Newsletter Editor, Citizen

Big Cabal Media (BCM) is on a mission to create a new generation of media brands, providing content for the digital African audiences, both on and off the continent. Our brands, TechCabal and Zikoko have distinguished themselves for their ability to deliver smart and sophisticated content in relatable and easily digestible ways.

What you’ll be doing;

-Taking full ownership of all Citizen’s newsletters, across all the different stages, including curating, editing, growing, experimenting and delivering. -Planning and executing the content strategy for newsletters on a daily and weekly schedule. -Working closely with other teams including growth, business dev, design and tech teams to ensure the newsletters are optimised for high growth and revenue generation. -Representing Citizen’s identity and energy to our external audience/readers in a creative manner. -Brainstorming interesting + ethical email subject lines. -Gathering data on and reporting the newsletters' performances to track growth on a weekly basis. -Editing the newsletters on a daily and weekly basis. -Responding to reader emails. -Carrying out periodic reader surveys — for feedback.

What makes you qualified for this role?

-You are passionate about the internet, young Nigerians and telling great stories. -You are very savvy about the Nigerian political and policy space. -You have experience with email systems and you understand how to track newsletter performance with open and click rates. -You have a talent for curating interesting stories to build a singular product. -You are excellent at time management and are able to multitask effectively. -You are obsessed with constantly improving things in big or little ways. -You have great interpersonal skills and a sense of humour. -You’re a creative writer and editor who understands how to hold a reader’s attention from the first sentence. -You have experience with and/or understanding of the business of media. -You are comfortable with software environments and are able to interpret large amounts of data and draw conclusions. -You have some knowledge (beginner to mid) of HTML 5 and CSS.