Cio Editor

**Overview**:
We are looking for an exceptional Editor to be the face of our flagship CIO brand in the UK. A figurehead for CIO, and a community leader for strategic IT and business leaders in the UK and beyond.

This is a key role for Foundry, the public face of the launch of our most important publication in this most exciting and rapidly growing market. Working remotely or in our central London office, but with access to London and the ability to travel, the UK Editor of CIO will be an important figure both within the UK business community, and inside Foundry.

We are looking for an IT and business strategy expert with impeccable communication skills. If you are curious, innovative, and driven by success we want to hear from you.

About Foundry

At Foundry, we’ve been at the forefront of the technology community since 1964. While there’s been a lot of change in this time, some things have stayed the same. We’re as committed and knowledgeable as ever, and we’re proud to be an authority in the tech industry, reaching audiences all over the world.

We’re part of a vibrant community of technology buyers, and when we interact with them, we learn about them. Thanks to intent data, we understand our audiences like no one else - and as a result, we’re able to create the media and software solutions that help vendors supercharge their businesses.

Our Responsibility
We’re passionate about the fact that technology can be a force for good. Leveraged wisely, it can have a hugely positive influence—and to this end we’re driving progress in a number of areas, including diversity and inclusion, tech accessibility, and women in leadership.

Our Offer
In return we offer the opportunity to make a difference as part of a successful company that prides itself on our constant improvement and innovation, focus on individual development and let’s try it attitude.

Real people
Real data
Real results.

**Benefits**:

- 26 days holiday
- Competitive salary and bonus incentive schemes
- Private medical with BUPA
- Free eye tests annually
- Social events
- Annual sports membership discount for gyms across the country
- Global Diversity & inclusion council and employee resource groups
- Wellbeing committee, including mental health first aiders
- Flexibility - we operate a hybrid working model, with offices in Staines and Central London

**Responsibilities**:

- The goal of this role is to increase the profile of CIO UK. You will support and further build our vibrant community of excellent, strategic CIOs, using our platform to promote them and their work to audiences in the UK and beyond.
- Each day you will focus on meeting with CIOs. Building relationships and writing and recording profile interviews, telling their stories and helping them build their careers.
- You will give the CIO brand credibility and visibility by being in market, and by knowing CIOs and the challenges they face.
- You will support our sales teams in their work with customers, providing strategic insights into the UK market and the CIOs working within it.
- You will inform Editorial strategy for CIO in UK, but you won't have to create the majority of the content, nor any of the SEO content that exists to drive engagement with CIOs. That will continue to be handled by our global editorial team based in the US, Singapore, India, UK, Canada, Australia, and beyond.

**Qualifications**:

- Editorial experience in the B2B space, ideally in a technology-focused role
- Strong industry contacts and demonstrable knowledge of IT and business strategy in the UK
- Demonstrable experience of writing interviews and case studies
- Some experience of working with sales people and customers
- Some experience of presenting at events is desired - a willingness to do so is critical