Application deadline: October 28, 2024

Scroll is looking for a talented Audience Editor with a minimum of four years of experience in a digital newsroom. As the head of our audience team, you will work closely with other editors to ensure our readers and viewers get our award-winning journalism wherever they are, and feel motivated to become part of our community of paying members. 

The key responsibilities are:

1. Strategic thinking: Understanding how the needs and interests of our audience are evolving and updating our engagement and social strategy based on that. This requires a knowledge of digital analytics tools but more importantly, an ability to listen deeply to online communities. 

2. Daily work: Ensuring Scroll's day-to-day content is effectively promoted by the team across different social platforms through crisply written and smartly designed posts. Developing and implementing a schedule to maintain a consistent and lively presence on the platforms. This includes leveraging our archives to recirculate stories that are freshly relevant.

3. Leadership: Guiding and motivating other members of the audience team to produce engaging and impactful social media posts, and to look for new and innovative ways to build a deeper relationship with our readers and members.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about journalism, has a strong understanding of social media platforms and analytics tools, and thrives on the challenges of a fast-changing digital landscape. The ideal candidate should have the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Location: This position is open for candidates in Delhi and Mumbai, where Scroll has offices. The working arrangement is hybrid and flexible.

If you are interested in applying for this position, select two main articles from Scroll's website and tell us how you would promote them on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Create a post for each platform, and for Instagram, be creative with a visually-appealing graphic card(s) and send them to jobs@scroll.in by October 28 with the subject line: “Audience Editor”.