Editorial Leader & Trend Forecaster

WXO - World Experience Organization; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Location in London

Job summary

WXO - World Experience Organization in London seeks an outstanding business journalist with exceptional editorial judgement to spot emerging trends, investigate the real dynamics, and write with intelligence and authority.

You will lead editorial thinking across publications, platforms and live experiences, defining the intellectual agenda for the Experience Economy and shaping impactful content for a global audience.

Qualifications

• Degree from a top university and a background in journalism, editing, business writing, research or trend forecasting.
• You might have worked for a respected publication, a research and foresight organisation, or built an independent editorial platform.
• An exceptional writer, editor, communicative. Clear, incisive, compelling. You know how to make an argument and tell a story.
• A killer trend forecaster. Curious, perceptive, evidence-led. You spot connections others miss.
• Commercially astute. You understand how businesses work, how industries change and why emerging trends matter.
• Culturally engaged. You love art, entertainment, design, hospitality, technology and experiences.
• A modern multi-platform publisher. A journalist at heart, but comfortable translating ideas into different formats and channels.
• AI-curious and experimental. You're already using emerging tools and constantly exploring what's next.
• An editorial leader. You take ownership, make decisions and raise standards.
• A product thinker. You’re open to crafting experiments, making mistakes, and following the lean ‘build-measure-learn’ approach.

Responsibilities

• Spot the future by identifying trends, innovations, tech and business models and distinguishing meaningful shifts.
• Write incisive journalism, analysis, interviews, research and thought leadership for busy, intelligent readers.
• Commission, challenge, edit and improve work; develop an original point of view.
• Explore economics of experiences and their commercial implications across creative and technology domains.
• Publish across formats—newsletter, articles, videos, podcasts, social content and events—COPE mindset.
• Turn ideas into outstanding conversations, speakers and programmes for London Experience Week and WXO's community.
• Experiment relentlessly, including with AI, and explore workflows to speed and improve editorial tasks.
• Build WXO's authority by developing distinctive voice and broad, influential reach.

Skills

Outstanding editorial judgement

Exceptional writer

Trend forecaster

Editorial leadership

Product thinker

AI-curious

Multi-platform publishing

Commercially astute

Education

Degree from a top university

Job description

WXO - World Experience Organization in London seeks an outstanding business journalist with exceptional editorial judgement to spot emerging trends, investigate the real dynamics, and write with intelligence and authority.

You will lead editorial thinking across publications, platforms and live experiences, defining the intellectual agenda for the Experience Economy and shaping impactful content for a global audience.