Content Editor

Hybrid working, 1 day a week in the Bristol office

My client is a purpose led scale-up, on a mission to help everybody enjoy a happier, healthier relationship with money. Already helping over a million people, they are experiencing incredible growth and are looking at launching a new product in 2024 so this is really exciting time to be joining them. This is the perfect role for you if you are looking for a role that makes a difference to people's lives, that you can really own and shape and grow within the company.

Deputy Editor

The Deputy Editor will focus on developing and maintaining financial wellbeing content for a brand new app. Content-wise, it’s a financial feast, with briefs exploring debt-management strategies, money-boosting tactics, insurance tricks, wellness tips, budgeting hacks and so much more.

The Deputy Editor will join a high-performing content team, and contribute to a wider multidisciplinary effort to deliver the app to market. Post-launch, they’ll work to create richer lives for every user, using data insights to evolve and enhance content.

The ideal Deputy Editor is an experienced writer, with fierce sub-editing and content administration skills. They’re highly organised, with a careful eye for detail and able to deliver exceptional quality work, at scale.

Responsibilities for the Deputy Editor

· Report to the Editor on all content duties, creating new work, while maintaining and improving the existing content bank, tracking the workflow of Content Creators and the wider team

· Conceive original editorial ideas, and write educational, compelling and persuasive content that motivates our members to pursue a happier and healthier relationship with money

· Observe and enforce content production processes, suggesting methods to improve efficiency

· Own briefs and additional content tasks from start to completion, acting with autonomy, maintaining regular communication, addressing updates, questions and edits as necessary

· Sub-edit new content produced by the wider team, enforcing our style guidelines and maintaining our high standards

· Organise and format content to fit a predefined template within a Content Management System and go through a series of pre-flight checks to prepare work for publish

· Maintain and update the existing content within the app, keeping its information and data relevant and up-to-date

· Write content for a variety of marketing activities, including scripts, social media, web assets, advertisements and internal communications

· Be a strong 2IC (second in command) on the team to the Editor, helping to lead, inspire, motivate and train team members

Requirements for the Deputy Editor

· 6+ years of experience in a similar role, you have substantial experience in a fast-paced brand content environment

· Experience of financial services or insurance sector is advantageous, and/or creating content for a mobile app

· You love writing and have a journalistic flair. An interest in data storytelling would lend itselfto the role

· Highly adaptable, relentlessly curious, eager to make an impact and resist perfectionism - Passionate about building team and company culture, and support the Editor in driving team initiatives

Benefits for the Deputy Editor

Annual bonus
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
An extra day off for your birthday or for moving house
Enhanced parental leave
£500 learning fund to help you keep learning and growing