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i, Acting Managing Editor

Employer
i
Location
Kensington, London
Salary
Competitive with great benefits
Closing date
Dec 17, 2022

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Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time
Sector
Nationals, Online, News
Discipline
Editorial, Editor, Managing Editor

Job Details

Acting Managing Editor

Location: i Headquarters – London
Position: 12mth FTC

 

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 4x 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 dynamic Acting Managing Editor to support the Editor-in-Chief in running the newsroom and meeting our business objectives. 

The Acting Managing Editor will work with senior executives to deliver the editorial and digital goals of i media, as well as overseeing budgets, recruitment, and personnel. This role involves both strategic planning and day-to-day operational management of i’s editorial team, working with finance, HR, commercial and editorial execs to ensure the smooth running of the business. Organisational skills, leadership and problem-solving are all key. This is a fixed-term contract covering long-term leave, with the potential to extend for the right candidate.

 

Main Responsibilities

  • Budget management: set budgets in conjunction with other management executives and ensure that they are kept to.
  • HR: lead on personnel issues. Work with HR to manage personnel matters and ensure the smooth running of i editorial.
  • Oversee recruitment, working with senior executives and section heads to lead talent identification, hiring and retention across all departments.
  • Digital transformation: work with senior executives to help drive the wider transformation of the newsroom to support business subscription goals.
  • Lead on regulatory issues including liaison with Ipso.

 

Person Specification

Essential

  • Significant experience in a national news environment, including executive experience as a desk head, or significant managerial experience in a news environment.
  • Experience in digital newsroom transformation.
  • Ability to run budgets and manage those who are running budgets.
  • Proven people manager with experience of running teams of 15 or more.
  • Familiarity with operating in regulated environments and understanding of complaints handling processes.
  • Experience of working in digital and/or print at a high level.
  • Substantial experience of HR issues including talent recruitment.

 Critical Skills and Competencies

  • High standard of literacy
  • Highly numerate
  • Empathy
  • Decisiveness
  • Resilience
  • Organisation
  • Creativity
  • Prioritisation
  • Ability to work across different functions and teams effectively
  • Legal and regulatory knowledge
  • Ability to work with other teams effectively against deadline
  • High standards of accuracy

 

About Us 

At 12 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, i has been 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). 

 

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

inews.co.uk is your essential daily briefing, covering everything you need to know about the things that matter – without jargon or bluster.

inews.co.uk is the UK’s most trusted news brand, according to data from industry auditor PAMCo. We’re proudly independent and have no agenda when it comes to political disputes – but we won’t hesitate to call out injustice or wrongdoing when we see it, no matter who’s doing it.

Our coverage of the news doesn’t stop at the headline, but digs deep with people-focused stories that reveal the truth of life in the UK, explainers that make politics plain, and vibrant coverage of social and cultural talking points.

We’re proud of our relationship with our readers and do our best to respond to listen to what they’re telling us, whether that means shining a light on stories that aren’t receiving enough attention or expanding our perspective on broader issues.

inews.co.uk and i are owned by dmg media. Since 2016, we are not affiliated with The Independent. i is regulated by Ipso.

Company info
Location
2 Derry Street
W8 5TT
GB

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