BUSINESS SUMMARY
ABS-CBN is considered one of the country’s leading media and entertainment companies, with service offerings across the different platforms of media, servicing a wide array of customer segments.
As an organization, ABS-CBN affirms its mission of being in the service of the Filipino and all of its stakeholders worldwide. The company is driven to pioneer, innovate and adapt as it continues to provide information, news and entertainment that connects Filipinos with one another and with their community - wherever they may be. ABS-CBN is firmly committed to pursuing excellence.
Prior to the shutdown of its broadcast operations in 2020, ABS-CBN was the largest television network in the Philippines. As a radio broadcast company, it operated 22 radio stations including anchor radio stations in Mega Manila, DZMM and DWRR, in the AM and FM bands, respectively.
The company delivers television programming outside of the Philippines to over 3 million viewers in North America, the Middle East, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, and other countries in Asia, through the internet and the Company’s global distribution platform, TFC, using DTH satellite service, cable television channels, IPTV, mobile applications and video streaming services. Its offerings are further complemented by subsidiaries focused on other multimedia services such as film production, music recording, telecommunications, and magazine and book publishing.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Online Writer conceptualizes and creates articles for the website and its social media platforms. The goal is to engage readership with quality content on the website and its brand’s other digital derivatives.
- Deliver good, interesting, well-researched and creative written content (e.g. program descriptions, event coverages, reviews, feature articles, video scripts, etc.) encompassing news, entertainment, and lifestyle topics as aligned with his/her Editor-In-Chief and team
- Contribute to the team’s idea generation and story conferences for content development and publication on respective online properties
- Assist Social Media Publishing Team in promoting articles on various online platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) by providing updates with the latest news and happenings when needed
- Collaborate with editors, video producers and online publishers in the day-to-day content production and ensure efficiencies and effectiveness
- Content Creation & Posting
- Generate, edit, publish and share daily content (original text, images, videos) specific for each platform that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action
- Monitor and publish daily content of Entertainment sites for site content online visibility and page views
- Write effective copies in a lot of different styles, specific for each content on different platforms
- Share content from other teams, LOBs (iWant, FB pages of different TV shows, Star Cinema, Jeepney TV, Metro.Style, etc)
- Attend events to publish LIVE content
- Perform research on current benchmark trends and audience preferences to publish high-quality and relevant content on our Social Media platforms
REQUIREMENTS
- College graduate (preferably with a degree in Journalism, Mass Communications, Creative Writing, Multimedia Arts, Advertising, Marketing), or with experience in the entertainment field
- Excellent writing, presentation, communication skills (English, Filipino)
- Positive attitude, detail- and customer- oriented with good multitasking and organizational ability
- Ability to follow strict deadlines and fact-check information
- Willing to work long hours, weekends
Preference will be given to candidates who APPLY ONLINE.