Editorial assistant

Salary: £25,000 - £35,000

Location: i Headquarters – London

Position: Permanent 

i is looking for an editorial assistant to help with the day-to-day running of its thriving newsroom.  

As i continues to grow its editorial operation, we are seeking administrative and operational support in the Managing Editor’s office. This role is an exciting opportunity for someone who is personable, eager to learn, a great multi-tasker and has a self-starter attitude. Preferably, the right candidate would also have some prior journalism or newsroom administration experience, but this is not essential.  

Responsibilities

Working from i’s London headquarters, the main duties will include:  

• Assisting with the management of i’s main news rota – mapping, publishing and co-ordinating absence and cover daily, where necessary 
• Assisting with management of HR processes in the newsroom 
• Working with other members of the team to check and process timesheets and invoices 
• Reviewing post from readers and letters to the editor 
• General newsroom administration including filing, booking travel and coordinating meetings  
• Assistance with organisation of work experience opportunities  
• Involvement in ad-hoc projects across all parts of the editorial operation 

This list is not exhaustive and will evolve, with potential to grow and take on other tasks over time. The role is varied and the day-to-day running of i’s newsroom requires meticulous attention to detail, use of initiative and the ability to multi-task.  

About us  

i is Britain's youngest national news publisher – and one of the most trusted. i has a unique mission: publishing non-partisan reporting and intelligent opinion. With a strong digital subscriber audience and a healthy print circulation, i has also grown digital reach to 11m users a month. Its newsroom breaks some of the biggest stories in UK journalism. Growing in influence and profitable, i is shortlisted for News Website of the Year and National Newspaper of the Year in the 2024 Press Awards and is a recent winner of Daily Newspaper of the Year (London Press Club) and News Website of the Year (Online Media Awards). We pride ourselves on having a dynamic, collegiate work environment that celebrates creativity, innovation and success.  

Our commitment  

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.  

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process. 

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