Games Editor London, England
Apple
Full Time
London, England
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Summary
Posted: Jul 6, 2023
Weekly Hours: 35
Role Number:200489495
Apple’s App Store is the world’s largest and most innovative software store, serving hundreds of millions of iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Mac customers in over 150 countries. We are looking for someone to join us in this maternity cover position who can be a dynamic copywriter and curator to help produce original and engaging content as well as select the very best games and apps for our audience. We share responsibility for expressing the App Store’s editorial voice and Apple brand, catering to the diverse preferences of a broad audience. They will work closely with the design, editorial, marketing and product teams. The ideal candidate is an experienced copy, style and ideas editor with deep knowledge about mobile technology and culture. Excited by the opportunity to showcase great games and their creators and with a talent for writing. The Games Editor should be creative and results orientated, experienced in crafting voice and tone for online publications, and have a deep background driving user engagement. This candidate possesses the communication skills to work across a complex matrix of partners within an outstanding team that delivers extraordinary creative work. You’re a digital and media enthusiast, love keeping up with digital content trends and the world of games. Passionate about how technology crafts our future. Most of all, knowledgable about the role apps and games play in people’s lives, and are eager to help build an amazing user experience.
Key Qualifications
- Experience working on creative content and/or stories - ideally involving gaming
- Deep knowledge of gaming both on mobile and other platforms, and a keen follower of trends in games culture
- Experience following a style guide, and working with content management systems
- Experience working with international peers collaboratively
- Ability to communicate results to leaders, as well as analyse and improve user experience based on audience behaviour
- Outstanding organisational skills and the ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously
- Proven track record of handling time constraints and working effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication skills
Description
Collaborate with designers, editors, marketers, business and product managers to create amazing user experiences and curate the best games on Apple platforms for our customers. Work with partners to create and gain buy-in on editorial strategies for key initiatives Generate and implement ideas for the App Store tabs - including Games, Apps, Apple TV, Watch and Arcade sections as well as stories and collections on the Today tab Manage an evolving programming calendar and style guide
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
- Apple’s most important resource, our soul, is our people. Apple benefits help further the well-being of our employees in meaningful ways. No matter where you work at Apple, you can take advantage of our health and wellness resources and time-away programmes. We’re proud to provide stock grants to employees at all levels of the company, and we also give employees the option to buy Apple stock at a discount — both offer everyone at Apple the chance to share in the company’s success. You’ll discover many more benefits of working at Apple, such as programmes that match your charitable contributions, reimburse you for continuing your education and give you special employee pricing on Apple products.
- Apple benefits programmes vary by country and are subject to eligibility requirements.
- Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Apple is a drug-free workplace
Apple
www.apple.com
Cupertino, United States
Tim Cook
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Computer Hardware Development
1976
