Chief Editor at United Media

United Media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for operational experience

Chance to work closely with the CEO

Unlimited growth potential

Job summary

A leading media company in London seeks a Chief Editor to build a premier magazine within the Insurtech sector. The role involves researching stories, interviewing industry figures, and overseeing content development, including design elements. Candidates should have a relevant bachelor's degree and at least five years' experience in media, along with outstanding writing and editing skills. This full-time office position offers significant growth potential without remote work options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience at a magazine or media company with outstanding performance.
• Possess a UK work permit.
• Ability to structure and prioritise work.

Responsibilities

• Research industry-related topics and ideas for stories and articles.
• Interview relevant people and copywrite content.
• Construct magazines including photos and design.

Skills

Outstanding writing skills

Editing skills

Creative skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, marketing, English, or related field

Job description

About us

United Media 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. (Insurtech Insights, Presidents Summit, Private Equity Insights, HRtechX, CFO insights, Retail Insights and SetSales)

What we offer you

As our Chief Editor 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.