Editorial Assistant

3 days ago

London Area, United Kingdom Macmillan Cancer Support Full time

Editorial Assistant

Fixed Term Contract - 10 months Jan - Oct 2026

Full time (34.5 hours)

Hybrid
Split between home and our
London Office
/Glasgow office: with expectations for this role being once a month

Salary - £ £32500

About us

At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.

About the role

The Cancer Information Development team produces high-quality, award-winning patient information for people affected by cancer.

We are striving to do everything we can to ensure that our workforce is representative of the people we support, and those who support us. We advocate for being an inclusive organisation, where everyone can feel that they belong and where there are no barriers to success.

As an editorial assistant, you will provide editorial, print production and stock management support to the Cancer Information Development team. Working with information development nurses and editors, you will manage and coordinate the external review of our content. You will also project manage the production of information in audio format.

With a range of internal and external stakeholders to work with, including key suppliers, strong communication skills are essential. You must also have the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with medical professionals and people living with cancer, to ensure the timely review of our information.

Success in the role demands excellent organisation, IT and time management skills, to balance a range of ongoing projects to deadline and provide administrative support as required. You will also have excellent attention to detail, allowing you to follow Macmillan's production processes and help maintain the PIF TICK accreditation for health information.

Part of the assistant role is to support the editors with editing and proofreading information in line with internal guidance. So high standards of English and grammar are important, as well as the ability to deal with complex information about cancer.

Recruitment Process

Application deadline: Sunday 30th November 2025

First interview dates: W/C 1st December

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

We are an organisation that is committed to setting candidates up for success, so we can support you to be at your best during the application or selection process, please contact Macmillan TA Team

for advice, or a conversation on reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
here
along with our internal employee representation body, 'Our Voice' and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.

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