Editorial Coordinator

We’re looking for a hard-working, fast-moving, digital Editorial Coordinator to join our POPSUGAR UK team within Vox Media. Our ideal candidate is pop culture obsessed with a strong interest in celebrity, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and wellness who has a smart, funny voice and a healthy habit of checking social media regularly. If you care about telling diverse stories, are the first to spot a trend in the making, live on TikTok, and are skilled at writing shareable headlines and witty leads for the UK market, we want to talk to you!

This position reports to the UK Content Director and is based out of our London office and remote working.
WHO WE ARE

POPSUGAR is the go-to destination for diverse and undeniably cool women who crave wit and honesty in their everyday lives — from a fresh take on wellness, to the state of abortion rights, to deep dives on entertainment.

POPSUGAR is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Cover lifestyle and identity content for POPSUGAR UK across celebrity, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and wellness verticals
Produce timely stories based on trending topics, using own research and as assigned and edited by the Content Director
Manage a monthly list of strategic and seasonal evergreen content updates as assigned by Content Director, targeting SEO
Optimise and update copied US content to homepage
Scour the web on regularly to uncover new trending topics and pre-viral trends, with a heavy focus on search-optimised content
Consider analytics and previous successes to pitch strategic, winning story ideas
Support editors with content creation during special events, including award shows and Fashion Week, working quickly and cleanly in real time
Take feedback from editors to improve writing, headline writing, framing, pitching, grammar, and time management skills
Attend and participate in team meetings, editorial staff meetings, brainstorms, and industry events
Oversee the editorial calendar under the Content Director’s guidance, keeping it up to date with new releases, events, and occasions of note
Follow a wide range of trending topics to identify opportunities to spotlight multicultural stories and talent to align with POPSUGAR’s mission for inclusivity and diversity

WHO YOU ARE

1+ year of experience in digital media, writing/editing, or a related field
Excellent writing and communication skills
Have a strong contacts list across entertainment, fashion, beauty, and wellness spaces
Sound news judgment resulting in content that drives traffic and engagement
Experience producing pieces of standout original content each day
Bursting with intersectional perspectives and passions that can translate to impactful content
Experience optimising content for search
Well-versed in social media
An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
An ability to adapt to new and changing tasks and priorities on an hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly basis
A proven interest in and dedication to covering broad viewpoints, cultures, and experiences
A familiarity with and passion for the POPSUGAR brand
Must be willing and able to work occasional evening and weekend hours