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assistant editor

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Metropolis Group Full time

Temporary

£30k – £35k DOE

  • Fleet Street, City of London

  • Business: emap

  • Brands: The Architectural Review
  • Job title: Assistant Editor or Senior Editor DOE
  • Base Location: Fleet Street, London, Hybrid – 3 days in the office
  • Employment Type: Full-time, Fixed Term Contract (1 year)
  • Salary: £30k – £35k DOE

The Architectural Review (AR) is an international architecture magazine published from London. Since 1896, the AR has been a leading authority on contemporary architecture and architectural culture.

The AR is looking for an exceptional candidate with editorial experience at an architecture magazine or similar publication to join its team as senior editor (maternity cover).

This full-time fixed-term position is from mid-March 2026 to April 2027.

Note: for candidates with less experience, there is the possibility to discuss the position of assistant editor instead, for a salary of £30,000.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Researching and planning upcoming issues with the editor and deputy editor
  • Commissioning and liaising with contributors, editing text and feeding back to writers
  • Working with the editorial team to source visual material and lay out features during production of print issues
  • Creating and proofing digital content, including online stories, social media posts and emails
  • Supporting events and awards programmes, in coordination with the marketing, commercial and operations teams
  • Delivering commercial content and editorial projects

Skills and Experience:

  • Able to demonstrate editorial experience at a magazine or publication in

    architecture or a related field is essential
  • Sophisticated computer literacy, including a good knowledge of InDesign and WordPress
  • A postgraduate qualification in architecture or art history is highly desirable

Core Competencies:

  • The ideal candidate is attentive to contemporary architectural production around the world and passionate about how it is communicated and discussed in print and online
  • The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the UK
  • The AR has adopted a hybrid working model and the successful candidate will be expected to come into the offices in London Tuesday–Thursday

What we offer

Learning & Development:

At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees.

Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, events management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology. We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organisational objectives.

To support our employees' career development, we have designed specialised programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy.

Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together, we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees.

  • 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days
  • One additional day of leave per year- Celebration Day
  • Health plan
  • Life assurance
  • Private virtual GP access
  • Seasonal flu jabs available at the office
  • Continuous learning & development opportunities
  • In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Retail discount vouchers
  • Rail season ticket loans
  • Pension scheme
  • One paid volunteer day per year
  • Annual Summer & Winter Celebrations
  • Work from home during August
  • Income protection and more

How to apply:

Please apply with

  • your CV (no more than two sides of A4 in Word or PDF format)
  • a cover letter including what you would bring to the role of senior, or assistant, editor at the AR (no more than 350 words, in Word or PDF format)
  • two examples of recently written work (no more than four pages of A4 in

    Word or PDF format)

Please email this directly to

Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted you will be contacted within 10 working days of your application.

Privacy: Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy at

Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.