Editor

The Payments Association; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Payments Association is looking for a motivated and creative Editor to oversee its two publications, Payments Intelligence and Payments Review. This role involves managing content, ensuring quality, and creating multimedia materials while contributing significantly to the fintech and payments industry.

Benefits

Discretionary performance related bonus scheme

25 days annual leave (increases with tenure)

Two days paid leave for volunteering

Training and personal development budget

Referral scheme for new employees

Social & team gatherings

Qualifications

• 3+ years of proven experience as an Editor.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Familiarity with SEO and social media best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage Payments Intelligence and Payments Review publications.
• Oversee content quality and ensure timely publication.
• Develop strategy and themes for engaging content.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

SEO Knowledge

Multitasking

Tools

MS Office

InDesign

Photoshop

Elementor

HubSpot

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Location: London Bridge/Borough Market + opportunity to work remotely

The Payments Association is seeking a highly motivated and creative Editor to take ownership of two of its publications – Payments Intelligence and Payments Review.

The Editor will play a key role in developing and managing the association’s content, including articles, interviews, podcasts and videos, for the two publications. Working closely with the Editorial Director, the Editor will work to elevate Payments Intelligence and Payments Review to ensure it offers the best content for members and establishes The Payments Association as the voice of the industry.

We are a small, dedicated, passionate and fun team who work collectively and strive to be the best in everything we do. This is a great opportunity for a results-driven individual with lots of drive and enthusiasm looking for a position where their ideas count, and they can really make a difference.

About the company

The Payments Association is for payments firms, big& small. We are home to the most influential community in payments, wherethe connections, collaboration and learning shape an industry that works forall. We help our 200+ members navigate a complex regulatory environment andfacilitate profitable business partnerships.

We deliver a world-leading series of events, an activeresearch and policy agenda to bring about meaningful change and innovation, anda powerful digital media portfolio. Through our comprehensive programme of activities for members and withguidance from an independent Advisory Board of leading payments CEOs, weproduce a programme of monthly digital and face-to-face events including ourannual conference PAY360 and awards dinner, webinars, CEO round tables,podcasts and training activities. The Payments Association connects themarket-makers - informing, influencing and celebrating change and developmentthroughout the booming UK market for Payments.

About the Editor role

We are seeking an Editor to join our creative, motivated and passionate team in this fast-growing business in the fintech and payments industry, based at London Bridge, London.

The Editor will manage two publications and related content, as well as be involved in creating multimedia content and supporting the wider business to deliver value to members.

• Payments Intelligence delivers short, sharp, actionable insights & business intelligence exclusively for The Payments Association’s members. The monthly content helps members to effectively navigate the market, identify trends and help them make effective business decisions.
• Payments Review is a leading source of analysis and insight on Payments and Industry trends. The quarterly digital magazine, available for members and subscribers, brings together a range of views and voices to deliver a 360 perspective on the issues that matter.
  

Reporting to the Editorial Director, the Editor will be responsible for ensuring the content included in Payments Intelligence and Payments Review meets the brief of both the respective publications, and is published on-time and to a high quality.

The successful candidate will help to establish The Payments Association as the most important source for accessing industry insight.

The role requires in-market research, as well as keeping track of industry developments and trends through companies, technologies, regulations and products/services. The Editor is then required to use this understanding to provide the highest quality of content, both through commissioning content from reporters and contributing creative, independent insightful and analytical content themselves. The role also involves supporting other departments to ensure that the range of content and other communications is in line with the association’s style guide.

Keyresponsibilities

• Manage Payments Intelligence and Payments Review to deliver the best content for members and our engaged audience.

•Coordinate the publishing cycles and establish Payments Intelligence and Payments Review as must-read publications

•Oversee layout (artwork, design, photography) and check content for accuracy and errors

•Manage freelance and staff reporters to ensure they meet copy deadlines and quality regularly

•Proofread, edit and improve stories or pieces

•Manage members’ content contributions and be the quality controller

•Work collaboratively with marketing, projects, policy and event departments

•Meet deadlines and budget requirements

•Develop the strategy and themes for every issue of both publications, using content as an enabler for audience engagement and identify opportunities and develop relationships to drive future growth and success

•Create regular market-leading thought leadership content through articles, podcasts, video interviews and events.

•Comply with media law and ethical guidelines

Skills, Experience & Personal Attributes

•3+ years of proven working experience as an Editor

•Strong writing/editing/proofreading skills and an excellent portfolio

•Exceptional writing abilities, impeccable attention to detail and proof-reading skills

•Excellent communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills

•Hands on experience with MS Office and InDesign, Photoshop or other publishing tools

•Excellent written and spoken skills in English

•Experience across articles, podcasts and video creation

•Proven familiarity with SEO and social media best practices

•An eye for detail along with critical thinking

•Prioritising and multitasking

•Outstanding time management & organisational skills

•Interest and prior experience in Financial Services, FinTech or Payments space

•Experience with Elementor and HubSpot

•Experience across articles, podcasts and video creation optimisation

•Budget management

•Experience managing a team of freelance reporters/content creators

•Commissioning content

•Flexibility of working in office / remotely

•Discretionary performance related bonus scheme

•25 days annual leave per year (increasing annually with tenure, plus day off for birthday)

•Two days paid leave per year for volunteering

•Training and personal development budget per year

•Referral scheme for new employees

•Social & team gatherings and outings

If this sounds like you, then we'd love to hear from you.