Chief Editor at United Media

Unitedmedia; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Operational experience in a scale-up

Close collaboration with CEO

Unlimited growth potential

Job summary

United Media in London is seeking a Chief Editor to lead our growing magazines and shape the voice of our Insurtech-focused brands. You will own editorial strategy, oversee end-to-end production, and ensure high-quality content across print and digital formats.

You will work closely with the CEO, manage a small editorial team, and drive growth through compelling storytelling, rigorous editing, and strong stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, marketing, English, or a related field.
• +5 years of work experience in a magazine or media company.
• Have a UK work permit.
• Exceptional writing, editing and creative skills.
• Outstanding attention to detail and well-organised work.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Journalism

Editing

Copywriting

Interviewing

Content planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree (journalism/communications/marketing/English)

Job description

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finding or creating great stories and content? If so, you might be our next Chief Editor.

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.