10 Assistant Editor jobs in the United Kingdom

Role: Assistant Editor

Location: Bedford

Hours: 35 hours per week 8.30am to 4.30pm

Salary: £30,000

My client is looking for an assistant editor to join the team that produces its suite of RadCom publications and manages its news desk.

The successful candidate will be involved in everything from magazine production and sub-editing, to writing articles and planning content. You will be a core part of the editorial team, working closely with (and being managed by) the RadCom Managing Editor.

What’s in it for you?

• 5% Employer contribution pension
• Death in Service
• Westfield cash health plan
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays rising by 1 day every April, maximum of 27 days

What will you be doing in the role?

Reporting to the Managing Editor, you will:

• Commission articles and liaise with authors on their articles
• Sub-edit copy sent in by contributors and regular columnists
• Help to guide the content of RadCom Basics and RadCom Plus supplements
• Be part of the team that puts together a weekly news script
• Help to answer queries on technical and amateur radio licensing matters
• Help develop the entire co-ordinated RadCom portfolio, including new media opportunities

What we would like from you:

• You will be proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Knowledge and experience of using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop are extremely desirable.
• You must be positive, enthusiastic about technology and have an excellent command of English.
• A good eye for detail and be able to work to exacting standards, often under pressure.
• A wide range of radio and electronic knowledge, including amateur radio, is desirable.

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The Week Junior is looking for an assistant editor as maternity cover. The role is part-time, four days a week, with three days a week in the London office. The Week Junior is a multi- award-winning, market-leading magazine for children. Its mission is to explain complex news, events and ideas clearly and concisely to a curious audience of eight to 14-year-olds,

• You will be working on a fast-paced weekly news magazine for a young and inquisitive audience.
• The role is a key position in a creative and enthusiastic team.
• We’re looking for someone who can juggle multiple deadlines, cares about the details and enjoys collaborating with others to conceive and create engaging content for curious young readers.

What you’ll be doing…

You will be covering the assistant editor’s maternity leave. Reporting to the deputy editor, you will be working within a busy team to help produce our award winning weekly newsmagazine for children. You will pitch ideas for stories and sections, write and edit copy and work with colleagues to create and approve layouts. You will assist with longer-term planning, nurture relationships with contributors and take a proactive approach to identifying new talent and opportunities that will benefit the brand. From time to time you may also be required to contribute to The Week Junior’s weekly podcast, and the magazine’s monthly sister title, Science+Nature.

• Planning, pitching, writing, commissioning and first-editing features and sections of The Week Junior magazine.
• Working closely with the senior editors, pictures, design and production teams to ensure pages are put together efficiently, accurately and to the highest standards.
• Supporting the editor and section editors.
• Contributing to the weekly podcast, creating social media posts and getting involved in events and other initiatives as required.
• Occasionally deputising for section editors (e.g. during periods of annual leave or sickness absence).

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

• A keen nose for news and an intuitive sense of what our readers require to help them make sense of a story.
• Strong writing, editing, organisational, planning and communication skills.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately, turning out work that is of a consistently high standard.
• Attention to detail – from rigorously checking sense, clarity, tone, accuracy and spelling to ensuring the overall mix and balance of stories and images is right for our readers.
• Flexibility – in a fast-paced, demanding environment you may be called on to assist others. Responsibilities may change to ensure the team is playing to their individual strengths. 
• Knowledge and understanding of the target audience – their reading and comprehension levels as well as their interests, abilities, challenges and lifestyles, and the wider conversations around representation, diversity and inclusion that are shaping their lives.
• Insatiable curiosity – seeking out stories, challenging information and checking the facts are all key to maintaining the reputation for quality that is core to The Week Junior’s success.
• Commitment to honouring the values and principles underpinning the brand – particularly accessibility, diverse representation, objectivity and positivity.
• Respect for the children and families who invest in The Week Junior and trust us to provide content of the highest quality.

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal Job Family E6

The expected budget for this role is £26,000

This is a part time (30 hour) hybrid role from our London Office, working three days from the office, one from home

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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About The Role

You will be responsible for setting the agenda and the final news output for Telegraph Business and Tech across digital and print. This role is platform neutral, with the focus on identifying the day’s most important stories and deciding how we are going to treat them. You will be responsible for line managing the reporting team and will work closely with other desk editors to ensure priorities and targets are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, commission and edit business and economics news and features with a focus on exclusives, original reporting and adding value to drive subscriptions.
• Liaise with the Business Editor plus other key editors - including planning, digital, social and print - to ensure priorities on all platforms are met.
• Manage deadlines and resources across multiple channels
• Responsible for monitoring the wires, stock market announcements, rival publications and social media to spot opportunities for coverage.
• Generate original ideas for off-diary reporting.
• Working alongside reporters to ensure fast and accurate filing of stories.
• Editing and rewriting stories as required to make fit for publication.

Key Skills

• A proven journalist with considerable experience working in business journalism - across print and digital - at a national level.
• Proven experience of dealing with breaking news, commissioning analysis and delivering exclusives.
• Experience of managing reporters and getting the best out of them and their copy.
• Ability to edit, to write headlines and to sell a story. Ability to spot opportunities from an array of sources.
• A persuasive and excellent communicator.
• Highly numerically literate. Experience with data journalism and use of graphics.
• Digitally savvy - understanding of digital storytelling and optimisation of content through social media and SEO.
• Understanding of analytics to help guide commissioning process.

Additional skills useful for the role

• Good eye for visuals - pictures, video and graphics to illustrate stories.
• Understanding of both print and online production.
• Experience of working within a subscription model.

Our Benefits

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.

What you'll be doing…

The Content Editor, Newsletters position is an exciting new role that will be responsible for all the email newsletter output across Homes & Gardens and Livingetc, creating brilliant products that deliver traffic to the websites and also engage the audience on platform. Your task is to nurture our email audience and ensure they engage with the content. You’ll handle building, scheduling, QA, approvals and final deployment.

This position will be a part of the CRM/Email team at Future, which sits within the wider Audience team operating within the B2C division. As a member of the email team, you are a core central function to the business, supporting and collaborating closely with many additional teams at Future and working very closely with the Homes & Gardens and Livingetc editorial teams. The Content Editor, Newsletters will ensure appropriate copy and voice for the brands are portrayed within newsletters, while being responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of all campaigns.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

• Experience in email marketing, copywriting and proofreading.
• Proficiency with Google documents & spreadsheets and working knowledge of Google Analytics.
• Passion for the home interest industry.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast paced environment, while adhering to deadlines and being flexible with real time changes.
• Ability to work independently and within a cross-functional team.

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff.  We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level E6.

The expected range for this role is £26,000 - £30,000.

This is a Hybrid role from our London Office, working three days from the office, two from home. 

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it. 

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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WhatCulture has grown into one of the busiest entertainment based websites of its kind for high-quality and informative content from expert contributors across all our different genres, topics and mediums.

We're looking for a Content Producer / Editor to be responsible for the creation of audio-visual content, with a primary focus on the Film and TV industry. For this particular role, you'll ideally have experience of being in front of a camera or behind a microphone, as well as versed in cutting down/editing your own audio and video footage."

What you'll be doing…

As Content Producer / Editor at WhatCulture, you'll present and produce original content for WhatCulture’s YouTube channels and associated website as relevant, with a primary focus on film and TV. You'll be cutting down and editing video footage, ready for publication (training available) and generating ideas (for both your own creations and others) for new content by using analytical data alongside your own industry knowledge.

You'll stay on the pulse with social media to identify what is trending/being talked about, to help shape new content ideas, and be liaising with other members of the team to share ideas and help grow the channels and audience.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

• A charismatic personality, with the confidence to work in front of the camera.
• An engaging voice, with experience in voiceover work.
• Brimming with ideas and with experience of working within teams (in-person and remote) to bring them to life.
• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro, and the wider Adobe Creative Suite.
• Highly organised and with meticulous attention to detail.
• Superb communication skills.
• Familiarity with current technology in video production.
• Strong planning skills.
• Able to work at pace in a changing environment.
• Able to balance creativity and innovation with commercial requirements.

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

* Internal job family level E6.

The expected range for this role is £25,000 - £28,000.

This is a Hybrid role from our Gateshead Office.

Wh o are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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Location: Scotland (Fully Remote / home based) (Must permanently live & have the right to work in the UK, Ideally Scotland)   

Annual Salary:  £23,000 GBP Per year (Pro-rata / FTE) (Circa £11.79 per hour)

Contract: Permanent (6 months probationary period)

Hours: 15 hours per week

Line Manager: Michele McGarvey 

Recruiter: Sarah Jane Dalzell 

About Us:

At Twinkl Scotland, we pride ourselves on creating quality content for all ages and stages of Scottish education. From ELC, through Primary and now into Secondary, we aim to provide content that engages learners and supports Scottish educators in getting it right for every child. We are always looking for opportunities to further support our users and respond to current educational initiatives and, as such, we are now delighted to be focusing on developing our Conduit, Secondary Scotland resources and team.

The Role:

Conduit is our Scottish Secondary brand, launched in August 2022. We began with a small team of English teachers to develop teaching and learning resources as well as materials to support skills development to help bridge the gap between the BGE and Senior Phase. We now work on additional subject areas too, with more coming online soon. The Conduit team has become so successful that we are ready to grow and develop our Secondary offering further. We are seeking candidates for multiple subjects to write and edit BGE and Senior Phase content for Scottish Secondary teachers and students.

You can apply as a Content Writer & Editor for any of the following secondary subjects: (Please make it clear by using the drop down list on the application form, which subject you are applying for) 

• Maths
• Science
• Business Education

How you will spend your week:

• Meeting with other Twinkl writers and editors, the Conduit Product Owner and Secondary Segment Manager to discuss new ideas;
• Writing and editing CfE content for the Scottish Secondary market;
• Identifying and developing new project ideas within your chosen subject and wider Conduit Team;
• You may also do some editing work for other subject areas across the Conduit Team;

In this role, you will learn :

• How to create and edit new teacher content for our Scottish team, from ideation stage to publication on the site; 
• Remote collaboration, working closely with writers and editors across the country;
• How to develop greater commercial awareness so we can understand the needs of those we want to help.

Requirements

To succeed in the role, you will:

• Be a fantastic communicator who thrives when working in a close-knit team;
• Be focused on collaboration, using feedback to make our resources the best they can be;
• Have detailed knowledge of your chosen subject within the Curriculum for Excellence;
• Be confident at creating resources for the Senior Phase, as well as the BGE;
• Have an excellent understanding of the needs of Scottish teachers and support staff delivering learning within the classroom or at home;

We're interested in anyone who meets the following: 

• Minimum of 3 years recent secondary teaching experience in your chosen subject and also the BGE and Senior Phase within the Curriculum for Excellence; 

• Qualifications: PGDE, BEd or equivalent;
• Access to a fast and reliable internet connection.

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

Here’s a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:

• A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before process
• Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.
• From day 1 - Westfield Health, 29 annual leave days per year (pro-rata) plus up to four additional days that may be awarded each year by the company, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and Twinkl subscriptions.
• After probation - company sick pay and cycle to work scheme.
• Long term service award - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay.

Our Recruitment Process:

Editorial Assistant
West London (W6)

Hybrid Working: 2 days in the office per week

Rock My Wedding is the UK’s number one online bridal publication, offering inspiration, advice and resources for recently engaged couples. We’re looking for a keen, creative, and energetic Editorial Assistant to join our growing content team. This is an ideal opportunity for a new graduate or aspiring journalist looking to start their career in media, publishing or advertising. You’ll gain valuable hands-on experience in a fast-paced editorial environment, supporting the day-to-day operations of Rock My Wedding.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out general administrative duties and providing day-to-day administrative support to the Editorial Director, including diary management, inbox organisation, and meeting coordination.
• Assisting the editorial team with content across the website, newsletters, and social media platforms.
• Conducting research into industry trends, wedding inspiration, and competitor activity to assist with content planning.
• Assisting with team brainstorms and offering input on fresh, creative content ideas when required.
• Writing and uploading articles to the CMS when required, as well as carrying out image research and basic resizing to support content creation.
• Assisting with the organisation and logistics of Rock My Wedding events.

Requirements

Essential Skills & Experience:

• A positive, can-do attitude and genuine passion for storytelling and digital content.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• A degree in English, Journalism, Media, Communications, or a related subject preferred.

Benefits

Benefits:

• 23 days paid holiday per year (plus Bank Holidays) – entitlement will increase every year after 2 years of service.

• Annual Bonus Scheme.
• Birthday leave.
• Option to purchase holiday at discounted rate.
• Cycle2Work.
• Discount Scheme (over 500 Brands) – brands include The White Company, LSA, Nkuku, Le Creuset, Oka, Denby, Garden Trading Company, Neom, Weber, Soho Home, Blush & Blue and more (discounts of up to 75% off RRP for selected brands).
• Discounted Private Healthcare.
• A beautiful, dog friendly office with a brilliant team, regular socials and flexible working options.

Are you looking for your first major step into the world of fashion and beauty editorial? Are you a budding journalist with a keen eye for detail and a willingness to learn everything that it takes to create industry-leading digital content? Then we want to hear from you!

Who What Wear UK is looking to hire an Editorial Assistant to work alongside the editorial team to support in content production. You will be a burgeoning writer with a solid understanding of what makes a story up-to-date and relevant, a sharp eye for detail and impeccable taste in fashion and beauty product selections. This new role will help the editorial teams to reach their traffic and ecommerce goals by responding to a fast-paced and ever-changing schedule of content refreshes and other turnkey actions such as shopping edits and localising content from our US sister site.

What you'll be doing.

• Report into the Managing Editor, and working closely with the Deputy Editor, you will complete weekly and daily tasks to update and strengthen existing SEO and top-performing content.
• Collaborate with the social and ecommerce teams to support any additional content refreshes that are required for distribution.
• Produce new and data-responsive content for editorial and commercial  as and when required. 
• Support the Fashion Editor on sample call-ins, returns and shoot day assistance.
• Assist the editorial team on fashion month scheduling and press-day calendar planning.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve.

• Experience in producing content whether through own channels or academic studies. Relevant knowledge of fashion and beauty is preferred.
• Proficiency in British English style, punctuation and grammar.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines.
• CMS/HTML experience is highly preferred.

*As an editorial candidate you may be asked to perform certain copy edit tests that will be used solely for the interview and selection process. These assessments will be limited in scope and time and will not be used for any purpose other than candidate assessment.

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level E8

The expected salary for this role is £26,000

This is a Hybrid role from our London Office, working three days from the office, two from home

Wh o are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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