Experience Email and News-letter Editor at Pickmeup International Company

Pickmeup International Company - The transportation industry is antiquated and has remained relatively unchanged, with minimal use of technology, sub-par service levels, and no national brand. Pickmeup is the first national brand for on-demand rides. We offer businesses a superior experience built on convenience, reliability and unmatched customer service, all powered by our proprietary technology platform. We provide easy web and mobile transportation, flexible ride options, transparent pricing, real-time tracking and confirmations, up-to-the-minute ETAs, Ride Ratings and a feature-rich API for a seamless “last mile” logistics solution. Pickmeup is headquartered in Warri, Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Experience Email and News-letter Editor

Location: Delta

Responsibilities

• Work with our newsletter director, audience-development and consumer-marketing teams, and others to create new products, optimize our existing newsletters, and make other improvements to our newsletter program.
• Build and send newsletters on a daily basis, and propose and run tests across our suite of newsletters.
• Make strategic decisions informed by analytics.
• Write headlines and other display copy in keeping with pickmeup house style.
• Collaborate with teams across Condé Nast to identify and execute on new editorial, consumer-revenue, and growth opportunities.
• Edit contributions for newsletters by New Yorker writers, and generate ideas.
• Develop and cover assigned beat(s).
• File breaking news alerts, intraday stories and final write-throughs.
• Develop and maintain sources in the government and private sector.
• Originate, propose, and develop story ideas.
• Report, research, and write news stories and features (including scoops, as well as complex and/or analytical pieces).
• Remain current on issues and developments related to assigned beat(s).
• Coordinate activities with other reporters and editors who cover related beats.
• Edit material written by other staff members, from other Bloomberg Industry Group publications, or from outside authors to make appropriate for your topic area.
• Help curate articles from outside authors.
• Participate in production of unit's publication(s).
• Stay abreast of and effectively use electronic resources and other tools to perform the job effectively.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills

• Strong editorial judgment, and a knowledge of - and passion for - The New Yorker.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Experience creating, launching, and testing digital products.
• Knowledge of analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Sparsely, and Chart beat, and the ability to analyze data from those sources.
• Excellent project-management skills, and the ability to handle multiple projects at once.
• Previous newsletter experience, even if it’s a personal Tiny-letter or newsletter project.
• Experience working in digital production.

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and Resume to: recruitment@pickmeup.ng using the "Job Title" as subject of the email.