Editorial Lead

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Magazine Editorial Lead & Digital Content Manager
Surrey
£35,000 - £40,000 + Excellent Company Benefits
Hybrid
The Role
We are looking for a Magazine Editorial Lead & Digital Content Manager to oversee content creation and digital strategy across multiple magazine brands on behalf of a leading media publishing business.
This role requires strong editorial leadership, excellent writing skills, and expertise in digital publishing to engage their readership and grow their online presence.
You will be responsible for producing, managing, and optimising digital content, including webinars, newsletters, social media posts, website news stories, and digital magazine editions.
Additionally, this role offers opportunities for international travel, enabling you to attend key industry events, network with global professionals, and source compelling editorial content from around the world.
Core Responsibilities

  • Editorial Leadership: Oversee content creation and production across multiple digital magazines, ensuring high editorial standards.
  • Content Production: Write, commission, and edit engaging feature articles, industry news, and thought leadership pieces for online platforms.
  • Newsletter Management: Lead the creation and distribution of newsletters, ensuring relevant and engaging content.
  • Social Media Strategy: Develop and manage content for social media platforms, collaborating with marketing to enhance audience engagement.
  • Website Updates: Oversee website content, ensuring frequent news updates, feature articles, and industry coverage.
  • Webinar Production: Plan, coordinate, and host webinars, working with internal teams and external contributors.
    Experience Required:
    NCTJ Accreditation: This is essential for the role.
    Editorial Experience: Proven experience in editorial leadership within digital or magazine publishing.
    Writing & Editing: Demonstrable expertise in writing, editing, and proofreading content to a high standard.
    Education: Degree in journalism, communications, English or related field is desirable but not essential.
    Sector Knowledge: Experience in B2B publishing, trade journalism, or industry-specific media is highly desirable.
    Adaptability: Ability to respond quickly to evolving digital trends, audience behaviours, and new technologies.
    Lipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in all forms of b2b media sales including conferences, exhibitions, awards, summits, publishing, digital, outdoor, TV, radio and business intelligence.
    Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses.
    We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge

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