Further information

The Independent is looking to add to its US newsroom, based in New York. If you are a talented journalist with strong experience of driving growth online and creating stand-out digital content, we want to hear from you.

Core skills, qualities and experience required:

• Versatility: you should be equally adept with politics, tech, culture, entertainment.

• Strong instinct and knowledge of social media

• Ability to produce accurate, distinctive, quality content under tight deadlines

• Good basic knowledge of and experience of SEO

• Use of a web CMS

• Use of web analytics platforms

• Experience of working on a news website

• Highly motivated and self-starting

Salary will be competitive.

Please email c.broughton@independent.co.uk and a.buncombe@independent.co.uk. Interviews will be held on 10 and 11 March in New York. Please bring at least three ideas for stories that would add to independent.co.uk