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i, Comment Editor

Employer
dmg::media
Location
London
Salary
Competitive with great benefits
Closing date
Nov 15, 2021

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Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sector
Nationals, Online, News
Discipline
Editor

Job Details

Comment Editor

Location: The I Headquarters – London
Position: Permanent 

Package Description

In return for their energy and ideas we ensure our people are well rewarded. Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

  • 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
  • Upon joining you will be automatically enrolled onto the Pension Plan at the minimum level of 5% employee contribution, 3% Company contribution. 
  • Life cover under the Pension Plan of up to 3x your basic salary.
  • DMGT Discounts (for discounts on online shopping, vouchers and reloadable cards)
  • Subsidised canteen
  • Onsite gym (Northcliffe House only)
  • Onsite nurse and GP clinics (Northcliffe House only)
  • Our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted dining cards

Plus many other benefits….

Job Introduction

i is recruiting a Comment Editor to join our growing newsroom. 

The successful candidate will lead our opinion coverage across i's digital and print editions, commissioning a wide range of voices from across the political spectrum. The successful candidate will showcase diverse views, and be excited by the chance to expand and develop i's opinion coverage. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious team at a key moment in i’s growth.

 

Main Responsibilities

  • Leading opinion coverage for i’s digital and print editions
  • Working with editors and audience specialists to publish brilliant opinion journalism with impact
  • Managing a team of four opinion editors on our award-winning desk
  • Finding and developing new voices 
  • Attracting well-known figures to write for i and maintaining relationships with agents 
  • Commissioning daily opinion pieces, editing copy and liaising with other editors in the newsroom
  • Maintaining and developing relationships with a network of regular columnists and writers
  • Presenting story ideas to editors at conference
  • Commissioning fast-turnaround analysis and opinion pieces for high impact with i's digital audience
  • Using data intelligently to commission pieces that will resonate with i's digital audience 

 

Person Specification

  • Experience of editing or deputy editing a section for national news media 
  • A strong track record of commissioning original and well-read pieces across multiple platforms 
  • Experience editing and commissioning to tight deadlines 
  • Thorough knowledge of the UK opinion landscape 
  • Excellent contacts book of writers as well as politicians and other figures who can comment on news events
  • Ability to edit copy accurately and with flair 
  • Incisive analytical skills and the ability to come up with pithy opinion and analysis lines that get behind the headlines
  • Understanding of the unique demands of digital and print publishing
  • The ability to communicate effectively with other colleagues in the newsroom, including senior editors
  • The ability to react quickly and confidently to rapidly developing news events
  • A commitment to i's editorial standards of impartial and incisive coverage
  • Good knowledge of media law and the Editors’ Code of Practice

 

About i

At 10 years old, i is Britain's youngest national newspaper and website. We publish reporting, opinion and in-depth features for an intelligent audience. Growing in influence and profitable, in 2020 i was named Britain’s most trusted national news brand (PAMCo), Daily Newspaper of the Year (London Press Club) and News Website of the Year (Online Media Awards). i now has an opportunity to grow again with investment in our original journalism under new owners - so we are looking to recruit to our ambitious editorial team.

 

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.

Company

dmg media’s brands deliver highly engaging, trusted content to millions of loyal customers around the globe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

Together, the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, i, MailOnline, Mail Plus, metro.co.uk and inews.co.uk reach more than 24million people daily. In March 2021, the business acquired the world’s leading science title, New Scientist.

Our newsbrands are expert at getting to the bottom of the stories most relevant to our readers. 

Company info
Location
Northcliffe House
2 Derry Street
London
W8 5TT
United Kingdom

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