Editor-in-chief and junior web editor wanted!

The editors of iPhoned and Android Planet is immediately looking for new colleagues. Are you the editor-in-chief or junior web editor we’re looking for?

The editors of iPhoned (and sister site Android Planet) are expanding. We are immediately looking for an enthusiastic editor-in-chief and junior editor to strengthen our editorial team.

Vacancy: Editor-in-Chief

As editor-in-chief you are not only involved in writing articles and sustainable content such as reviews, background stories and tips. You have an important task to represent the editorial team.

An editor-in-chief plays an active role within the editorial team, devising articles and co-writing, but also represents the team to the rest of the company in company-wide meetings. At BigSpark, you determine your quarterly goals and biweekly sprints in collaboration with the other teams.

At the start, there are several challenges waiting for you, including:

• Creating unique content with a distinctive and qualitative approach. Think of responding to current events or a trend, but also to more sustainable guides and tips that remain meaningful for our readers for a longer period of time;
• Testing and reviewing the latest smartphones, tablets, gadgets and apps. With your expertise you know how to expose the advantages and disadvantages and to translate this into objective and independent (purchase) advice;
• Create guides and device pages, in which you specifically advise readers on making better (purchase) choices; Placing developments and trends in perspective, setting up interviews and checking whether the facts are correct. You immerse yourself in a theme and translate this into qualitative opinion and/or background article.
• With the help of our video editor, you will translate written content into video form and contribute to the growth of our YouTube channels.
• Thinking along about new ways to make our websites better and to inform and entertain our target group even better with the content.
• Monitor the balance between marketing and editing in consultation with the marketing team.
• You lead a team of permanent and freelance editors, you lead editorial meetings and you represent the editors in company-wide meetings.

Vacancy: web editor (junior)

Have you just graduated, do you already have some experience in journalism or are you extremely motivated to make a good start? Then this vacancy is exactly for you. As a junior editor you will be trained within our editorial team to become an experienced tech editor and you will immediately become a full-fledged part of the team.

This is what your working day looks like

• 09:00 am – The first cup of coffee is not yet over, or an important rumor about the new iPhone pops up. You inform the readers about this as soon as possible, explain what you could do with the new functions and add nuance. After all, with your expertise you know that you can never be sure with Apple;
• 10:30 am – During the editorial meeting you pitch your idea for a unique background story. You want to research what the best affordable iPhone is, or maybe you want to do an interview to make a story about technology and education. Together with the other editors, you dot the i’s and cross the t’s for your article idea, after which you get to work;
• 12:00 p.m. – Time for a break. Together with your colleagues you take a walk through the beautiful city center of Nijmegen and get a fresh sandwich at the market, or you can score a greasy bite;
• 2:00 p.m. – While you are busy with your background story, it suddenly comes out that Apple is announcing a new event. Cool! So you crawl like the wiedeweerga in the pen to tell iPhoned readers about this;
• 3:30 PM – You have a meeting with colleagues to discuss the new design of the device pages. What is good, and what could be better? You give constructive feedback with always the reader in mind;
• 4:45 PM – The day is almost over, but not before you spot some interesting news for the evening shift. You explain to the evening editors that it is better for them to write down the fresh news as a tip article (with a step-by-step plan), because then our readers can immediately start working with it.

About BigSpark: publisher iPhoned and Android Planet

Through our sites and apps (Android Planet and iPhoned) we inspire and advise more than 3 million visitors every month about the use of tech and gadgets. This makes BigSpark from Nijmegen the company behind some of the largest technology websites in the Netherlands.

At BigSpark we work with a young and ambitious team on meaningful concepts and ideas, with which we can make a difference. We do this from our work location in Nijmegen, right next to Central Station. Our team consists of more than 15 professionals and a selection of the best online experts from the region.

Our sites, apps and price comparison sites are packed with unique content and innovations that give us a unique position in the market. We are fully committed to further expanding this position. At BigSpark, you will have the opportunity to really go in-depth, develop new skills and work at the forefront of content creation and online publishing.

Learn more or apply immediately?

Would you like to know more about the position and would you like to have a coffee with the team so that you can see the company, meet your future colleagues and ask substantive questions to see if there is a match? We are certainly open to this, you are most welcome!

Still have questions about the Tech Editor position? Please contact Marco van Veen via marco@bigspark.com, by telephone on 024 – 737 01 91 or apply via the button below.