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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | East Grinstead |
| Area | West Sussex, UK |
| Sector | Media |
| Salary | £35K - £40K DOE |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Andy Wilson |
| Job Ref | SM - 8848 |
- Description
- Lloyd Recruitment Services is East Grinstead are currently working with a leading publisher based in East Grinstead.
Due to ongoing success, there is now a requirement for an Editor to join the team.
Key responsibilities:
Devising feature and news ideas
Writing and rewriting feature stories
Sub-editing
Commissioning freelancers
Supervising page layout and passing proofs to press
To attend trade shows, seminars and other industry events
Key tasks:
Achieve editorial deadlines as per the production schedule
Produce news section of the magazine and website, follow up news releases, focus news items on agency and client activities
To produce tight features, commission words from freelance and/or staff writers
Create flat plan with target ad/edit ratio of 60% advertising overall (excluding house ads)
Achieve editorial freelance budget, including imagery
Source photography and/or brief graphic designers to source images
Organise job/travel diary and supervise the work of the deputy and journalist
Conduct appraisals and appraisal reviews with editorial team
Work in cooperation with graphic designers to achieve clean, attractive page layouts
Oversee/execute proof reading to ensure highest possible degree of accuracy
Devise ideas for features, surveys and off-diary news items
Attend monthly staff meetings
Attend monthly issue meetings with advertising team to discuss editorial plans
Attend bimonthly issue review meetings
Oversee daily maintenance of both news and events sections on the company website with a daily target of three news stories, plus a weekly target of four editor’s blogs
Produce biweekly e-newsletter
Oversee production of social media content
NB: Regular travel will be required as part of this role
This is an exciting, rewarding and fun business and we are looking for a good all-rounder with a broad experience of managing a small team, commissioning, writing, sub-editing, proof-reading and working with a design team to produce engaging and readable media!
Salary of £35K - £40K DOE
Due to the high volume of applications, Lloyd Recruitment Services can only accept shortlisted candidates
