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| Job Type | Careers |
| Location | London |
| Area | London, United Kingdom |
| Sector | Marketing and Sales Jobs |
| Salary | £40,000 - £45,000 |
| Start Date | asap |
| Advertiser | Mags Rendle |
| Telephone | +44 (0) 203 640 2133 |
| Job Ref | SFDFD454646 |
| Job Views | 993 |
- Description
- Editor
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
Location: London – Hybrid 2 days (London Bridge)
Consultant: Mags Rendle
The Company
TDRC are excited to be working with one of the most influential communities in payments. This business operates as an independent representative for the industry and its interests, driving collaboration within the payments sector to bring about meaningful change and innovation.
They are working closely with payments and fintech firms, big and small, such as the Bank of England, the FCA, HM Treasury, the Payment Systems Regulator, Pay.UK, UK Finance and Innovate Finance.
They are delivering a world-leading series of events, including monthly digital and face-to-face events their annual conference PAY360 and awards dinner, webinars, CEO round tables, podcasts, and training activities. They are also providing an active research and policy agenda to bring about change and innovation, and a powerful digital media portfolio.
They connect the market-makers – informing, influencing, and celebrating change and development throughout the booming UK market for Payments.
About the role:
We are seeking a London-based Editor required for a prominent membership organisation in financial services. Great opportunity for an enthusiastic, driven, organised and creative individual who wants ownership and editing responsibilities of monthly and quarterly publications and the freedom to create compelling content seeking a highly motivated and creative Editor to take ownership of two of its publications – Payments Intelligence and Payments Review.
The Editor will play a key role in developing and managing the association’s content, including articles, interviews, podcasts and videos, for the two publications. Working closely with the Editorial Director, the Editor will work to elevate Payments Intelligence and Payments Review to ensure it offers the best content for members and establishes the company as the voice of the industry.
They are a small, dedicated, passionate and fun team who work collectively and strive to be the best in everything we do. This is a great opportunity for a results-driven individual with lots of drive and enthusiasm looking for a position where their ideas count, and they can really make a difference.
What will you be doing?
The Editor will manage two publications and related content, as well as be involved in creating multimedia content and supporting the wider business to deliver value to members. Payments Intelligence delivers short, sharp, actionable insights & business intelligence exclusively for their members. The monthly content helps members to effectively navigate the market, identify trends and help them make effective business decisions. Payments Review is a leading source of analysis and insight on Payments and Industry trends. The quarterly digital magazine, available for members and subscribers, brings together a range of views and voices to deliver a 360 perspective on the issues that matter.
Reporting to the Editorial Director, the Editor will be responsible for ensuring the content included in Payments Intelligence and Payments Review meets the brief of both the respective publications and is published on-time and to a high quality.
The successful candidate will help to establish them as the most important source for accessing industry insight.
The role requires in-market research, as well as keeping track of industry developments and trends through companies, technologies, regulations, and products/services. The Editor is then required to use this understanding to provide the highest quality of content, both through commissioning content from reporters and contributing creative, independent insightful and analytical content themselves. The role also involves supporting other departments to ensure that the range of content and other communications is in line with the association’s style guide.
Key responsibilities- Manage Payments Intelligence and Payments Review to deliver the best content for members and our engaged audience.
- Coordinate the publishing cycles and establish Payments Intelligence and Payments Review as must-read publications
- Oversee layout (artwork, design, photography) and check content for accuracy and errors
- Manage freelance and staff reporters to ensure they meet copy deadlines and quality regularly
- Proofread, edit and improve stories or pieces
- Manage members’ content contributions and be the quality controller
- Work collaboratively with marketing, projects, policy and event departments
- Meet deadlines and budget requirements
- Develop the strategy and themes for every issue of both publications, using content as an enabler for audience engagement and identify opportunities and develop relationships to drive future growth and success
- Create regular market-leading thought leadership content through articles, podcasts, video interviews and events.
- Comply with media law and ethical guidelines
Essential- 3+ years of proven working experience as an Editor
- Strong writing/editing/proofreading skills and an excellent portfolio
- Exceptional writing abilities, impeccable attention to detail and proof-reading skills
- Excellent communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills
- Hands on experience with MS Office and InDesign, Photoshop or other publishing tools
- Experience using WordPress
- Excellent written and spoken skills in English
- Experience across articles, podcasts and video creation
- Proven familiarity with SEO and social media best practices
- An eye for detail along with critical thinking
- Prioritising and multitasking
- Outstanding time management & organisational skills
Desirable
• Interest and prior experience in Financial Services, FinTech or Payments space
• Experience with Elementor and HubSpot
• Experience across articles, podcasts and video creation optimisation
• Budget management
• Experience managing a team of freelance reporters/content creators
• Commissioning content
Benefits
• Competitive salary
• Flexibility of working in office / remotely
• Discretionary performance related bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave per year (increasing annually with tenure, plus day off for birthday)
• Private pension scheme
• Two days paid leave per year for volunteering
• Training and personal development budget per year
• Referral scheme for new employees
• Social & team gatherings and outings
If this sounds like you, then we'd love to hear from you.
What next
Curious to know more and discuss the company opportunity, and their benefits further? Apply below and Mags Rendle will be in touch to answer all your questions.
The Digital Recruitment Company is an Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.
To apply for this role please contact us at:
Mags Rendle
0203 640 2133
mags@digitalrecruitmentcompany.com
www.digitalrecruitmentcompany.com
