Editor

Editor London, England

Early Years Alliance
Full Time London, England 27477 - 34033 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

About The Role
The Early Years Alliance is the largest early years membership organisation and voluntary sector provider of quality affordable childcare and education in England. An educational charity, the Alliance represents the interests of over 14,000 member settings who deliver care and learning to over 800,000 families every year.
We are looking to recruit an experienced journalist to manage all aspects of content development and production of the Charity’s membership magazine, Under 5, in both print and digital format.
Benefits:
  • 26 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro-rata for part-time employees
  • Enhanced sickness pay
  • Employer and employee contribution pension scheme
  • Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your wellbeing
  • Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave
  • Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities
  • A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
  • Vitality membership wellness and fitness app – including lots of great health benefits, rewards, telephone, and face to face counselling
  • Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets
  • A dedicated mental health First Aider to support your mental wellbeing

Main duties:

  • To identify and research themes for each issue, sourcing and managing contributors to ensure the magazine has a clear, consistent, relevant and interesting voice to the readership.
  • To lead on planning, sourcing contributors, writing and managing content of Under 5 magazine, 10 issues produced every year
  • To liaise with Communications and External Affairs colleagues to ensure that corporate partnership publicity, advertorial, editorial and competition deals are delivered to meet terms of contra deals in relevant issues of Under 5.
  • To manage Under 5’s Twitter account and other related social media promotional activity associated with the magazine.
  • To write, edit and upload regular online news stories for selected digital communication including planning, writing and managing content for the fortnightly Under 5 e-newsletter.
Essential criteria:
  • Proven experience of working on magazine in an editorial role with an ability to lead on commissioning, writing, sub-editing and proofing professional copy.
  • Excellent journalistic writing skills, with the ability to write concise and accurate news copy.
  • Clear understanding and practical experience of managing magazine print and production processes
  • Strong interpersonal skills with direct experience of managing internal and external suppliers, journalists, production staff, advertisers and contributors.
  • Strong creative and written skills with an ability to produce clear, accurate and interesting copy tailored for different audiences.
Hours per week: 35
Weeks per year: 52
Virtual interview date: TBC
Please ensure to provide an additional statement with your application explaining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification.
Once established into the role there is an option for a hybrid-working arrangement. Details of this can be discussed at interview.
Please note our virtual interviews take place via Microsoft Teams, you may need to download this prior to your interview.

About The Service
The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation.
The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equal opportunities in employment.

Editor
Early Years Alliance

www.eyalliance.org.uk
London, United Kingdom
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