Editor

This is an exciting role for a mid-level journalist who loves editing, writing and digital content creation in all its forms, from social posts to podcasting and video. Our writer and editor will work with our Content Director and The Publisher to produce stories and features for newsletters, websites, social media and print products in cruise, travel, lifestyle and personal finance. Big Splash Media is a factual media company, so journalistic training and experience is important.

You'll be ambitious, keen learn new skills and stay on top of a fast-changing environment where ChatGPT and the move to video and social is happening at speed.
You will create compelling news schedules, content plans and flat plans for our stable of publications, including:

Cruise&Travel magazine (a quarterly luxury publication), website, Facebook and weekly newsletter Cruise&Travel Asia magazine and website, Facebook and newsletters The Really Simple Guide to Money – a bi-annual magazine, newsletters and website + video produced in association with an outside editor. You will also, from time to time, assume responsibility for the production of commercial or advertorial products.

What you'll be doing:
Working with the content director and publisher to compile compelling forward content schedules, flat plans and online scheduling for our existing and new stories and features
Writing and/or commissioning stories, making sure they are delivered on time for our production teams and researching pictures
Liaising with our production teams to ensure the quality of writing, pictures and design page flow and deadline
Monitoring news and announcements from cruise lines and others and ensuring our products reflect the news of the day
Posting - or managing posts and newsletter production on Mailchimp, websites and Facebook
Creating great social media and helping to build communities
Your ideas and voice will be valued and respected in an environment where we encourage new ways to engage our audiences.