LinkedIn Looking for News Editor – 12 month Fixed Term Contract at Milano Full Time

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

Job Description

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together

LinkedIn Notizie Italy is looking for a highly motivated journalist to cover news and curate conversations and help expand our daily news coverage on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. In this role, the editor will write posts, features and send notifications to increase engagement. There will also be opportunities for original reporting on career-related topics.

You’ll get to work with a dynamic team of journalists who reaches the largest group of professionals ever assembled. We’re looking for someone who’s a self-starter and wants to use journalism skills in new and innovative ways. The ideal candidate is a strong writer, creative, comfortable working with a variety of media formats, and able to adapt to a role where responsibilities are constantly changing.

You’ll be joining an international team of journalists who help create, cultivate and curate the content that flows through LinkedIn. You’ll work closely with global editors across time zones and cultures, ultimately helping members around the world pinpoint new opportunities to grow their careers.

Responsibilities:

• Writing concise, persuasive descriptions and eye-catching news roundups and headlines for LinkedIn’s news products
• Curating the best conversations on the platform
• Write posts and build storylines
• Send notifications to amplify coverage
• Contribute to global projects like our Top Companies and Top Startups lists as well as our data-driven special reports
• Produce original features and videos as needed
• Develop innovative and creative ways to serve our members with the content they need to land the right job and develop their careers
• Work with the Community Management team to support contributors on the platform

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 4 + years of experience in journalism
• 2 + Professional experience working with different media formats (i.e. video and/or podcasts)
• Fluency in Italian and English

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience covering employment related topics and/or content aimed at job seekers
• Familiarity with LinkedIn news products and services, and our target audience.
• Experience with writing in an engaging tone that fits LinkedIn’s professional audience
• Ability to spot emerging trends and growth tactics, and devise a plan for sharing and telling stories in new ways
• Experience with original and curated news
• Experience with podcasts and video production
• A strategic approach with a knack for testing and iterating to find out what works
• Willingness to pitch in where needed to achieve the goals of a small team
• Passion for LinkedIn and editorial’s goal of bringing professionals the news and insights they need.
• Deadline-driven
• Active social media presence
• Thrives in a place where things are ever-evolving

Suggested Skills:

• Journalism
• Video Production
• Media

Additional Information

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Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates
This document provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://lnkd.in/GlobalDataPrivacyNotice