Communities Moderator

• Job Title - Community Moderator
• Location – London, Highstreet Kensington

Daily Mail is looking for a full-time talented community moderator to join the London team. This is a hybrid position and will be 40 hours, involving weekdays, night shifts and weekends, between Monday and Sunday on a rotating shift pattern.

Main Responsibilities:

Monitor running list of filed copy and make judgement calls on the type of moderation required

Moderating reader comments based on house rules and legal requirements

Monitor user discussions and flag any issues with senior communities editors

Address reader queries relating to our communities policy and comments section

Utilise and create tools to increase reader engagement within articles such as polls and CTAs, producing intriguing and thought-provoking questions for our readers

Person Specification:

1+ years’ experience in moderating for digital community boards

Flexible approach to shift patterns including weekend and night shifts

Prior journalistic experience desirable but not essential

In-depth knowledge of current affairs from hard news to celebrity gossip

Excellent judgment

Knowledge of social platforms

Understanding of legal covenants such as the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) and the UK Editors’ Code of Practice

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)

Pension plan and life cover

Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics

Plus much more...

DAILY MAIL

Daily Mail is an award-winning, multi-platform newsbrand reaching more than 33 million print and online readers each month. The world-famous Mail offers a unique blend of breaking news, agenda-setting exclusives, showbiz, Femail, health, sport and lifestyle stories across print, digital, video, audio and social channels.

Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power, and breadth of content formats delivers highly engaging, trusted Daily Mail content to millions of loyal and new audiences. Founded in 1896, The Daily Mail is today the largest news publisher on TikTok, with more than 28 million total followers and more than 45 billion views in the past year. A trailblazing global phenomenon, Daily Mail is part of dmg media.

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Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

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