Assistant Editor - London, United Kingdom - Informa Markets

Informa Markets
Informa Markets
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Informa is one of the world's leading knowledge providers. We create and deliver highly specialized information through publishing, events, training, market intelligence, and expertise, providing valuable knowledge to individuals, businesses and organizations worldwide.


Informa Markets creates platforms for industries to trade, innovate and grow. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience, and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content, and actionable data solutions. As the world's leading exhibitions organizer, with over 500 international events, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year.


Aviation Week has been hailed as the top source for aerospace and defense news and intelligence for more than 100 years. The Aviation Week Network sustains that leadership with a global editorial team that has the access to the right sources and the ability to "connect the dots."


The network includes the flagship Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, the Aviation Week Intelligence Network and numerous industry brands such as Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, Aviation Daily, Air Transport World, Business & Commercial Aviation, Inside MRO and more.


Job Description:


The Aviation Week Network seeks an experienced and talented Copy Editor to edit articles and do production work for digital publications.

This position is based in the London area, but we will consider a remote colleague with outstanding credentials.


The person in this position will spend the majority of his/her time editing articles for the Aviation Week Intelligence Network and Routes news articles for our web sites.

This person also will edit podcasts and possibly videos.


We want to hire a person with with strong editing, communications and organizational skills who is adept at working on both digital and print products in a fast-paced environment.

We are read by C-level executives, government policy makers, airport managers, and airline network planners.

We cover business, technology and operations for the commercial aviation, defense, space, maintenance, repair and overhaul, and business aviation sectors.


Qualifications:


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Using Adobe InCopy to edit articles for the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN)
  • Working closely with writers, editors and producers in production of _Routes_ content.
  • Posting stories from _Routes_ and AWIN to our Drupalbased content management system.
  • Updating the web site as directed.
  • Producing podcasts using Adobe Audition. If you do not have audio editing experience, we are willing to train you.
  • Performing other tasks as instructed by the director of editorial and online production.
  • Procuring, cropping, sizing and color correcting images for our websites using Adobe PhotoShop.
  • Video editing and data visualization experience are desirable

Qualifications include:

  • Bachelor's degree in journalism, English or a related discipline from a fouryear college or university.
  • Three to five years of experience editing copy for content, clarity and style for both digital and print products.
  • Experience with Adobe InCopy and InDesign is a plus.
  • Keen eye for detail in editing technical articles.
  • Familiarity with editorial styles such as AP Style or PA Media.
Additional Information


We offer:

Alongside a competitive salary, Informa also offers the following employee benefits:

  • 25 days' paid holiday per year pro rata, increasing to 27 days after 2 years' service, as well as bank holidays
  • Money purchased pension scheme & life assurance
  • ShareMatch Scheme, Informa's colleagues Share incentive plan
  • Healthy Lifestyle subsidy/ Mental wellbeing support


  • Learning & Development

  • Our Learning team supports yearround development with face toface training, access to Linkedin Learning.
  • Long term career development opportunities
  • All Informa Colleague run networks for Diversity and Inclusion
  • Inspired Sustainable Development at the very core of our business
  • Ability to contribute towards socially responsible and sustainable events
  • LGBTQIA+ Colleagues and Allies Network
  • Visible & invisible disabilities and conditions Network
  • Ethnic minorities and multiculturalism Network
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