The City Editor forms part of the Senior Editorial Leadership Team, working closely with the Managing Editor and reporting directly to the Editor in Chief.
The City Editor is responsible for planning, overseeing, and developing editorial output across City AM’s core editorial beats of banking, financial services, M&A, public markets, and regulation. This involves direct management and editorial responsibility for the City Reporter, Investment Reporter, and Economics Reporter, while contributing to the development of the wider editorial team.
The City Editor is also expected to lead on generating original and exclusive journalism across City AM’s digital and print platforms, in addition to conducting interviews, developing sources, editing journalists’ copy, writing features and analysis, and contributing to the strategy and development of City AM.
In addition to the above, the successful applicant will also be able to turn around fast, accurate copy in response to breaking news and will be expected to produce high-quality copy for City AM’s website and print editions.
The successful candidate will:
* Have senior editorial experience in a business or financial news environment
* Be able to contribute to the editorial direction of City AM, reporting directly to the Editor in Chief
* Lead daily editorial news meetings with 10+ journalists, when necessary
* Be able to draw on experience and a range of contacts to generate and develop original City-focused journalism with a focus on financial services, banking, and public markets
* Understand – and be sympathetic to – City AM’s editorial proposition
* Be capable of representing City AM externally, whether at events or in the media
* Help lead and develop a busy, ambitious newsroom
* Be confident across different publishing platforms including print, online, video, and audio
* Plan editorial output and work with journalists to develop off-diary, longer-form, and original content
* Deputise for the Editor in Chief on all editorial matters
* Work closely with the Managing Editor on strategy and operations
To apply, please email a CV to City AM’s Managing Editor, Rupert Hargreaves – rupert.hargreaves@cityam.com – along with a cover letter explaining your interest in the role and 300 words on editorial priorities for City AM in the year ahead.
Closing date: 5pm January 24th.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Industries
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