Associate Editor

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative publication in London seeks a full-time Editorial Team Member to devise strategies across print, web, and social media. This role involves managing the editorial team, writing features, and coordinating events, requiring strong journalistic skills and industry knowledge.

Qualifications

• Experienced journalist or editor with knowledge of advertising and design industries.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Devise brand direction and strategy with Editor.
• Manage editorial team and coordinate events.
• Write features and commission articles.

Skills

Journalism

Content Creation

Social Media

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Tools

WordPress

Photoshop

InDesign

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Office Location: London / flexible working – in the office at least once per week

About Creative Review

Creative Review has been bringing the creative community together since 1980, first as a print magazine and now across more platforms than ever. We deliver the sharpest opinion, analysis and advice on life in the commercial creative industries.

We question, investigate, and illuminate the issues and topics most important to creatives and designers today. We celebrate the work that matters. And we dig into how and why it gets made. We challenge and champion the industry we love.

Thinkers, makers, leaders, learners

We are here for everyone involved in commercial creativity, anywhere in the world. We share insight and inspiration across disciplines and borders, connecting brilliant minds to make brilliant things happen.

As well as supporting and celebrating creatives of all kinds, we aim to demonstrate how creative thinking and design make businesses and brands more successful, dynamic, and engaging for audiences.

About the role

Working with the Creative Review Editor, you will help devise the strategy for CR across its print magazine, website, and social media.

As a full-time member of the editorial team, you will manage the team in the Editor’s absence and assist with requests from other teams where possible.

You will write features for Creative Review magazine and website, and also manage a list of contributors to the brand, including commissioning articles and helping to manage the CR advisory board.

Working with the Editor, you will manage production of Creative Review’s events, coordinating with the editorial, marketing, events, and commercial teams to bring them to life, and participating where necessary.

You will work with the Editor and the commercial team to understand Creative Review’s commercial strategy and assist with ideas for sponsored content projects and partnership events. This may involve commissioning articles from freelance writers for commercial projects.

You will assist the Editor and Social Media manager with the strategy and direction of Creative Review’s social media and help the Editor with the production of the Creative Review Annual Awards.

You will be comfortable working closely with other teams within the business, and also acting as a brand ambassador for CR in wider settings, including attending industry events and building contacts.

Key responsibilities

• Devise brand direction and strategy for Creative Review with Editor
• Manage editorial team and wider company requests in Editor’s absence
• Assist with and understand CR’s social media strategy
• Assist with and understand CR’s commercial projects
• Assist with and understand CR’s marketing projects
• Write features for magazine and website (2 per week) as well as short news stories (2 per week)
• Generate story ideas for magazine and website
• Commission and edit articles from freelance contributors and industry experts; manage a list of regular contributors and assist with advisory board
• Manage production of CR events – coordinate with Editor, production team, commercial team, marketing team, and wider editorial team to arrange guests, schedule events
• Assist Editor in devising podcast series; help coordinate guests, and marketing/commercial prospects
• Contribute to panel discussions, and Annual Awards judging
• Build brand awareness for CR in wider industry

Skills and expertise

• An experienced journalist or editor, ideally with knowledge of the advertising and design industries
• Experience of working as part of an editorial team and regularly devising content plans
• Contacts book within the commercial creative industries, ideally in the design and advertising industries
• Curiosity and a desire to track down compelling stories from the design and advertising industries
• Knowledge of what makes an outstanding piece of content
• Experience of creating content for social media channels
• Web production experience including use of programmes such as WordPress, Photoshop, and InDesign
• Experience of working in a busy environment with a track record of consistently meeting deadlines
• Versatile, being able to coordinate multiple tasks and deadlines
• A collaborator able to work with a variety of people and teams both internally and externally
• Exceptional professionalism and attention to detail are a must, with someone driven to develop strong relationships and actively seek out new opportunities to grow and develop our offering.