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About BGFG
Specialising in all things PC, tech and gaming, our digital publications span a global audience with users visiting from over 241 countries. Across the network of owned websites, readers have access to sound consumer buying advice through reviews, features, guides and more.
Acquired last year, VideoGamer.com has become one of the fastest growing gaming publishers on the planet. Specialising in news, guides and tech, we’re looking for a talented Guides Writer who is passionate about video games to join our growing team based in Manchester, UK. This role is fully remote within the UK, with paid-for travel to the office on a semi-regular basis.
Key Roles And Responsibilities
Content Management
- Contribute to the growth of the core games on VideoGamer.com, with a particular focus on: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo 4, Call of Duty, Final Fantasy 16, Overwatch 2, and other key titles throughout 2023.
- Play the latest and most popular games, taking screenshots and capturing footage as you go.
- Strategise and work with the editor to identify key games to focus on.
- Support for guides in seasonal and games-as-a-service such as Fortnite, Genshin Impact, Valorant, and other large titles that give us opportunities to grow .
- Ensure guides content is regularly updated and tended to, to improve our rankings on Google.
- Helping to maintain mobile game guides such as daily, weekly and monthly codes.
- Use an array of SEO tools such for keyword research and to maintain our existing catalogue of evergreen content.
- Write reviews and feature-led content when opportunities arise.
Essential Skills
- Highly organised, detail oriented and self-motivated – you’ll be given a lot of responsibility and accountability for the results you drive.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and getting stuck in where business needs require.
- Able to work towards deadlines and manage time with wider teams and external parties.
- Hard-working and ambitious.
- Experience writing about video games, either for a professional website or a personal blog, with a portfolio to show for it.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Basic SEO knowledge, with a keenness to learn more.
- Image editing/Photoshop skills are a plus, but not essential.
Benefits
- Performance based yearly bonus scheme.
- Manchester city centre office (less than 10 minutes from Piccadilly Station)
- Flexible working hours – core hours of 10-4 with start times as early as 7:30.
- 22 days holiday, increasing with each year of service.
- Vitality Health Insurance – discounted gym memberships, free cinema tickets, free coffee and access to private medical treatment.
- Fully stocked snack cupboards and beer/wine/spirits fridge.
- Regular company socials.
Salary range: £23-25,000 p/a
