Sub-Editor

Sub-editor | £28,000 to £32,000 | London (hybrid) | 12 months FTC (full time, maternity cover)

Are you looking for an editorial role in a fast-growing business where people are at the heart of everything we do? Would you like to work within a socially conscious organisation that is making a real impact in the education sector?

The company 

The Key is the leading provider of support for schools and academy trusts, relied upon by over half of all schools in England. Our whole school approach gives leaders one trusted source to turn to for any challenge, equipping them with highly accurate, expertly synthesised and context-rich resources, guidance and CPD.

The role

We are looking for a sub-editor to join our friendly content team, to edit digital content to the highest standards for education leaders who rely on our guidance, resources and CPD every day.

This is an unusually varied and stimulating subbing role, requiring rigour, creativity, and deep empathy with our members to quality assure an ever-expanding range of content formats for our different audiences, including articles, downloadable resources, videos and elearning courses.

Our sub-editors work closely with our in-house content writers and producers to make sure everything we publish meets our members’ needs and is accurate, clear, practical and easy to use. As a team, we work hard to deliver content that helps over 160,000 education leaders take confident, decisive action in their schools and trusts.

You will:

• Quality assure and edit written guidance, practical resources, training materials, audio-visual content and more, to uphold our brand, tone of voice and house style
• Move deftly between editing rigorously for accuracy, practical value, clarity, tone and polish, and creative copywriting that engages and persuades
• Uphold good practice in content design, instructional design and accessible content, and make sure we adhere to copyright rules
• Provide constructive feedback, mentoring and training to equip our content writers and producers to apply our editorial principles and create content of the highest standard
• Work at pace, making excellent editorial decisions and prioritising carefully to help us deliver our content roadmaps on time, in full

The ideal person

You will:

• Have experience of editing written content for online consumption, and a good understanding of what makes good online content
• Have first-class skills in quality assuring and editing written content to high editorial standards, including upholding guidelines on brand, tone of voice and house style
• Be able to interpret complex information (such as legislation and data) and distil it, accurately, into a more digestible form
• Be willing and keen to stretch your critical thinking skills as a sub-editor to content of different types and formats (e.g. videos and training content), and to apply more creative copywriting skills as needed
• Be able to make confident, robust editorial and workflow/delivery decisions under pressure
• Have excellent teamwork and communication skills
• Take a keen interest in the education sector in England, especially the school sector

It would be nice if you:

• Have knowledge of the disciplines of content design and/or instructional design
• Have experience of reviewing or editing content types beyond written articles, such as videos, elearning courses or multimedia training presentations
• Have an understanding of copyright law
• Have a current understanding of the school sector and issues affecting it
• Have experience of mentoring, coaching or training others to support performance

If you don’t meet all of the above but have a genuine interest in joining our team please get in touch – we’d be very happy to chat. 

Why work for us

We place huge importance on caring for and developing our people. If you join us, you can expect a good work-life balance and the training and support you need to succeed in your role and continue to progress. We are a socially conscious company, but one that also likes to have fun.

We offer:

• A generous holiday allowance (25 days in your first year and 28 days from your second)
• The option to buy and sell holidays as well as additional ‘Key Days’ throughout the year
• A very generous family policy for both maternity and paternity leave (up to 20 weeks and 6 weeks at full pay respectively)
• Free access to a financial wellbeing app, Bippit
• Free access to an EAP, counselling service and virtual GP through the Yulife App
• Access to BUPA dental insurance level 2
• A multitude of other benefits to support our employees …
  

We're serious about flexibility, so if you would like to work part time, or more flexibly in any way please get in touch and we will accommodate where we can.

How to apply

Please upload your CV and cover letter below. In your cover letter, please explain why you think you would be right for this role, how your experience fits, and why you would like to work at The Key.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 20th of September 2023.

If you have any questions please email Catherine at recruitment@thekeysupport.com.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any step of the recruitment process, including telephone/video interviews, written tasks and face-to-face interviews. 

Our application form includes questions around diversity and equity. Data related to racial and ethnic origin, health and sexual orientation are processed for equal opportunities monitoring. We process and store this data in accordance with our data protection policy. All sections are optional and candidates will not be penalised for not filling in these fields.