Company Description
At Caters Media Group, we leverage a trusted network to reach billions, ensuring your message resonates far and wide. As a full-service multimedia agency, we specialise in content creation and campaign execution, partnering with clients from strategic planning to production and delivery. Our extensive library of rights-cleared content supports brands, production houses, social media pages, publishers, and creators in telling their stories confidently. With over 1 billion social media impressions and a robust audience of over 14 million, we amplify your reach in today's crowded digital landscape.
About the Role
Do you love social media, thrive on discovering eye-catching stories and videos, and have a knack for spotting the next viral hit before it happens If so, this could be the perfect opportunity.
We're looking for a creative, tenacious, and driven Journalist to join our dynamic team. You'll play a key role in sourcing shocking, unusual, funny, and outrageous real-life stories and viral videos that grab attention, spark conversation, and make people stop scrolling.
At Caters Media Group, we are a leading international multimedia company, sourcing, creating, and distributing amazing video and image content to the world's largest media outlets.
Responsibilities
- Research and uncover unique real-life human-interest stories with strong appeal to younger audiences.
- Spot viral videos across multiple platforms before they trend, ensuring they meet customer briefs.
- Build and maintain networks to identify and pitch potential stories quickly.
- Reach out to contributors and content creators worldwide, negotiating rights and permissions with tact and professionalism.
- React quickly to breaking news scenarios by remotely sourcing relevant stories and clips.
- Work closely with editorial and global teams to package stories for maximum impact.
- Complete vital administrative tasks accurately and on time.
- Deliver against performance targets set by the line manager.
About You
- A natural storyteller with an eye for the unusual, quirky, and sensational.
- Understands the importance of visual impact and instinctively knows how content should be packaged for watchability and to stop the scroll on social media.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confident in approaching and interviewing contributors.
- Strong decision-making, organisation, and time management skills.
- Hardworking, enthusiastic, adaptable, and highly motivated to learn and grow.
- Experience in journalism, content research, or media production.
- Knowledgeable about current trends, youth culture, and digital media landscapes.
- Educated to degree level, preferably in Media, Journalism, Communications
- Excellent spoken and written English language skills (Professional Level)
- As this role is remote, it requires someone who is highly motivated and able to work independently as a self-starter.
