Junior Writer/Editorial Assistant

Reporting to the Executive Editor you will writing features for Inside Soap. You will be interviewing actors and production staff as well as packaging features with suitable pictures ready for design. You will also be supporting the editorial team with key admin duties, including but not limited to: transcription, travel booking, running competitions, dealing with reader correspondence

About The Role

Develop features for Inside Soap, as directed by the editor and team.
Write the weekly Soapbox, Hot List and What Happens When features.
Working quickly, creatively, and accurately to meet deadlines.
Building contacts and relationships with organisations and individuals to create distinctive content.
Ensure the smooth running of the editorial office.
Conduct interviews for several features per week; transcribing and then writing up composite features for the magazine.
Writing for the Inside Soap website and social media.
Filing soap news stories/storylines.
Making travel arrangements for photo shoots.
Distributing post.
Replying to reader correspondence.
Updating file listing contents of each issue.
Sending out prizes to competition winners.
Processing cash prizes for competition winners.

About You

Proven experience writing for a magazine
Confident and accurate writing style
Deep knowledge of TV and soaps in particular
Established contacts within the soap industry.
Excellent InDesign skills.
Meticulous and hyper-organised with exceptional time management skills
Excellent inter-personal skills
Ability to use and act upon own initiative
Ability to work to a tight deadline and deal with challenges calmly and efficiently

What We Offer

At Hearst UK, you can choose from a huge range of perks and benefits that can help you learn well, work well and live well including:

25 days’ holiday (with the option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days)
Hybrid working – Three days per week in the office
Discounted gym membership
Healthcare cash plan
Spend a charity day with your favourite good cause
Life assurance and pension scheme
Regular socials and more!

There’s more to your story than you imagine. And the next chapter begins right here.