Assistant Magazine Editor

Location: New Scientist Headquarters – London

Position: Full-time, permanent

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000, depending on experience

Workplace Type: Hybrid - 3 days per week at: 9 Derry Street, Kensington, London, W8 5HY

Closing date: Wednesday 6th June

Job Introduction

We are looking for a talented early-career science journalist to curate and edit print magazine pages and train as a digital news editor. The successful candidate will help choose content for multiple sections of the magazine, including the news pages and our much-loved community pages, Letters and Last Word. They will also receive news editing training on the news desk, learning how to edit news items for online as well as commissioning. They will report to our Magazine Editor. This is a full-time role and will require working three days a week in our London office.

To apply, please submit a CV and a cover letter briefly highlighting relevant experience. The cover letter should also include three original news ideas (1 paragraph per idea) that would be suitable for New Scientist.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the Magazine Editor to curate the magazine each week
• Look after multiple print pages including news, letters and the Last Word
• Deputise for the Magazine Editor, when required
• Building up to 40% time on the news desk, editing and commissioning digital news stories

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Some editing or subediting experience (must be journalism, not academic publishing or marketing content)
• Understanding of science and technology, and a passionate interest in both
• Experience writing or editing multiple different journalism formats (for example news, features, comment)
• A love of print magazines

Desirable

• A degree in a STEM subject is desirable but not essential
• Knowledge of Wordpress, InCopy, InDesign and Microsoft Word are desirable but not essential

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

• Excellent writing and editing skills, with an eye for detail
• Collaborative with good interpersonal skills
• Multitasking, prioritisation and time management

ABOUT NEW SCIENTIST

New Scientist is a magazine brand for the insatiably curious, asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human. From artificial intelligence to climate change, the latest innovations in health to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist covers the ideas and discoveries that matter.

Since our publication was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”, it has expanded to include newsletters, videos, podcasts, holidays and live events. Our headquarters are in London, UK, and we also have staff in the US and Australia.

WORKING FOR NEW SCIENTIST

New Scientist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applications to New Scientist will receive due consideration regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

• 29 days’ holiday
• Pension plan and life cover
• Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics

Plus much more…