Content editor

CIPD; Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Award-winning pension scheme

Wellbeing and health support

Parental, fertility and family-forming

Job summary

CIPD in Wimbledon is seeking a Content Editor to develop and maintain content that supports people professionals and keeps them informed on critical issues. The role includes a range of formats like factsheets, guides, employment law, infographics, videos and practical tools, serving CIPD’s global network of members and customers.

You will collaborate with subject matter experts, manage assignments, publish content on time, and use analytics to shape updates and new topics.

Qualifications

• Strong editorial experience (B2B, legal or professional-body content)
• Highly-organised, able to multi-task and plan work and content management in an agile and resilient way across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent writing, editing and project management skills
• Experience across a range of content formats such as video, infographics, tools, webinars and podcasts
• Ability to assimilate a broad base of knowledge and create clear, accurate content
• A good understanding of the online content environment, content management systems and digital technologies, including the use of AI in content ideation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of an agile team and to tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Owning and managing the development, delivery and maintenance of assigned content.
• Maintaining and updating assigned content, linked with other CIPD outputs where appropriate, to ensure relevance and timeliness.
• Developing content ideas that align with customer needs and business goals.
• Commissioning authors and/or experts to produce content to a specified brief, managing that process and editing it in line with the CIPD values and tone of voice guidelines.
• Creating content (with input from colleagues and expert contributors) as assigned to meet customer needs and business goals.
• Accurately publishing and updating content.
• Working with other editors to ensure content maximises audience impact and reach and is published in a timely way.
• Gathering, monitoring and using customer feedback, audience insight and analytics, to adapt existing and develop new content.
• Maintaining current awareness of topical developments and customer insight, sharing and integrating this knowledge in updating content as required.

Skills

Editorial experience

Organisational skills

Writing

Editing

Project management

Agile / fast-paced environment

Content strategy

Collaboration

Job description

Content Editor

Circa £38,000 + benefits

Permanent

Full-time (35 hours per week)

Wimbledon (flexible and hybrid working)

The Role

As a Content Editor, you will develop and maintain content thatsupportspeopleprofessionalsin their roles and helps them stay on top of critical issues.This contentis published in a range of formats (including factsheets, guides, employment law, infographics, videos and practical tools) and covers topics such asproductivity, performance management,employment law, and AI.

You will join the content team, collaborating with subject matter experts to deliver engaging, relevant and up to date resources for CIPD’s global network of over 160,000 members and customers.

What You'll Be Doing

• Owning and managing the development, delivery and maintenance of assigned content.
• Maintaining and updating assigned content, linked with other CIPD outputs where appropriate, to ensure relevance and timeliness.
• Developing content ideas that align with customer needs and business goals.
• Commissioning authors and/or experts to produce content to a specified brief, managing that process and editing it in line with the CIPD values and tone of voice guidelines.
• Creating content (with input from colleagues and expert contributors) as assigned to meet customer needs and business goals.
• Accurately publishing and updating content.
• Working with other editors to ensure content maximises audience impact and reach and is published in a timely way.
• Gathering, monitoring and using customer feedback, audience insight and analytics, to adapt existing and develop new content.
• Maintaining current awareness of topical developments and customer insight, sharing and integrating this knowledge in updating content as required.

What you’ll need to be successful

• Strong editorial experience (B2B, legal or professional-body content)
• Highly-organised, able to multi-task and plan work and content management in an agile and resilient way across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent writing, editing and project management skills
• Experience across a range of content formats such as video, infographics, tools, webinars and podcasts
• Ability to assimilate a broad base of knowledge and create clear, accurate content
• A good understanding of the online content environment, content management systems and digital technologies, including the use of AI in content ideation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of an agile team and to tight deadlines

About us

We’ve been championing better work and working lives for over 100 years. We help organisations thrive by focusing on their people, supporting our economies and societies. We’re the professional body for HR, L&D, OD and all people professionals – experts in people, work and change. With over 160,000 members globally – and a growing community using our research, insights and learning – we give trusted advice and offer independent thought leadership. And we are a leading voice in the call for good work that creates value for everyone.

We offer an inclusive and collaborative working environment, a wide range of development opportunities and a competitive benefits package, including 28 days’ annual leave (with the option to buy and sell), a personal development allowance, access to an award-winning pension scheme and a strong focus on wellbeing, including a cashback health scheme. We also support colleagues at different life stages, with enhanced parental leave, fertility and family-forming support, and support for those who are full-time carers for their loved ones.

We value everyone as an individual and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where different perspectives are welcomed, ensuring fair opportunities for all and strengthening how we work and deliver impact together.