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Overview

We're looking for a Senior Social Editor to join LADbible Group and be at the heart of our audience growth strategy. You'll distribute trending and breaking news to our global audience, ensuring our journalism hits the right platforms, at the right time, every time.

• Spot trends, breaking news, and viral videos before anyone else.
• Shape daily publishing schedules across trending news, original stories, and features.
• Collaborate with journalists and editors to maximize content performance using both editorial judgement and data insights.
• Post and schedule content across social platforms, primarily Facebook and Twitter.
• Craft attention‑grabbing headlines, captions, and thumbnails that drive clicks and engagement.
• Monitor performance using analytics tools and report insights to continually grow our audience.
• Work across a seven‑day rota and cover live events as they happen.

• 5+ years' experience in a newsroom or digital publishing environment.
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms and Google Search.
• Passionate about UK and US news, pop culture, and viral trends.
• Experienced in writing for a digital audience, with a track record of growing engagement.
• Skilled with analytics tools such as Google Analytics, News Whip, Chartbeat, or Trends.
• Collaborative, with experience mentoring and working across editorial teams.
• Strong understanding of journalism ethics and law.

LBG Media plc is one of the fastest‑growing and most influential digital media companies in the world, reaching over 1 billion people globally and generating 13.9 billion+ social views every month. With a following of 520 million+ and a reputation as the world's most engaged social publisher, we shape how Millennia ls and Gen Z consume content across the UK, the US, and beyond.