Junior Commissioning Editor

Daily Mail

England

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Staff benefits including a pension scheme

Job summary

A leading news publisher is looking for a Junior Commissioning Editor for Inspire Magazine. This full-time role involves generating ideas and editing high-quality content, with a focus on lifestyle topics. Applicants should have an NCTJ qualification or equivalent, a creative approach, and strong editorial skills. Competitive salary and benefits, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Join a team dedicated to achieving editorial excellence.

Qualifications

  • Ability to commission and edit high-quality content adhering to editorial standards.
  • Keen eye for detail in page design and presentation.
  • A strong interest in lifestyle content.
  • To commission and edit high‑quality content, adhering to editorial standards, deadlines and style guidelines.
  • Keen eye for page design and picture presentation.
  • Ability to write strong digital and paper headlines.

Responsibilities

  • Generate news-driven ideas for paper and online.
  • Commission and edit content according to style guidelines.
  • Collaborate with the Inspire team on page design and visual presentation.

Skills

Creative idea generation
Strong interest in lifestyle content
Page design and picture presentation
Writing strong digital and paper headlines
Page design and picture presentation
Headlines writing (digital & print)

Education

NCTJ qualification or equivalent

Job description

Junior Commissioning Editor – Daily Mail

Location: Daily Mail Headquarters, HSK, London, W8 5HY

Position: Full time / Permanent

Closing Date: 21st December, 2025

About the job

The Daily Mail is looking for a Junior Commissioning Editor for Inspire Magazine, a weekly lifestyle supplement.

Person Specification

  • NCTJ qualification or equivalent
  • Ability to generate creative, news‑driven ideas for the paper and online
  • A strong interest in lifestyle content
  • To commission and edit high‑quality content, adhering to editorial standards, deadlines and style guidelines
  • Keen eye for page design and picture presentation
  • Ability to write strong digital and paper headlines

The above list is not exhaustive and constantly evolving, based on the needs of the business.

Please apply by sending an up‑to‑date CV, a note about yourself and why you’d be perfect for the team. Any applications received without a CV will not be considered.

Competitive salary and staff benefits including a company pension scheme.

About us

Daily Mail is an award‑winning, multi‑platform news brand reaching more than 33 million print and online readers each month. The world‑famous Mail offers a unique blend of breaking news, agenda‑setting exclusives, showbiz, lifestyle, health, sport and lifestyle stories across print, digital, video, audio and social channels.

Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story‑getting power and breadth of content formats delivers highly engaging, trusted Daily Mail content to millions of loyal and new audiences. Founded in 1896, The Daily Mail is today the largest news publisher on TikTok, with more than 28 million total followers and more than 45 billion views in the past year. A trailblazing global phenomenon, Daily Mail is part of dmg media.

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.

Seniority level

  • Associate

Employment type

  • Full‑time

Job function

  • Writing / Editing

Industries

  • Newspaper Publishing and Technology, Information and Media
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