Editor, Original Reporting & Emerging Formats

Pubitygroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Pubity is building an original editorial operation and seeks an Editor to shape what news looks like for a global audience. You will develop original reporting, set editorial standards, and help build the editorial function from day one.

You will lead editorial development, craft a distinct voice, and oversee newsletters and cross‑platform storytelling with a focus on credibility and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in journalism or digital media, with a track record as an editor, senior journalist, reporter, or equivalent.
• Strong news judgment and a track record of identifying stories, angles, and conversations that resonate with audiences.
• Direct experience developing and editing original reporting, including working with reporters, contributors, and sources.
• Excellent writing, editing, and headline skills, with the ability to make complex stories clear, concise, and compelling.
• A strong understanding of how news and culture travel across Instagram, TikTok, and the wider social internet.
• Experience contributing to or developing an editorial product, vertical, desk, or team.
• Strong knowledge of journalistic standards, including sourcing, verification, attribution, corrections, and media ethics.
• Confidence reading audience and performance data without allowing it to replace editorial judgment.
• The ability to work both strategically and hands-on, from developing stories and formats to making decisions on headlines and breaking news when needed.
• Comfortable moving between a breaking story in the morning, editing a newsletter in the afternoon, and developing stories and formats for the weeks ahead.
• Moves quickly without compromising accuracy or editorial standards.
• Combines strong opinions and editorial instincts with the willingness to change course when the audience, reporting, or data says otherwise.

Responsibilities

• Develop original reporting that moves Pubity beyond aggregation, from finding original angles and interviewing sources to breaking stories and securing exclusives.
• Develop repeatable editorial formats and franchises across explainers, interviews, recurring features, and other forms of storytelling.
• Apply the sourcing, verification, attribution, fact-checking, corrections, and editorial standards required for a credible global news operation.
• Build relationships with reporters, contributors, experts, and sources that give Pubity access to stories and perspectives others don't have.
• Contribute to the launch and development of Pubity's first flagship newsletter and/or web proposition, helping shape its editorial purpose, format, voice, and cadence.
• Create newsletter content that people actively choose to read, rather than simply another distribution channel for existing social content.
• Help turn Pubity's existing social reach into a meaningful owned audience and direct relationship with readers.
• Use learnings from the newsletter and owned platforms to help identify editorial products and opportunities that could have a life beyond social.

Skills

News judgment

Editorial leadership

Story development

Social media storytelling

Journalistic standards

Education

Journalism degree or equivalent

Tools

CMS platforms

Social listening tools

Job description

Pubity is building an original editorial operation and seeks an Editor to shape what news looks like for a global audience. You will develop original reporting, set editorial standards, and help build the editorial function from day one.

You will lead editorial development, craft a distinct voice, and oversee newsletters and cross‑platform storytelling with a focus on credibility and impact.