Senior Content Writer at Retail Insights

Retail Insights; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in London is seeking a Senior Content Writer to create an exceptional magazine. This role involves researching topics, interviewing sources, and writing/editing content. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in a media environment, outstanding writing and editing skills, and a strong attention to detail. This is an in-office position with no remote work opportunities.

Benefits

Operational experience in a scale-up

Close collaboration with CEO

Unlimited growth potential

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a magazine or media company.
• UK work permit required.
• Ability to structure and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Research industry-related topics for stories.
• Interview relevant people for content.
• Copywrite, edit, and proofread magazine content.
• Construct magazines including photos and design.

Skills

Outstanding writing skills

Editing skills

Creative skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, marketing, or related field

Job description

Overview

London, United Kingdom

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finding or creating great stories and content? If so, you might be our Senior Content Writer.

About us

Retail Insights is Northern Europe’s leading retail forum. We are strengthening the retail ecosystem by building a platform for insights, inspiration, and networking, connecting more than 3,000 leaders yearly from more than 15 countries.

Retail Insights is part of United Media which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

What we offer you

• An opportunity for getting operational experience in a scale-up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matters to the business
• A chance to work closely together with our CEO
• Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally

Your Responsibilities

Your responsibility will be to build the greatest physical magazine which entails that you:

• Thoroughly research industry-related topics and ideas for stories and articles
• Interview relevant people
• Copywrite, write, edit and proofread content for our magazines
• Construct the magazines including photos, design and artwork (with help from our Graphic Designer)

What we expect from you

You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you’re humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you:

• Have acquired a bachelor’s degree with outstanding results preferably within journalism, communications, marketing, English, or related field
• Have +5 years of work experience with outstanding performance from a magazine or media company
• Have an UK work permit
• Possess outstanding writing, editing and creative skills
• Possess an exceptional attention to detail
• Are well-organised and able to structure and prioritise your work

Startdate

Flexible

Monday - Friday we work from our office (next to Victoria Station) and do not offer remote work.