Editorial Support Coordinator: Bridging Newsroom and Diplomacy
As an Editorial Support Coordinator, you'll be at the heart of news production, ensuring smooth operations and resource management. Here's what the role entails:
Responsibilities:
- Rota Management: Your mission—create precise schedules for teams. Shifts, leave, and sickness—track them all. Imagine a 24-hour news cycle as intricate as a mosaic.
- Financial Oversight: Your spreadsheet is a compass. Overtime payments and special expenses—navigate them. Consult with the Head of Editorial Support. "Follow the money," they say. You track spend like a hawk tracking prey.
- Deployments: When journalists parachute into war zones, you're their guide. Arrange travel, assess risks, and decode advance payments. Safety first, always.
- Vendor Relations: Invoices arrive like coded communiqués. "Payment due for encrypted satellite phones," they whisper. You raise purchase orders, maintaining the delicate balance.
- Compliance and Checks: IR35 assessments, Right to Work—mundane yet vital. Scrutinize contracts. Ensure compliance. Perhaps you're a compliance spy, too.
- Post-Production Duties: Archive rights, music reporting—the final act. Guests vanish, leaving echoes. The news cycle spins, and you document truth.
Skills Required
1. **Verbal and Written Communication:** Excellent communication skills are essential. You'll interact with various teams, authors, and stakeholders, so clarity and diplomacy matter¹.
2. **Organisational Abilities:** Juggling multiple tasks—managing schedules, tracking reports, and handling administrative duties—requires strong organizational skills¹.
3. **Software Proficiency:** - **MS Office:** Familiarity with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is crucial for document management and reporting ad well as Adobe Acrobat - Handling PDFs and digital documents.
4. **Editorial Workflow Concepts:** Understanding how content moves through the editorial process is valuable
5. **Attention to Detail:** Precision matters when managing rosters, payments, and project documents
6. **Research Skills:** Digging into queries, tracking proposals, and staying informed
7. **Project Management:** Experience with tools like Microsoft Project is beneficial
Remember, adaptability and a passion for news production are also key traits for success in this role!