Deputy Editor

Citizen Femme is looking for a Deputy Editor to join the team, and help run and expand the magazine. 

This role requires someone with excellent writing and editing skills with a strong interest in the luxury travel and lifestyle market. You must be creative, love the digital space, and be an outstanding representative for Citizen Femme. You will collaborate with the team and work closely with the Editor, to drive the Citizen Femme editorial and monthly calendar. Someone must bring in their own black book of luxury travel and lifestyle contacts with excellent relationships.

This person will work across the marketing calendar alongside the partnerships director to drive partnerships and collaborations for Citizen Femme. 

This is a great opportunity to drive the magazine, with elevated and engaging narratives and strategies to grow the CF brand. 
 

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Driving the editorial content calendar and writing engaging and original content to a savvy female audience. 

Ensuring ideas and execution of all written content is consistent and succeeds in engaging our audience, inspiring and empowering them. 

Working proactively to bring in partner brands and closely with them to bring their stories to life, bringing visual and creative copy ideas, and executing content. Extracting the clients' core messaging and targeting audiences from their briefs.

Editing, proofreading and fact-checking copy in line with our house style.

Formatting and uploading content and ensuring all content across the site is optimised in terms of SEO, social platform translation and engagement. 

Working closely with the Social Media Manager to ensure calendar is in line with content. 

Keeping your finger on the pulse of travel trends, brands to connect with, launches and industry news to ensure content is relevant and fresh

Fostering ongoing close relationships with PRs and other key players in the industry to ensure we are up to date with the latest industry news.  

Representing Citizen Femme at industry events. 

Travel opportunities included.  

Essential Skills & Requirements

Initiative and able to manage own's one time successfully!
Impeccable writing, grammar and proofreading skills 
Tastes in line with Citizen Femme
An articulate and engaging writing style
Prior experience in publishing industry in travel and lifestyle
Commercial awareness; able to generate innovative and creative content solutions
Understanding of travel and luxury market and an eye on trends
The ability to deliver written copy to a high standard within tight deadlines 
A good knowledge of the Citizen Femme world 
Proficiency using Wordpress
Great creative eye for arranging content online and images. A nose for news: an ideas generator, eager to uncover original stories and angles
A brilliant contact book for stories and partnerships

Dedication and ambition for the brand is essential.