Editorial Lead

We are looking for an **Editorial Lead** to provide inspirational leadership, strategic direction and editorial oversight for the publishing and distribution of digital content across our owned, operated and third-party channels.

In this exciting and challenging role, you will lead a talented Editorial and Publishing teams to deliver best in-class storytelling that inspires and connects with our global family of supporters. You will work closely with our Creative and Production teams and alongside Brand & Marketing and Communications, bringing our supporters closer to us with a distinctive, creative and consistent narrative.

**Who we are**

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success - read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: _to act for a winning team, culture and community_. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

**Your day-to-day**
- Drive a consistent editorial vision through our production, distribution and optimisation of digital content across our owned, operated and third-party channels.
- Take ownership of and responsibility for the delivery of content across our Men’s, Women’s and Academy teams - ensuring appropriate resource, talent and products are allocated to deliver best-in-class digital coverage.
- Devise and share content plans with key stakeholders from our Commercial, Communications and Football teams.
- Drive and execute our new membership strategy, with a focus on knowing and serving our supporters better than ever before: what they want, when they want it in line with our values.
- Drive major content activations (e.g. new signing announcements and kit launches) with the aim of bringing our supporters closer into our club eco-system.
- Constantly seek new opportunities to bring our supporters around the world closer to us, using innovative ways to story-tell, engage supporters and deliver experiences that only Arsenal can.
- Promote inclusivity with a view to engaging our supporters around the world and making our content accessible and reflective of our diverse fanbase.

**What we are looking for**
- Good experience of leading and running editorial teams with excellent working knowledge of App, Social and.Com communications.
- Strong experience of developing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including commercial partners.
- Experience of managing and delivering content in high-pressure environments such as live sporting events.
- Knowledge of the modern landscape of owned and operated platforms, including effective use of analytics and insight to drive improved performance and evolve content ideational.
- Someone courageous who can think differently and try new things, all in the pursuit of progress to differentiate our brand.
- Excellent relationship building and communications skills with people of all levels, and who is always looking to be a team player.

**Why choose us**

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

- An exciting reward and recognition scheme
- Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
- Great internal learning and development programmes
- A flexible hybrid working model
- Discounted Arsenal season tickets
- A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
- A leading Employee Assistance Programme
- Great discounts with some of our Partners

**Arsenal for Everyone**

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.

**_Disability Confident Leader_