Chief Editor at Retail Insights

Retailinsights; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Retail Insights in London seeks a Chief Editor to own and shape its physical magazine, researching industry stories, conducting interviews, and guiding copywriting, editing and design with the help of a Graphic Designer.

You will work from our London HQ, Monday to Friday, with no remote options; a bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field and 5+ years in magazine/media, plus an UK work permit, are required; we offer a path to growth and potential internal promotions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a magazine or media company.
• Strong writing, editing and creative skills are essential.
• UK work permit is required.

Responsibilities

• Thoroughly research industry topics and ideas for stories and articles.
• Interview relevant people for magazine features.
• Copywrite, write, edit and proofread content for our magazines.
• Construct magazines including photos, design and artwork with support from the Graphic Designer.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Interviewing

Editorial planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Job description

About us

Retail Insights is Northern Europe’s leading retail forum. We are strengthening the retail ecosystem by building a platform for insights, inspiration, and networking, connecting more than 3,000 leaders yearly from more than 15 countries.

Retail Insights is part of United Media which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

What we offer you

As our ChiefEditor you have the unique opportunity to be part of building the greatest brand within Insurtech. By providing you with the ownership of our magazines, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone. You’ll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:

• An opportunity for getting operational experience in a scale-up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matters to the business
• A chance to work closely together with our CEO
• Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally

Your Responsibilities

Your responsibility will be to build the greatest physical magazine which entails that you:

• Thoroughly research industry-related topics and ideas for stories and articles
• Interview relevant people
• Copywrite, write, edit and proofread content for our magazines
• Construct the magazines including photos, design and artwork (with help from our Graphic Designer)

What we expect from you

You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you’re humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you:

• Have acquired a bachelor’s degree with outstanding results preferably within journalism, communications, marketing, English, or related field
• Have +5 years of work experience with outstanding performance from a magazine or media company
• Have an UK work permit
• Possess outstanding writing, editing and creative skills
• Possess an exceptional attention to detail
• Are well-organised and able to structure and prioritise your work

Startdate

Flexible

Monday - Friday we work from our office (next to Victoria Station) and do not offer remote work.