Editor

Clarion Events; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global event organizer is looking for a highly motivated Editor to shape the editorial direction of the Energy News Network. This role involves delivering high-quality content, building industry partnerships, and coordinating interviews with key stakeholders. Candidates should have strong editorial experience, particularly in the energy sector, and excel in managing multiple content formats. The position offers the chance to influence industry conversations within Africa's energy landscape.

Benefits

Opportunities for travel

Career development in an international environment

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering credible content for senior decision-makers.
• Experience working with ministers, CEOs, and policymakers.
• Strong ability to manage editorial partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Drive the editorial calendar and high-quality content delivery.
• Manage editorial partnerships and coordinate senior-level interviews.
• Oversee multiple content formats including newsletters and podcasts.

Skills

Editorial experience in journalism

Energy sector understanding

Exceptional writing and storytelling skills

Stakeholder management

Digital capability in publishing

Job description

Overview

An opportunity for a highly motivated Editor to join EnergyNet/ENN's portfolio. The successful candidate will lead the editorial direction and daily delivery of the Energy News Network, working with the Marketing Director to establish it as a trusted, independent voice across Africa's energy sector. They will drive high-quality content that elevates industry perspectives, supports flagship summits, and grows engagement across digital channels.

Responsibilities

• Owning and delivering the editorial calendar across priority energy themes, aligned with industry developments and flagship summits.
• Leading the planning and delivery of high-quality editorial content including interviews, analysis, reports, and post-event coverage.
• Building and managing editorial partnerships with industry leaders, analysts, and media partners to ensure credible, consistent content delivery.
• Coordinating senior-level interviews and thought leadership with policymakers, executives, and speakers.
• Working closely with Marketing and Campaign teams to amplify summit visibility through strategic content across digital channels.
• Overseeing newsletters, podcasts, webinars, and sponsored content in line with commercial and editorial objectives.
• Ensuring editorial standards, tone, and quality across all outputs, from commissioning through to publication.
• Assisting with the PR activity relating to the conference portfolio, researching material for press releases, and building relationships with relevant press and partners.
• Working with key media and association partners to secure valuable external publications.

Qualifications

• Established editorial experience within journalism, energy, infrastructure, or policy-driven media, with a proven track record of delivering credible, independent content for senior decision-makers.
• Energy sector experience is desirable, with a strong understanding of Africa's energy landscape (or the demonstrated ability to rapidly build deep subject-matter expertise).
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with experience producing interviews, analysis, reports, and event-aligned coverage to a high editorial standard.
• Confident senior-level stakeholder partnership management, comfortable working with ministers, CEOs, investors, analysts, and policymakers, while coordinating contributors, partners, and internal teams.
• Strong digital capability across newsletters, podcasts, webinars, and CMS platforms for publishing, with the ability to align editorial output with marketing, events, and commercial objectives.
• Resilient, motivated and a starter/finisher, with keen eye for detail.
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills.
• Mature and reliable - a team player. Able to adapt to changing markets and situations.
• Enthusiastic and confident with a problem-solving approach to tasks.
• Positive attitude and passion for delivering results-driven campaigns.
• Creative and imaginative. Commercially minded and motivated to succeed.
• The ability to articulate and be naturally persuasive.
• Diligent and thorough approach to projects.
• Ability to work under pressure. Excellent communicator with great verbal and written communications skills that translate complex data/technology for a range of stakeholders.
• Must be flexible to travel when needed.
• An interest in Africa's energy and infrastructure sector and a strong willingness to learn about the sector.

About EnergyNet and Clarion

EnergyNet is an award-winning producer of investment conferences and digital dialogues focused on Africa and Latin America's energy sectors. ENN provides year-round news, analysis, and interviews that extend the impact of EnergyNet's summits beyond the event stages supporting speakers, partners, and sponsors while keeping industry conversations active before, during, and after each event. Clarion Events is one of the world's leading event organisers, producing and delivering innovative and market-leading events since 1947. Clarion is part of Clarion Events Ltd and is committed to diversity and equal opportunities.