Aerospace Editor

**Role Outline**

Farnborough International is looking for an inspirational, proactive, and hands-on editor to strengthen its digital news channel (FINN: Farnborough International News Network) and to develop an influential thought leadership programme.
- Writing, editing, and subbing immersive copy across multiple channels (predominantly FINN).
- Commissioning compelling thought leadership content.
- Devise the editorial strategy ensuring content meets the needs of the audience and enhances the FINN and Farnborough brands.
- Defining and reinforcing the FINN TOV and house style.
- Chairing a regular editorial board managing/populating the editorial calendar and meeting the content needs of internal product owners.
- Budget management and oversight.
- Metrics and audience engagement focus good situational awareness in pursuit of scaling our international online readership. Data driven decision-making allied to create nous.
- Enabling/advising the media sales team so that they are best able to maximise the value of FINN (3rd party advertising and sponsorship opportunities).
- Preparing weekly newsletters which drive subscription rates (retention/acquisition).
- Nurturing a network of business, government, military, and academic contacts/contributors that coalesce to create a distinct FINN content profile.
- Act as a brand ambassador developing relations externally with key industry leaders this will necessitate some international travel.
- Attending external events and representing the title in other aerospace forums/outlets.
- Uploading content to the FINN website and upholding high online publishing standards.
- Working with web developers, graphic designers and other agency resources to continuously improve FINN and its reach.

**Skills and Experience**
- Degree educated.
- B2B Journalist familiar with the aerospace and defense industries.
- Minimum 1 year experience at editor level or 2 years at deputy-editor, news editor level.
- Excellent journalistic writing and proof-reading skills.
- Ability to build a network we are looking for someone with gravitas and can mix at a senior level.
- Interviewing and presenting skills (to camera and off camera).
- Technical competence across CMS systems
- An understanding of SEO and measures the editorial team can take to improve search rankings.
- Strong digital and social marketing knowledge, from user journey planning to continuous optimisation of activities for best performance.
- A flexible approach to working collaboratively with the aerospace events team, the Farnborough marketing team, and ADS Group (parent organization).
- A team player willing to collaborate with different internal and external teams.
- Creative thinker with the confidence to challenge the status quo.
- Analytical approach to researching competitors and defining market trends.
- Experience in people management desirable.

**The Salary & Benefits**

**Salary**: £60,000 per annum

Location: Farnborough Office, Hampshire

Details: Full Time, 37.5hours per week

Contract: Permanent Contract

Benefits include; bonus, hybrid working, pension, private health insurance, life insurance, access to Farnborough parking, cycle to work scheme, extended remote working, enhanced parental leave, 28 days annual leave, buy additional annual leave, long service additional annual leave

**People & Values**

Farnborough has a rich history of pioneering aviation triumphs and we at Farnborough International have stood shoulder to shoulder with industry pioneers for decades. It is this pioneering spirit that continues to run through our business today and will enable us to grow in the future.

People are at the heart of what we do at Farnborough and we are looking for individuals who can embrace and deliver the 3 core values at the centre of our business:

- Positivity:_ Were always looking for a better way. We have a confident can-do attitude in the work we deliver every day.
- Precision:_ We take care and pride in every detail of safety and organization, so that our clients shine.
- Partnership:_ We work as one team to get the best results and work openly and collaboratively with our clients.