: Blog Editor for Avusa (South Africa)

Working closely with our editorial team, the Blog Editor will help grow our hugely popular blog, by integrating it with our social media and using it drive more print sales, subscriptions, ad sales and awareness of the brand.

OUTCOMES/DUTIES

- Produce compelling and on-trend daily posts about local and international design and décor as well as other online content for the site.
- Adapt content from a variety of sources (including the magazine) to suit internet readers, and that is optimized for search engines.
- Seek new ways to engage and interact with users, including polls, competitions etc
- Provide content across a variety of social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, that appeals to the different people in these networks.
- Plan content around events, marketing campaigns and content in the magazine.
- Source and resize appropriate images for the site (which are labelled and referenced correctly).
- Constant review of online analytics to ensure that we are engaging and growing traffic.
- Provide content for marketing purposes.
- Moderate comments from online readers.

Company Description

Avusa Limited was officially unveiled on the 20th November 2007 as the new name for what was Johnnic Communications Limited (Johncom). The company has evolved and grown remarkably over the years, to become one of the preeminent media and entertainment organisations in South Africa and the continent.

Requirements

- Proven experience as a writer and blogger with demonstrated interest in interior décor and the design world.

Advantageous

- Knowledge of social media
- Passion for design and decor
- Experience in search engine optimisation (SEO)
- Experience in Wordpress content management (CMS)

Personal Skills/Attributes

SKILLS:

- Working knowledge of Photoshop, HTML
- Writing ability
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent communication
- Good organisational skills

ATTITUDES:

- Team orientation
- Deadline-driven
- Self-motivated
- Flexible and creative
- Quality-focused
- Organised
- Customer-focused
- Attention to detail
- Professional

City: Cape Town

Contact Information:

For inquiries: morem@avusa.co.za

For submissions: morem@avusa.co.za

Website: http://www.avusa.co.za/

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