UK Editor, Livingetc

What you’ll be doing…

Are you passionate about style, obsessed with good, editorially savvy and results-driven? We are looking for a UK Editor to join one of our most important brands, Livingetc, the media brand that focuses on the now and the next in interiors and decor.. Our mission across our various platforms is to unlock the world of design for all homeowners, providing engaging design, shopping and home advice. Because of our website’s global nature, we need to strive to ensure that this audience is served with relevant, local content. Our newly-appointed UK editor will be responsible for ensuring that UK visitors have a truly best-in-class experience.

To build the number of UK visitors on Livingetc and ensure that visitors have a truly authentic UK experience. Working closely with the editor and other senior managers, the job holder will be responsible for boosting engagement and audience size by delivering a content strategy for UK-facing content and executing it rigorously.

The job holder will work with key stakeholders to create an annual content plan, which is tasked with delivering a mix of content that meets the business objectives – growing evergreen audiences and optimising content for Discover traffic. They will also curate a homepage experience for UK visitors on a daily basis. They will commission and create original content as well as create specific content on other platforms, in particular email.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

• Experience of relevant website editing experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong visual sensibilities; commercial-first mindset combined with editorial nous.
• Excellent writing and grammatical skills
• Understanding of and interest in the homes/interiors industry you are able to evidence
• Ability to work calmly under pressure, be focused on goals with a sense of urgency, self-guidance and ability to quickly turn an idea into a final product.
• Collaborative team player, with a resourceful can-do attitude, who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Resilient, hard working and committed

What’s in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme – if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level Editorial 5

The expected range for this role is £29,000 – £38,000

This is a Hybrid role from our London Paddington Office, working three days from the office, two from home

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Our Future, Our Responsibility – Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees – current and future – are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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