World Editor, Maternity Cover

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom dmg::media Full time

**World Editor**

Location: i Headquarters - London

Position: 12 month maternity cover

**Job Introduction**

i is looking for a** World Editor** to join our growing newsroom on a 12-month maternity contract.

**Key areas of responsibility**
- To lead and inspire our world news team, ensuring their output is having maximum digital impact
- To coordinate and grow i's network of international freelancers, to further enhance our depth of coverage in key areas
- To manage a mix of reactive exclusive chases on the agenda, news features and long term investigations
- To work towards team benchmarks for success, ensuring the operation is meeting its digital subscription goals
- To present high impact stories and creative ideas each day to the Editor in conference
- To oversee the team rota at reporter and newsdesk level, ensuring it is organised at all times
- To help lead planning for major events such as the US election, conflicts and international crises.

**Skills and experience**
- Experience on the world news desk of a national news publisher or international reporting experience.
- A deep knowledge and understanding of major global news, with excellent judgement.
- An ability to write and edit news and features quickly and to deadline.
- Incisive analytical skills and the ability to approach the news agenda in a creative and original manner.
- Excellent people-management skills, and a proven ability to get the best out of experienced journalists.
- Experience of leading a team, and a desire to be leading from the front in a busy and demanding newsroom.
- An ambition to take on more responsibility and progress your career towards executive leadership.
- Experience in digital publishing, and a willingness to learn and embrace new methods of storytelling.
- A commitment to i's editorial standards of impartial and incisive coverage.
- Good knowledge of media law and the Editors' Code of Practice.

**About US**

i is Britain's youngest national news publisher - and one of the most trusted. i has a unique mission: publishing non-partisan reporting and intelligent opinion. With a strong digital subscriber audience and a healthy print circulation, i has also grown digital reach to 11m users a month. Its newsroom breaks some of the biggest stories in UK journalism. Growing in influence and profitable, i is shortlisted for News Website of the Year and National Newspaper of the Year in the 2024 Press Awards, and is a recent winner of Daily Newspaper of the Year (London Press Club) and News Website of the Year (Online Media Awards). We pride ourselves on having a dynamic, collegiate work environment that celebrates creativity, innovation and success.

**Our Commitment



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