We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Editorial to join our Leadership team at Lands’ End Europe in Oakham, Rutland. Your primary role as Head of Editorial is to manage the European Copy and Copy Support teams including the UK team in Oakham and the German and French teams based in Mettlach, Germany. These teams will be comprised on staff writers, freelance contractors, agencies and support from other business areas. You will need an excellent grasp of all projects and schedules to manage their workloads. Working closely with the Brand Communications & Creative Director, you will provide conceptual headlines for all campaigns at both the campaign and the product level. You will be working closely with the Brand Communications & Creative Director, and US Editorial Director when applicable, to contribute to the Go To Market concept process and align messaging and concepts where global campaigns are identified and taking these campaigns to ensure suitability for local markets. As a part of the senior team, you will look for new ways to work, including process improvements and technology that could be used to make us more effective and efficient. Please note this role is a hybrid working role and so will require some time spent in the Oakham, Rutland office each month. As part of the Leadership team some travel to our Germany office will also be expected. What can you expect from this Role: Managing copy teams across the European offices, including setting direction, monitoring tone and voice for local markets with support of external agencies, balancing workloads and freelance support budgets, training and coaching Writing and managing strong selling and/or engaging copy for all channels including website, email, social, blog, catalogue, projects, PR etc. All digital copy to be optimized for search where applicable. Contribute to campaign concepts, partnering with other creative leads and managing copy team’s involvement in campaign conception and delivery. Embracing new technology and processes to continually improve the creative delivery whilst looking for ways to improve effectiveness of working practices. Representing in-country creative team in relevant European leadership meetings Represent European copy teams in project scoping process to ensure resource needs are managed effectively. Manage freelance and agency budgets. This role requires a proactive self-starter who leads by example to manage a team effectively by inspiring the team while developing their skills. The candidate needs to have strong interpersonal, presentation and creative skills. Proven experience as a people leader will be key for the individual to create and appraise team goals and performance and provide creative constructive feedback when needed. The role is for someone with strong technical proven experience in packages including Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically InDesign, Photoshop and InCopy. Requirements: Degree or equivalent in English Journalism, Communications or similar and proof-reading qualification Proven experience with copywriting in advertising and/or direct business including digital and print channels and editorial experience specifically for digital content Experience working with SEO Partners and multi-channel campaign management. Experience managing a team including employees, freelancers and agencies in line with the associated budget. Retail or fashion experience is desired Lands’ End is a global multichannel retailer designing and selling American classically styled clothes for Women, Men & Kids. With over 50 years’ experience we are a company with a great story to tell. Lands’ End is renowned for its culture of service for the customer and is recognised as an innovator in the industry. We Value People. People are the heart of our company, and our doors are open to everyone. For our customers and our employees, we are committed to creating an inspiring culture that is welcoming, safe and inclusive for all. Our strength in work and life comes from the combination of our unique experiences, backgrounds and talents. What we do as people makes Lands’ End a great place to shop and a great place to work.