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France Magazine, Assistant Editor

Employer
Archant
Location
Cheltenham
Salary
Up to £25k and benefits package.
Closing date
30 May 2019

Job Details

An opportunity has arisen for a talented Assistant Editor to join the team on France Magazine.

The magazine is part of our market-leading France portfolio which includes sister titles Living France and French Property News magazines, and the website CompleteFrance.com.

Working alongside our Editor, you will produce engaging editorial, including regular pages and features.

Writing and sub-editing for both print and online, the role will also encompass picture research and social media as well as overseeing essential administrative tasks and liaising with contributors and PRs.

An eye for accuracy is essential in order to maintain the magazine’s high standards when subbing and page proofing. In addition to your responsibilities in the office, you may be required to attend some events such as exhibitions and press trips.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

  • Several years experience in a similar role
  • A degree-level education, ideally with a journalism qualification
  • Passion/interest in France, preferably with French language skills
  • Creativity and ideas to drive magazine forward
  • The ability to manage a number of tasks simultaneously, while remaining calm under pressure
  • You should be a team player with excellent communication skills


SALARY AND BENEFITS:

  • Salary paying up to £25,000
  • Full 25 days paid holiday + statutory bank holidays
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Free Life Assurance
  • Pension 5% matched contribution
  • Archant Gold – matched charity fund raising
  • One volunteer day per annum
  • Give as You Earn – tax-free charity giving scheme


Please email your CV and a cover note explaining why you feel you are suited to the role by completing the application form below.

Company

Archant is a privately owned media company serving geographical and specialist interest communities with over 140 brands and associated websites.

We have a large portfolio of UK-based regional newspapers with titles in East Anglia, London, Kent and the South West, and publish 1.35 million copies a week in print. Online, websites for our newsbrands reach over 4.8 million readers per month.

Our collection of more than 60 news brands includes the Eastern Daily Press in Norfolk, the East Anglian Daily Times in Suffolk and the Ham & High in London.

Archant is the largest publisher of regional and local lifestyle magazines and associated digital media in the UK, and also owns a range of specialist magazine titles circulating predominantly in the UK and USA.

Our portfolio of 75 magazine titles includes county, specialist interest and wedding magazines as well as client contract magazines through Archant Dialogue. In recent years it has extended its activities into exhibitions, events and digital media focussed on the Weddings and French property markets.

Archant has a broad portfolio of digital media assets and marketing services supporting our more traditional media, and is a prolific publisher of mobile Apps on the Apple and Android platforms in the UK.

Archant was founded in 1845 in Norwich and now employs around 1,500 staff. Most of the back office functions are still located in Norwich and we have frontline staff based in the communities that we serve across the UK.

Company info
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Location
Prospect House
Rouen Road
Norwich
NR1 1RE
GB

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