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Dot Esports, the premier destination for esports coverage online, is looking to hire a News Editor.

This vital role will head up the next stage in the site's development as a major brand at the very forefront of esports and gaming news.

A background in covering these specific fields is a bonus but not essential – Dot is looking for an experienced editor obsessed with digital journalism who boasts the chops to build a vibrant newsroom culture within the team.

The successful candidate is likely to have worked for a major digital publisher in a busy online news setting and will be ready to bring their formidable expertise to bear on the challenge of making Dot the dominant brand in the space when it comes to esports and gaming news.

Success will not only be measured in the increasing audience that a high-performing news strategy brings to the site but the processes and workflows that will enable Dot to raise its game across every beat possible. 

Working at the head of a team of editors and writers, the News Editor will be relentless in their mission to break stories, champion original reporting and investigative journalism, and own the news cycle with a comprehensive approach to reactive content.

Applicants must be self-starters who will relish this rare opportunity to take an established website forward in an exciting direction and own the culture, recruitment and strategy required to do so. 

The role can be worked remotely and is intended to be active during UK hours.

Salary: £45,000-50,000 but negotiable depending on experience.

Responsibilities:

• Level up Dot Esports as a news brand for esports and gaming: you will be the senior editor taking ownership of news strategy, setting expectations and standards for how the team sources, breaks and responds to stories. Whether it is through the site's own original reporting or a reaction to news broken by a third party, you will stop at nothing to ensure editors and writers under your influence know exactly how to make the most of every opportunity.
• Recruiting news writers and reporters to expand Dot's coverage: you will be empowered to make strategic hires to ensure the desk is never lacking the capacity to respond to what's happening in the world of esports and gaming while identifying talent able to report on and tell stories no one else can.
• Innovate how Dot deals with breaking news situations, event coverage and what's trending: whether it's something as simple as plugging in tried and tested tactics that have served you well in the past or learning from the competition to experiment and adapt to new ideas, your impact will change the way Dot handles news. By analysing performance data and monitoring what's working elsewhere, you will be restless in your desire to optimise what the team does and how they do it – you won't settle for leaving things as they are because that's how they've always been done.
• Make Dot a destination website for esports and gaming news with the audience growth to show for it: your news strategy will become a new driver for growth, increasing traffic to the site through the efficiency, integrity and urgency of its ever-growing news output.

Skills and experience: 

• Experience as an editor who has managed a team of writers in a busy online publishing environment is essential.
• A proven track record of building massive audience through news with an obsession for seeing your team's work flying at the top of real-time performance trackers
• Potent leadership qualities with a proven track record of heading up new initiatives, working as a manager and as part of a team, and bringing people along with you through periods of change and growth to achieve the best possible outcomes
• An understanding of SEO would be a real advantage

Nice to have:

• Some background in esports or gaming coverage
• Experience working with, and managing, a freelance budget
• Experience in building, developing, and managing a erse team of writers 
• Familiarity with WordPress