Who we are
We are William Reed.
We are the leading expert in the global Food & Drink industry.
From manufacturing through to retail and hospitality - we provide the inspiration, insight and connections to power our customers' success.
We have offices in Gatwick and London, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company's current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate would be eligible to work part of the week from our London office and to work remotely for the rest of the week.
Position
Position: Full time (35hr per week), permanent
Location: London / Hybrid
Do you thrive in a fast-paced editorial environment? Are you an innovative thinker, always looking for new ways to enhance content and engage readers? Does the prospect of collaborating with a well-established and dynamic editorial team excite you?
The subeditor will be an essential part of Retail Week's content team. Working across editorial and commercial content, including digital news, features, analysis, insight and reports across all sectors including fashion, grocery, health and beauty, sports and leisure, and home and DIY. The subeditor will be responsible for ensuring accuracy and clarity of written content. The subeditor will suggest creative, original and inspiring headlines, standfirsts and captions that perform on social media and retail-week.com. As well as publishing content on the site, you will send daily newsletters and subedit in-depth sponsored reports.
Retail Week has been at the heart of the industry since 1988, building the networks upon which retail thrives, through essential connections and game-changing insight. Together, we help our customers future-proof the health of retail, for businesses, people and the planet. We provide the most comprehensive business intelligence on the UK retail industry. With our deep knowledge and strength of relationships throughout the retail ecosystem, we translate data and trends into important implications and actionable insights. We deliver the insights to inspire, data to guide and the confidence to act.
What you'll be doing:
- Subbing and production of news, features, analysis, opinion and special reports on retail-week.com.
- Sending email newsletters, including being part of the early shift rota for creating the daily Morning Briefing.
- Crafting headlines and standfirsts to sell our content on social media and in newsletters.
- Subbing marketing material for reports and events
- Liaising with editors, reporters and marketers with them on matters concerning copy.
- Championing the brand's house style and tone of voice.
- Attending and contributing to editorial meetings.
- Standing in for the production editor when necessary.
- Creating and updating charts and graphs for reports and articles on an ad hoc basis.
What you'll need:
- Previous experience with working in a fast-paced editorial environment.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong organisation skills with the ability to manage your time and tasks effectively.
- Experience working with a variety of content management systems e.g. Webvision, Shorthand, Wordpress.
- Experience sending email newsletters.
- Good knowledge of media law.
- Experience in using Adobe CC suite is desirable but not essential.
- Experience with using data visualisation tools desirable but not essential.
Company Benefits Include:
- 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays- increasing by one additional day after 6 years, up to a maximum of 30 days.
- An additional day of leave for you to take on a cultural celebration day or on your birthday if you like. A day for you! At William Reed, we call this our "MeDay".
- A volunteer day to take for supporting a chosen charity and giving back to the community.
- Opportunity for hybrid working
- Contributory Pension
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Group Income Protection
- Enhanced family-friendly leave pay entitlements
- Wellbeing benefits, including: A health care cash plan, Employee assistance programme and a 12-month wellness calendar for company-wide health, wellbeing, diversity & inclusion awareness dates.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
Why work for us
We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.
We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics.
If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.