Jobs in Nottingham, United States

Posted: November 3, 2025
Location: Remote (UK)
Salary: £18 per hour
Closes: 18/11/2025

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Alliance Publishing Trust is looking for an editorial assistant to support the team with a range of editorial responsibilities, ensuring all work is completed accurately and on schedule. A keen eye for detail and demonstratable previous copyediting experience is essential. Prior experience in the philanthropic sector would be an advantage, though not required.

Working pattern: approximately three days per month. The candidate must be able to meet Alliance's core working hours.

Early application is encouraged, as our small team has limited capacity and will close the application once we have received a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Uploading individual articles to the Alliance CMS (WordPress) in a timely and accurate manner, with an understanding of SEO and an eye for details and layout

• Preparing and publishing approved copy (including text and images) on the Alliance website in advance of the digital launch of the print magazine each quarter
• Supporting photo research for the print magazine
• Assisting with the print magazine mail out each quarter
• Assisting with editing interview transcripts and performing basic copyediting tasks as required
• Providing editorial support by writing and uploading news stories to support the news editor
• Other administrative tasks to support the Alliance editorial team, such as cataloguing submissions to open calls or applications

Alliance Publishing Trust (APT) aims to facilitate the exchange of ideas among people in philanthropy working for social change. We aspire to contribute to building an effective, accountable and thriving philanthropy field by being a 'critical friend' to philanthropy worldwide.

To do this we produce Alliance magazine, the leading quarterly publication for philanthropy and social investment worldwide and respected in the sector for nearly thirty years. Providing a special in-depth feature on some key aspect of philanthropy and social investment, with contributors from around the world and expert guest editors as well as interviews, news, book reviews, and conference reports.

We also produce over 700 items of online content per year: providing premium interviews and articles published exclusively every Tuesday, daily free-to-read sector news, weekly coverage of climate and gender philanthropy, monthly columns, and more. In addition to written content, we convene up to 19 events a year to discuss the latest topics in philanthropy with speakers and attendees across the globe.

With a core staff team based in London, valued freelance support and a team of representatives around the world we work with the leading organisations and practitioners worldwide to deliver our charitable mission. We aim to be a fluid organisation, being able to introduce new ideas in quick time, enabling us to punch above our weight and deliver impact at a level beyond our size. We have an outstanding team in place and are in a positive period of growth as we look to meet our long-term strategy for 2030. APT is proud to be both an accredited Living Wage Employer and 4-Day Week Employer.

This role pays £18 per hour. Deadline for application: 10am, Tuesday 18 November. We are a small team with limited recruitment capacity. To ensure we can give each application proper consideration, we may close this vacancy once we have received a sufficient number of suitable applications. For the best chance of being considered, please submit your application as soon as possible.

Please submit your CV and covering letter to . In your cover letter you should address your suitability for this role. Please also state where you saw the job vacancy. Interviews will be held remotely on Tues­day 9 December 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and invited by email prior. Ideal start date in January 2026.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during application process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best. As part of our ongoing commitment to an accessible recruitment process, applicants are encouraged to contact APT to discuss any support or assistance they may have during the application process. Please email in the first instance.