Editorial Assistant London, England
Job description
Editorial Assistant
We are looking for an organised, passionate, and proactive Editorial Assistant with strong attention to detail to join our small but dedicated health and lifestyle content team. Immediate start required.
Full-time
Location: London Bridge (though we offer a hybrid of home and office working). Final interviews will take place in our London office.
About us
Rest Less is a social impact business that wants to help a generation of over 50s get more from life, by helping meet the needs of this large, diverse and under-represented audience.
Today’s 50-year-olds are fundamentally healthier and more active than previous generations, yet are still unrepresented across so many dimensions. We’re here to challenge outdated stereotypes of age in both the workplace and in wider society.
Since we launched Rest Less in early 2019, we have successfully built a trusted and respected brand that people turn to for advice and guidance. We have 1.2m members and all of our advice and guidance are offered online. This means that we take huge pride and focus on the quality of our writing and online content, as it is the primary interaction our members have with us.
Our values
- Ambitious and focused on impact
- Mission-driven and member-centric
- Empathetic and ego-free
- Data-driven, evidence-based
- Trustworthy, open and authentic
About the role
We are looking for a highly organised individual with strong attention to detail, who can support the content team with editorial processes.
Responsibilities include:
- Organising the content calendar
- Updating existing content
- Fact-checking
- Analysing and optimising content for SEO (in conjunction with the SEO team)
- Ensuring live content and site links are kept fully up-to-date
- Auditing our existing content library
- Proofreading content
- Selecting appropriate images to use in articles
- Uploading content to WordPress
- General administrative tasks to support the lifestyle team
About you
- Organised with strong attention to detail – you will need to be highly organised with high levels of attention to detail. Often it's the little details that help make an outstanding customer experience.
- Excellent written communication skills – all of our interaction with our members is online and we take exceptional pride in the quality of our content with a very distinctive ‘Rest Less’ tone.
- Proactive and willing to get stuck in and help where needed – we’re a small, close-knit team that relies heavily on each other to get things done.
- Passionate about helping others – we are a social impact business with a goal of making a positive difference in the lives of over 50s.
- Able to work well under pressure – we often work to tight deadlines so you will need to be able to produce high-quality work in tight timeframes.
- Empathetic – you’re able to put yourself in the shoes of our members so that you can understand how we can best deliver for them.
- Takes ownership and is a self-sufficient problem solver – this means taking ownership of your tasks from end to end, whatever they require, to always deliver the best outcome for our members.
- Humble with no ego – our culture is one of the reasons why our team enjoy coming to work every day. We’re a close-knit team and we work collaboratively.
- A degree or equivalent in English, Journalism, or Publishing (preferred but not essential).
- Health and wellbeing knowledge – knowledge and general interest in health and wellbeing would be helpful, but not essential provided you're willing to learn quickly.
- Computer literate and comfortable working with Microsoft Word and Excel (and equivalent Google software equivalents).
- Comfortable working with WordPress, or a willingness to learn.
Please apply with your CV and cover letter letting us know why you'd like to work at Rest Less.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £24,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, SE1 1LB
Application deadline: 22/09/2023
Reference ID: Editorial Assistant at Rest Less
