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The Telegraph, Commissioning Editor - The Telegraph Magazine

Employer
The Telegraph
Location
London (Central)
Salary
Competitive + excellent benefits
Closing date
Oct 14, 2020

Job Details

The Telegraph Magazine is looking for an experienced commissioning editor to join its award-winning team.

The successful candidate will be someone who can spot the angle in a news story that makes it a must read feature. They will have a breadth of knowledge that spans everything from politics and sport to technology and crime.

They will be brimming with original and compelling ideas as well as bringing on board a wealth of great contacts. They will have the ability to make copy sing, rewrite accurately and to speed, oversee regular sections and write features as and when required.

They will think visually, be digitally fluent when deciding which subjects engage our intelligent and affluent audience.

Key responsibilities

  • Commission and edit reports and news features
  • Bring on board freelance contacts and build relationships with good freelance writers
  • Oversee and write regular features as and when required
  • Liaise with book publishers and PRs to secure exclusives
  • Come up with a constant stream of fresh new ideas for The Telegraph Magazine’s intelligent and affluent demographic.


Essential skills required for the role

  • Significant experience in commissioning
  • Digital knowledge and the ability to think in a 360 way
  • The ability to re-work copy quickly and under pressure


Additional skills useful for the role

  • The ability to commission and edit long-form copy that resonates with The Telegraph demographic


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The Telegraph’s goal is to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunities employer, hiring solely on merit and business need. We encourage applications regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood and disability. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.  

Company

The Telegraph is an award-winning, multimedia news brand synonymous with quality, credibility and authority for more than 160 years. 

We are renowned for the analysis, perspective, opinion and insight our journalism provides to a discerning audience. Every day the content we create sets the news agenda, sparking debate and provoking comment.

Our vision, with quality journalism at the heart, is to pioneer new ways to serve 10 million registered users and 1 million subscribers. We’ll achieve this with a constant focus on our journalism, and by using the data and understanding we have of The Telegraph’s audience to successfully grow our revenue streams from subscriptions to advertising, travel, events, and financial services.
We want to capture diversity of thought through our people, create inclusive working environments that allow everyone to be their authentic selves at work while creating a sense of belonging to ensure we have the highest performing teams.

The Telegraph is proud to be a WORK180 endorsed employer for women in 2021.

For more information on our purpose, beliefs and people values, please visit our website. Visit our careers website to learn more about our people and jobs.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7931 2000
Location
111 Buckingham Palace Road
London
London
SW1W 0DT
GB

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