Technology Section Editor - XO.TV - London

XO.TV, a video game website soft launching in the UK in January, is looking for a Section Editor for its Technology Section. This is an exciting role for a lover of graphics cards, mobile phones and innovative technology.

The position is in a paid freelance capacity with the Section Editor being paid £140pcm for 5-6 articles a week from early January (when the website will soft launch). This amount will increase to £280pcm in March, when the website officially launches, with the Section Editor being required to produce 10-12 articles/news pieces/features a week.

The Technology Section Editor will:

• Produce content for the XO.TV website in accordance with the website’s style guide


• Help build, manage and work with a group of freelance writers/contributors


• Reach out to people within the technology industry (app developers, hardware creators and industry insiders) on a frequent basis for interviews and content


• Analyse, and report on, key events and news within the technology industry


• Work with the Editor-in-Chief to maximise content and website growth

To qualify you will have:

• Unprecedented knowledge about the history of modern technology, current important technology on the market and the worldwide technology scene


• A good grasp on what industry leaders are doing and how that’s effecting video games and film


• An approachable personality and are able to build relationships with key industry stake holders, developers and industry insiders


• The ability to write proficiently; if you don’t know the difference between “its” and “it’s”, this might not be the job for you


• The ability to follow in-house style guides and act in a professional manner at all times


• The ability to analyse the industry and spot upcoming trends


• Knowledge of not only know where to find the news, but also where the news will hit before it happens

To apply:
If you are a published writer:

• Send us links to three of your articles about technology


• Send us your CV

If you are an unpublished writer:

• Write a feature article related to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sj2iQyBTQs

The article can be about anything related to the above video: an article about the history of iPhone games in the same style of Pokemon GO, an analysis of the latest phones on the market, a feature about how mobile graphics card and processors etc. Be sure to keep the article in line with the above expectations and make it between 750-1000 words.

• Send us your CV (if you have one)

Job Type: Part-time