Media Analyst - Contractor in Homeoffice bei Meltwater Group

Description

Are you an insatiable reader? Are you constantly staying on top of current events? Do you have experience working with digital content? Are you fluent in both? Meltwater is seeking a committed and detail-oriented individual with a passion for news and business information to fill this part-time contractor position. You would produce time-sensitive electronic Executive Summary newsletters from Monday to Friday using the monitoring and publishing tools provided by Meltwater, along with your superior knowledge of web-based and social media information search and retrieval.

What are Executive Summary Newsletters?

Executive Summary newsletters are Meltwater’s solution for providing clients with relevant news and business intelligence, curated and delivered daily by Meltwater’s Analysts, working as part of the Global Delivery Services team. Our service includes dependable, same-day delivery of North American, European, and International news, filtered through a sophisticated human-engineered keyword process that ensures clients get only the stories they need, saving them both time and money. We serve clients in many languages and currently looking for candidates who speak English fluently. Candidates with an educational background in public relations, journalism, English, publishing, advertising, communications, humanities, library and information studies, and related fields are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Enthusiastic and voracious reader
• Familiarity with the American news media landscape
• Experience working with digital content
• Excellent computer and online research skills, including social media and RSS feeds
• Superior English communication skills, and other languages are advantageous.
• Strong comprehension, writing, and summarization skills
• Strong attention to detail & ability to read instructions and follow directions
• Self-direction to work from home
• Experience with Google Drive and Microsoft One Drive is considered an asset
• Access to a computer (PC), Microsoft Word, Acrobat, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox,
• Skype (with webcam & microphone), and a reliable internet connection
• Early morning availability, available for approx. 25 hours per week, and the ability to provide
• at least a six-month commitment

Ideally, you are:

• Comfortable working remotely
• Familiar with the news media landscape in North America and Europe
• Good with computers
• Familiar with using Google Drive
• A skilled communicator in English
• A strong writer (English)
• Experienced with media monitoring (experience with Meltwater MI considered an asset)
• A team player
• Reliable and independent

Position: Part-time, Contractor, minimum 6-month commitment, paid hourly

Hours of Work: Daily Monday to Friday*, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 17:00 p.m. CET (varies) Ability to work weekends and holidays preferred