Deputy Content Editor – 50 Best

The William Reed Group; Guildford, London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

The 50 Best brand is the leading authority in global gastronomy, drinks and hospitality, showcasing trends and highlighting great restaurants, bars and hotels from all corners of the world.

Over the last 20-plus years, it has provided unrivalled guidance through its lists and events to gourmets and cocktail lovers, inspiring consumers to travel and discover restaurants, bars and hotels, unveiling up-and-coming chefs and bartenders, exploring culinary and drinks trends, and highlighting the subtlety and complexity of various cuisines and drinks cultures from around the world.

Its portfolio includes The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, The World’s 50 Best Bars and their regional lists, as well as The World’s 50 Best Hotels.

50 Best is part of the highly successful William Reed group, a family-owned global media group.

We have offices in Gatwick, Brighton and London, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company’s current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate would be eligible to work part of the week from our Gatwick and London offices, and to work remotely for the rest of the week.

Position

Position: Full time – Permanent (35hr per week)

Location: Gatwick and London / Hybrid

50 Best is seeking a skilled journalist with excellent writing and editing skills to join its growing in-house editorial and production team.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills, along with a passion for food, drink and travel, with knowledge of the hospitality industry. Language skills – particularly Spanish and Portuguese – are a major advantage.

Key objectives will include commissioning, writing and editing articles about some of the best food, drink and travel in the world, liaison with 50 Best stakeholders and managing campaigns, including developing content and talent for 50 Best’s live events such as #50BestTalks and 50 Best Signature Sessions.

Working within the editorial team, the Deputy Content Editor role provides an ideal opportunity for an established journalist and editor to work on this highly successful and influential brand in a vibrant and exciting industry.

What you’ll be doing:

• Commissioning, pitching and writing articles and profiles about the world’s best restaurants, bars and hotels
• Editing content for the 50 Best website and social media channels
• Managing the ideation and production of select 50 Best content campaigns, spanning written, photo and video content
• Overseeing content and talent for 50 Best live events, including #50BestTalks and 50 Best Signature Sessions
• Briefing, commissioning and managing freelance journalists
• Liaising with key internal and external stakeholders and talent including chefs, bartenders, restaurateurs and hoteliers
• Supporting on the overarching strategy linked to our global awards event programmes in liaison with relevant Senior Content Editor/Head of Content
• Actively participating in 50 Best global events from content ideation to assisting onsite
• Uploading content to the CMS for the 50 Best websites

Requirements

What you’ll need:

• Proven experience in a senior journalist or writer position with commissioning and editing responsibilities
• Qualification in journalism or degree-level education in English, communications or a relevant field (or equivalent)
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a proactive approach to engaging with both internal and external stakeholders
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively
• Outstanding attention to detail
• A positive self-starter with a strong commitment to teamwork, collaboration and generating innovative ideas
• Strong research skills and problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge of the hospitality industry and a love of food, drink and travel
• Knowledge and experience of CMS and digital content creation
• Willingness to travel internationally to our events
• Ability to speak additional languages, particularly Spanish or Portuguese, is a major advantage

Other information

Company Benefits Include:

• 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays – increasing by one additional day after 6 years, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• An additional day of leave for you to take on a cultural celebration day or on your birthday. A day for you! At William Reed, we call this our “MeDay”.
• A volunteer day to take for supporting a chosen charity and giving back to the community.
• Opportunity for hybrid working
• Contributory Pension
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced family-friendly leave pay entitlements
• Wellbeing benefits, including: a health care cash plan, Employee assistance programme, Virtual GP service and Access to health & wellbeing resources and tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme

Why work for us

We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics.

If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.