Editorial Assistant

Editorial Assistant - Crawley - up to GBP24,000 DOE

Are you looking for a career in journalism? Do you have a relevant journalism degree or NCTJ?

An exciting opportunity for an Editorial Assistant has arisen due to continued growth by a leaning media and events publisher based in the Crawley area.

The ideal candidate will have;

• A relevant journalism degree or NCTJ
• Previous writing/journalism experience (ideally gained within B2B journalism however not essential)
• Social media experience (ideal not essential)
• Solid IT skills including Microsoft packages, Adobe packages (InDesign/Photoshop)

What's in it for you???

The role will offer a long term career within print, digital and event journalism. Starting off you will work side by side with an experienced Editor who will mentor and guide you all the way. You will be given first class support and training which will also include press trips and attendance to industry events in the UK and overseas. Working across print, digital and event media you will produce news articles, product and feature articles whilst working towards interviewing industry experts.

In return a basic salary of up to GBP24,000 is being offered depending on your experience. As well as mapped out career path, other company benefits include regular pay reviews and an annual staff weekend away in Europe fully paid for by the company!

Other responsibilities will include;

• Write, sub and proof editorial copy (including news / new product information / features) to ensure the quality of production, to avoid costly mistakes, to maintain house-style, factual accuracy and objectivity and to meet deadlines
• Progress editorial material to schedule to ensure that journals are planned for best use of space
• Support the Editor in liaison with service departments and sales managers and sub-contractors (e.g. printers) to ensure that deadlines are met
• Attend press visits and represent the magazine at industry events as required by the Editor for a fact-finding purpose for writing articles, to see contacts and source new ones and to take relevant photos, to raise the profile of the journal and build up industry knowledge.
• Produce copy for our website, and update website with news, diary events and show information
• Maintain our social media (Twitter and LinkedIn) profiles with information
• Maintain awareness of all departmental activities and cover for colleagues in their absence
• Respond to general external enquiries and problems
• Suggest topics for publication and contribute ideas
• Lay out pages (editorial copy and photography) using InDesign packages and to ensure that editorial pages are created to house-style and in a manner acceptable to the relevant industry efficiently, cost effectively and aesthetically
• Process InDesign packages into print-ready PDFs

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to succeed in the world of B2B media!

NB: Candidates without writing experience / a relevant journalism degree will not be shortlisted for the role. Candidates must also be within a commutable distance to Crawley as this is an office based role

Lloyd Recruitment Services would like to thank you for taking the time to apply, however due to the volume of applications received, we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates