Junior content editor (12 month maternity cover)

Closing date: 6th May 2024

Salary range: £30,000 per annum

Contract: 12-14 month fixed term contract

Start date: June 2024

From crafting online features to assisting with recipe uploads, this is an exciting opportunity for those interested in content creation.

Set up by our visionary founder, The Jamie Oliver Group is a global and integrated food brand with a mission to help build a healthier, happier world through the joy of food. 

From media and restaurants to products, partnership and Ministry of Food, every part of our diverse business has a key role to play in making it easier for people to cook and enjoy better, healthier, more sustainable, and joyful meals. Whether that’s in our homes, in restaurants or workplaces. 

As a proud B Corp, we are committed to educate and inspire people, workplaces, schools and communities all over the world, to help make better choices, one meal at a time. 

We have an amazing and rare opportunity to join our Editorial team as a Junior Content Editor, on a 12-14 month fixed term contract, beginning at the start of June. You’ll support the team in delivering ambitious, world-class editorial across all content requirements, with specific focus on jamieoliver.com, recipe projects including Ministry of Food, and database upkeep.

Responsibilities

• Assist with all new content and copy requirements for jamieoliver.com, utilising SEO insights and delivering high-quality content in a timely fashion
• Assist with creating, populating and managing all editorial content calendars, both online and offline. This includes selecting content for the online homepage and recipe of the day, and helping to research content for features and newsletters 
• Write regular online features and support with newsletter writing, as required 
• Upload new recipes to the database, website, and associated digital services, and log all recipe usage
• Assist the team in asset creation and updates for the Ministry of Food and associated programmes
• Assist with the ongoing project of editing and updating our back-catalogue of recipes, including getting all online recipes into a step-by-step format, and take responsibility for all associated record-keeping and progress updates
• Assist with content audits, including our ongoing Cultural Appropriation review, updating recipes and associated content as required, as well as record keeping and progress updates
• Support the Senior team with the creation of recipe-related content for external partnerships, and internal projects, such as Tesco and Jamie’s TV shows
• Assist the Content Editor with asset creation for Jamie Oliver Cookery School classes, as required
• Support the senior team in generating new copy or revising existing copy to brief for all Jamie Oliver licensed partners, ensuring consistency in tone and output across all packaging and related collateral
• Support the Content Editor with our Cookbook Club project and associated workload and recipe uploads

What we're looking for

• You’ll be an organisational whizz, an excellent communicator and team player. 
• Flexible, adaptable, positive and proactive, with the ability to stay calm under pressure, you’ll be happy and willing to juggle a changing workload and to respond to the needs of the wider business. 
• Working within a small, committed team, you’ll be keen to put forward creative ideas and will use your initiative to get stuff done and consider better ways of working. 
• A relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a publishing or media environment would be a major plus, with demonstrative skills in writing and administration. 
• Experience of adhering to house style and using CMS is essential, as is a genuine interest in food.
• Strong writing skills, with a brilliant grasp of grammar, punctuation and spelling.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Great communication and IT skills (InDesign experience preferable).
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, and to work proactively.
• A positive attitude and a willingness to put forward creative ideas.

What we offer in return

• A friendly and supportive company culture in a creative office
• Competitive salary & bonus
• Hybrid working
• Private medical cover
• Life insurance & permanent health insurance 
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme at no cost
• Access to a corporate Classpass membership
• Lots of training and development opportunities 
• 30 days holiday, plus half a day for Christmas shopping
• Fabulous food perks including free breakfast at the office & affordable and delicious lunches prepared on-site by our very own staff chefs. 
• Excellent company discounts such as 50% off food when you dine in Jamie Oliver Catherine St and access to a CODE Hospitality app which gives you exclusive discounts in your favourite restaurants, bars and hotels around the UK
• Social events, workshops, discounted gym membership, plus subsidised massage appointments on-site

At The Jamie Oliver Group we celebrate the fact that everyone is different and we treat every colleague with dignity and respect.  We know that diverse and inclusive teams help us deliver our best work, and we love to see applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the creative industries.

The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.