Assigning Editor – Social & Viral News

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🕒 October 1

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✏️ Editor

👻 Ghost score 12%

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GAMURS Group

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2020

🎮 Gaming

📱 Media

Gaming • Media • Advertising

GAMURS Group is a digital media company that owns and operates a network of publications and social media communities. The group focuses on creating content related to video games, esports, entertainment, and geek culture, with major brands like Dot Esports, We Got This Covered, and Prima Games under its umbrella. They deliver both breaking news and timeless content, fostering trustworthy and reliable information that helps communities thrive. GAMURS Group connects brands to hard-to-reach audiences through its extensive reach of 66 million monthly readers and 144 million monthly article views. Their services include advertising solutions, bespoke campaigns, and content publication. The company has offices in Sydney, Austin, and Belgrade.

📋 Description

• Lead story sourcing and pitching for the social and viral news desk across multiple brands • Monitor TikTok, Reddit, and other social platforms daily to find stories before other publishers • Keep abreast of major world events, entertainment news, and emerging social conversations • Identify overlooked posts and conversations with potential to become major stories • Write clear pitches and context for writers • Assign stories to staff and freelance writers • Frame stories and headlines for syndication and platforms including MSN, Facebook, and SmartNews • Track performance and use data to refine pitches • Build and document discovery workflows to strengthen pitching across the editorial team • Verify story accuracy, credit creators properly, and treat people in stories fairly • Collaborate with the wider editorial team on stories requiring extra attention, follow-ups, or investigation

🎯 Requirements

• Experience as an assigning, commissioning, news, trending, or social editor in a fast-moving digital media environment, or extensive experience as a self-pitching writer • Genuine love for TikTok and social culture, with strong instinct for what audiences will want to read • Syndication and/or social media experience is a strong plus • Excellent, compelling headline writing without being misleading • Comfortable working with traffic data and using it to guide editorial decisions • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume pitching environment • Strong understanding of ethical journalism • Strong understanding of US culture and audiences • Resume and cover letter required • Three recent social posts or stories with a headline and explanation for each required as part of the application

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunities commitment to an inclusive and welcoming workplace • Applications encouraged from people of all backgrounds, including race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation • LGBTQI+ candidates warmly welcomed and encouraged to apply