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Job Title: News Editor
Location: London (Covent Garden), United Kingdom
Type Of Employment: Full-time/permanent – hybrid work pattern
Function: Editorial
Investment Week is looking for a News Editor to oversee and manage the day-to-day running of the Investment Week website.
The News Editor, who will have substantial experience in the industry, should have a keen interest in the financial services sector, a good nose for news, and the ability to prioritise tasks.
They will work closely with a young, dynamic team of journalists, helping to guide the more junior members of the team in prioritising news flow and editing copy. They will also be responsible for setting the news agenda alongside other editors.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Writing and editing copy.
- Recognising breaking news and making fast decisions on their publication ensuring quality standards are maintained.
- Sourcing exclusive news stories and helping bring the skills of other journalists in the team to fruition.
- Ensuring accuracy, house style, and quality of journalism is maintained at all times.
- Chairing the weekly news meeting.
- Compiling and sending Investment Week’s news alerts.
- Representing the brand at key industry events.
What we value
- At least three years’ experience in the financial journalism industry.
- Proven skills in a senior editorial role and a track record of writing exclusive news stories for a DFM/wealth manager audience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain a busy workload and prioritise tasks.
- A strong understanding of news journalism and the ability to prioritise the importance of various news stories.
- Knowledge and application of media law to written articles.
- Attention to detail, particularly when editing work and checking articles and multimedia content.
What you can expect from us
As well as working with the most interesting, talented and fun people, we operate a culture where success is recognised. You will be supported throughout your career, tailoring your development through management support, internal & external training courses and on the job training.
Our benefits include:
- Excellent training and development programmes
- Hybrid/remote working
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contributions
- Life assurance scheme
- Voluntary Private Medical Insurance
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
- Health Cash Plan for those everyday healthcare costs
- Savings on items from Currys via our SmartTech Scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted Gym rates
- Retail discounts saving you money on essential & everyday purchases
- Employee Recognition Scheme to recognise your colleagues with rewards
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for extra support if things get tough
- IMFoundation - making a difference by supporting our 4 charities
Plus a number of flexible salary sacrifice benefits.
All souls are welcome at Incisive Media
As an equal opportunity employer we hire, develop and retain the best people regardless of their social background, age, sex, ethnicity, religion/belief or disability, and to make use of their talents. We are proud members of Inclusive Employers and the Living Wage Foundation.
At Incisive Media we value everyone as an individual. We recognise that everyone is different and have created a work environment where we treat everyone fairly and in a consistent way and promote a culture of respect and dignity, to create a company that’s the right fit for every person inside of it. To ensure our values are fully embedded in our culture we are proud to support our working groups – All Souls Network, the Incisive Media Foundation, the Working Parents Group and our Sustainability and Social Committees.