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WW, Editor - German Magazine

Employer
The River Group
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
24 Nov 2019

Job Details

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a German-speaking Editor to join our expanding company in our lovely Marble Arch office.

You will work on the German edition of the WW magazine (formerly known as Weight Watchers) ensuring every issue is edited to the standards and brief agreed by the client and publisher. This position is permanent on a 3 day a week basis.

Your Responsibilities

  • Presenting the editorial plan to the client, amending / revising as necessary.
  • Devising the editorial flatplan & outline for each issue for circulation among the River team and client.
  • Liaising with the client and chasing down feedback, amends and approval.
  • Managing full and final sign-off on all pages.
  • Overseeing and commissioning features and feature shoots, confirming brief and fee in writing.
  • Editing raw copy before passing to the Sub Editor and check edited layouts, ensuring they are on brief, before passing to the Client.
  • Keeping abreast of food and well-being trends and competitor magazine output, and additional magazine research as appropriate.
  • In conjunction with the Art Director and Publisher, arranging photo shoots and assigning deadlines, ensuring the brief is met.
  • Managing editorial budget and ensure all costs fall within budget.


Experience Required

  • German fluency with writing, translating, editing and/or copywriting experience in client-facing publishing.
  • Experience of responding to client and agency briefs and being capable of working with an in-house team and managing freelance contributors.
  • Experience and/or interest in the main editorial pillars of food, well-being and fitness, is an advantage
  • Experience with magazine processes and editing copy on InDesign is desirable


Our Amazing Company

We are The River Group, the UK’s award winning & leading independent content marketing agency.

We produce omnichannel content for the likes of Holland & Barrett International, Co-op, Superdrug, Weight Watchers International, Cunard and Ramblers.

We’re based in a bright, open planned office near Marble Arch tube. We have two private gardens, which are amazing over summer! We have our own office dog, we practice yoga, jog in Hyde Park and often pop down to the pub.

Benefits

  • Pro rata of 25 days holiday, pension, day off for your birthday


Working hours

  • 3 days per week (9.30 to 6.00)


Apply by completing the application form below. 

Company

We’re The River Group – a content innovation agency. In this age of content spam we create content with value: to brands, businesses and audiences.

Structured around five labs and five hubs, we explore, embrace and apply new technology in a fragmenting channel landscape to create end-to-end content ecosystems that fuel customer engagement and loyalty.

With over 20 years of content creation experience we are experts in the fundamentals: the art of storytelling, the craft of editing and explorers in the opportunities offered by an ever-changing technological age.

Company info
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Location
Garden Floor
16 Connaught Place
London
W2 2ES
GB

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