Commercial Editor

Incisive Media, part of the Arc network, is an entrepreneurial and creative, digital-facing organisation on the cutting edge of media. Working in the sustainability and financial services markets, we provide analyst-grade insight, business intelligence, and content to specialist networks of business professionals around the globe.

We are passionate about our people, products and customers and our values are at the heart of our business; they define us, and they are how we conduct ourselves both as a company and as individuals.

Our values are summed up as; integrity, teamwork, innovation, trust, good judgement, passion for our work, curiosity and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Visit our website www.incisivemedia.com for more information about us.

Type of employment: Full-Time/Permanent

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Overview of role:

Incisive Media is an award-winning and leading B2B publishing company working in the financial and technology sectors, amongst others. We are publishers of award-winning magazines including Investment Week, Professional Pensions and Professional Adviser.

We are looking for a Commercial Editor to work on paid projects for our financial clients, which range from asset/wealth managers, pensions trustees and consultants, and financial advisers.

The role is varied and exciting as it involves working with clients to help them define their content needs and deliver projects – be it editorial-style articles for magazines or digital guides, copywriting for websites or infographic-based content, research survey reports and whitepapers, and even storyboarding content for videos and podcasts.

There really is no limit on the type of content we produce, and the commercial editor will help create content and manage the end-to-end delivery of design and promotion (alongside a wider team of designers and marketing experts).

In this role, the Commercial Editor will be supported by a 10+ strong team of former journalists, editors, designers, video and marketing specialists. They will be offered autonomy to own the content creation process and carve out a project manager-style role for themselves in this hybrid journalism/marketing world of content creation.

Main responsibilities include: 

• Developing content solutions and marketing strategies for our financial clients – fund managers, wealth managers, financial advisers, pension trustees & consultants  
• Develop interesting, engaging thought leadership content. This may include: researching specific areas (e.g. UK equities, fixed income, emerging markets) interviewing market experts in these sectors, writing long and short form content for print and digital mediums, storyboarding videos/podcasts
• Editing/proofreading content in print and online
• Working alongside our team of designers to help them create unique, engaging and innovatively designed content that resonates with the end users
• Manage projects on a day-to day basis AND client relationships. A key part of this job is ensuring we build strong relationships with the people we work with over the course of a project

What we value

• General understanding of economics/investment markets and the B2B audience we serve
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written. Confident in communication with senior stakeholders at both Clients and Agencies.
• Must be able to write, edit and proofread copy for print/digital mediums
  
• Excellent ideas generation and an ability to work with the wider creative team to deliver innovative content solutions
• Excellent organisational skills - ability to prioritise a busy workload and juggle multiple projects is a must
  
• A great team player with excellent work ethic – our commitment to high standards is reflected in the quality of our work
• Must have written experience as a journalist/copywriting, marketing specialist or similar
  
• Knowledge of investment/pensions markets a requirement
• Previous content marketing experiences a bonus

What you can expect from us 

As well as working with the most interesting, talented and fun people, we operate a culture where success is recognised. You will be supported throughout your career, tailoring your development through management support, internal & external training courses and on the job training.

Our benefits include:

• Excellent training and development programmes
• Hybrid/remote working
• Pension scheme with 5% employer contributions
• Life assurance scheme
• Voluntary Private Medical Insurance
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• Health Cash Plan for those everyday healthcare costs
• Savings on items from Currys via our SmartTech Scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted Gym rates
• Retail discounts saving you money on essential & everyday purchases
• Employee Recognition Scheme to recognise your colleagues with rewards
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for extra support if things get tough
• IMFoundation - making a difference by supporting our 4 charities
  

Plus a number of flexible salary sacrifice benefits.

All souls are welcome at Incisive Media 

As an equal opportunity employer we hire, develop and retain the best people regardless of their social background, age, sex, ethnicity, religion/belief or disability, and to make use of their talents. We are proud members of Inclusive Employers and the Living Wage Foundation.

At Incisive Media we value everyone as an individual. We recognise that everyone is different and have created a work environment where we treat everyone fairly and in a consistent way and promote a culture of respect and dignity, to create a company that’s the right fit for every person inside of it. To ensure our values are fully embedded in our culture we are proud to support our working groups – All Souls Network, the Incisive Media Foundation, the Working Parents Group and our Sustainability and Social Committees.

We are excited by the incredible potential of AI and the innovative ways it can enhance the way we work. However, in our hiring process, we aim to get to know you. To stand out to our hiring managers, we encourage you to let your personality shine through, rather than relying on an AI-generated application.

You are welcome to use AI as a writing assistant to help structure and articulate your thoughts. Please do not use it to generate fictional skills or experiences. Using AI responsibly can support your application, but your application must ultimately represent you.