Commercial Content Editor

4 months ago


Lingfield, United Kingdom Stream Publishing Full time

**Attitude **is **the world's biggest **LGBTQ+ media brand (across print, digital, online, social, video and live events) and **the best-selling gay magazine in the UK and Europe**.

We are based **mid-way between London and Brighton** (40 minutes from London Victoria by train) in a cool converted barn with a) countryside views b) air conditioning and c) a bar. Any or all maybe important to you.

We are recruiting a full-time **Commercial Content Editor** to pitch for, produce and deliver native content with, and for, key partners across multiple channels, and to provide editorial support for Attitude’s physical events.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Delivering highly-engaging, brand-enhancing native commercial content in step with LGBTQ+ community values
- Developing key relationships with existing clients and potential new clients, including attending lunches and events various
- Creating commercial content pitches to win new campaigns and strengthen existing ones
- Liaising with Attitude’s commercial and editorial teams to optimise the creation and delivery of commercial content
- Managing a commercial content pipeline
- Writing/creating commercial content and commissioning/managing a team of creators, depending on the size of the campaign
- Editing, fact-checking and sense-checking commercial content
- Overseeing a content calendar
- Picture sourcing where appropriate
- Liaising with the social media producer and video editor to develop social-first and video-first commercial campaigns
- Uploading content to the Attitude website via WordPress
- Contributing to the brand’s overall marketing strategy
- Producing end-of-campaign round-up documents/presentations
- Assisting with the production of Attitude events to ensure clients’ needs and deliverables are met
- Some editorial contributions welcome

**Requirements**:

- Excellent writing and editing skills
Some sales or marketing experience would be useful
- An impressive list of contacts welcome
- A creative, ideas-driven approach to commercial content of all kinds, to make said content work for the client and the Attitude brand, while engaging the wider community
- Budget management
- Good communication, interpersonal and organisation skills
- A firm grasp of what matters to gay men and the LGBTQ+ community
- A love and passion for LGBTQ-focused media
- Proficient in WordPress, Google Analytics, various social media platforms and other publishing software

**Skills and qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, business or related field preferred
- NCTJ-accreditation preferred but not essential.

**Please provide**:

- Three recent examples of your work that you’re proud of, if from a journalistic background
- An example of your work that’s LGBTQ-related
- Three examples of features ideas to suit commercial clients
- References

**Salary**: £30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- LINGFIELD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in LINGFIELD

Reference ID: Commercial Content Editor