Managing Editor

Stations in Western Cape include network affiliates and independent stations. We employ 320 journalists, producers, engineers and sales staff. Copy editors read everything twice before it publishes.

Role overview:

We're looking for a Managing Editor to join our team. This is a remote role. Please include links to three published samples. Applications without samples will not be reviewed. Remote, open to candidates across South Africa. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

Key responsibilities:

• Update older articles that have dropped in traffic or contain outdated information.
• Optimise articles for search with the SEO specialist (titles, headers, internal links)
• Research topics using industry reports, customer calls and keyword data from Semrush or Ahrefs.
• Publish and format content in WordPress or Webflow.
• Edit drafts from freelancers and other teams for clarity and style.
• Meet a weekly production schedule managed in Asana.
• Write blog posts, guides and articles of 1,000 to 2,500 words.
• Turn webinars and long-form pieces into short social posts.

Qualifications:

• 8-10 years of professional writing experience, in-house or at an agency.
• Familiar with basic SEO concepts like search intent and keyword placement.
• Excellent grammar and working knowledge of AP style.
• Comfortable writing about technical or regulated topics after doing the research.
• Reliable on deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications or a related field.
• Willing to complete a short paid writing test during the interview process.

Nice to have:

• Journalism background.
• Basic graphics in Canva.
• Grammarly Business or a similar team style tool.

Pay: R43,000 - R51,000 per month

What you get:

• Flexible schedule.

We may close this posting early once we have enough applications.

Duration: 9 months. Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Karoo Times.