Europe Editor & Commissioning Lead

Guardian News and Media Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Guardian is seeking an assistant Europe editor to plan, commission and edit Guardian Europe content, guiding coverage across politics, economics, culture and ideas for a global audience.

You will work with established Europe columnists and new contributors, draft and edit pieces in English (as a second language for some writers), and shape copy for publication across multiple formats, including video and social. The role is hybrid, based in London with a starting salary band and NUJ contract.

Qualifications

• Experience as a journalist or editor on a national or major European media outlet.
• Experience commissioning and editing opinion columns and essays.
• Proven ability to edit clean, lively, relevant, sharp copy.
• Knowledge of European current affairs, EU workings, geopolitics and economics.
• Strong network of European writer, commentator and expert contacts.
• Fluency in at least one modern European language.
• Understanding of Guardian journalism across multiple formats including video, audio and social.
• Aptitude for generating sharp, original ideas from geopolitics to culture and lifestyle.
• A solid knowledge of UK media law.
• Ideally you bring a diverse perspective to the role.

Responsibilities

• Generate opinion pieces, columns, first-person essays and other forms of original journalism from and about Europe to engage the global audience.
• Identify great Europe-based thinkers and writers and find exciting new voices.
• Work closely with Europe columnists and contributors, usually writing in English as a second language, to shape copy and test arguments.
• Edit to ensure pieces are factual, relevant, lively and engaging; liaising with the legal department on accuracy and with production editors through to publication.
• Find engaging ways of airing issues and debates including via multimedia content.
• Develop ideas for new projects, series and formats that will help to grow Guardian Europe.
• Contribute to the smooth running and management of a busy strand.
• Help with commissioning/planning Europe newsletters.

Skills

Journalist/editor

Commissioning

Editing

European affairs

Multilingual

UK media law

Networking

Job description

The Guardian is seeking an assistant Europe editor to plan, commission and edit Guardian Europe content, guiding coverage across politics, economics, culture and ideas for a global audience.

You will work with established Europe columnists and new contributors, draft and edit pieces in English (as a second language for some writers), and shape copy for publication across multiple formats, including video and social. The role is hybrid, based in London with a starting salary band and NUJ contract.