News Editor - Online

We’re an international media company, looking for a talented editor to join our highly successful international editorial team in our new office in Aldgate Tower.

This is a fast-paced, high-level role scything through content to produce punchy, to-the-point, supremely focused, useable news content across a whole swathe of different verticals and international markets.

In this role, you will:

•fire up an international team of journalists
•leverage your cutting-edge editing/publishing skillset to transform multiple daily e-newsletters
•spice up headlines, intros and leads with wit, wordplay, intelligence and insight
•commission magazine feature articles and liaise with authors

This is a fast-paced, high-level role controlling the direction, focus and quality of online content on many different levels and across several different verticals and international markets. The role is about understanding what our audiences want and need, and making sure that our international editorial team delivers it consistently. You’ll need to get your sleeves rolled up enhancing large numbers of news stories daily but will also need to spend time giving careful feedback to writers and reporters where it is needed most. The role will involve elements of headline writing, editing, sub-editing and proofreading, but the essence of the role lies at a higher level – considering the overall relevance and utility of content and acting for both the short and long term to fix up areas of weakness.

To succeed in this role, you will be:

•able to apply your intellect on different levels simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
•very organised, with excellent planning and project management skills
•experienced in mentoring writers and journalists and delivering robust feedback in a tactful and structured way
•someone with a strong tertiary academic background, polished English skills and a super-sensitive eye for detail
•confident and driven to raise the content bar for a growing and ambitious media company
•looking for a challenging, fast paced role

About Key Media

With offices in UK, Canada, USA, Australia, Asia and New Zealand, Key Media delivers award-winning content via websites, magazines and events. Our high-quality products operate across key business verticals including insurance, finance, law, education property and human resources to bring providers and business communities together.

In just over a decade, Key Media has grown from the launch publisher of a single B2B magazine to a global business media company with an ever-growing portfolio of market-leading products.