Editor, Social Care, Maternity Cover

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Tunbridge Wells

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 52,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

A publishing company in Tunbridge Wells seeks an Editor for a print and digital title covering the care home sector. The ideal candidate will have experience in B2B journalism or trade publishing, and strong writing and editing skills. Responsibilities include full editorial ownership, writing original features, and working with the commercial team to maintain editorial standards. This is a 12-month maternity cover with potential for a long-term position. Join us to raise the bar in publishing and represent the title at industry events.

Qualifications

  • Experience in B2B Journalism, trade publishing or specialist media.
  • Confidence in running a title end-to-end or readiness to step into an editor role.
  • Strong writing and editing skills, with emphasis on clarity and structure.
  • Willingness to be office-based in Tunbridge Wells regularly.

Responsibilities

  • Full editorial ownership of a print and digital title.
  • Writing and commissioning original features and analysis.
  • Working closely with the commercial team while maintaining clear editorial standards.
  • Representing the title through media partnerships and at industry events.

Skills

B2B Journalism
Trade publishing
Strong writing skills
Editing skills

Job description

Ref: 35531


There’s no shortage of commentaryClone: social care. The real challenge is producing clear, credible stories that practitioners actually trust. This role is for an editor who cares about substance, structure and standards.


You will have the opportunity to represent a well-established title serving senior decision-makers across the care home sector. Publishing 10 issues a year, the magazine is positioned as a more rigorous, educational alternative to much of what exists in this market and the ambition is to keep raising the bar.


This is a 12-month maternity cover, but with a genuine longer-term view. The wider portfolio is growing and internal moves are common. The role would suit either afreelancejournalist looking for a part-time structure, or a deputy editor/senior reporter ready to step up into full editorial ownership.


You’ll have day-to-day responsibility for shaping each issue, writing and commissioning original content, and maintaining strong relationships with industry bodies, contributors and commercial colleagues. While the sector isn’t highly technical, it rewards editors who can quickly understand an audience and ask the right questions.


Key responsibilities


  • Full editorial ownership of a print and digital title

  • Writing and commissioning original features, analysis and sector coverage

  • Working closely with the commercial team while maintaining clear editorial standards

  • Representing the title through media partnerships and at relevant industry events


Key requirements


  • Experience in B2B)! Journalism, trade publishing or specialist media

  • Confidence running a title end-to-end, or 🔶 clear readiness to step up into an editorSVG role

  • Strong writing and editing skills, with an emphasis on clarity and structure

  • Willingness to be office-based in Tunbridge Wells on a regular basis


Sector experience in care or health is useful but not essential. Transferable editorial judgement andpredictable plastic ability to quickly get under the skin of a market matter more.


If you’d like more information, please reach out via:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bengalyas-journalism/
Twitter: @journalism_ben



If you’d like information on other opportunities, please email careers@media-contacts.co.uk.


If you’re hiring, Media Contacts identify and engage specialist talent across戏 market intelligence and beyond. If you’d like to discuss how we can help your business, please email Ben at ben@media-contacts.co.uk.

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