Commissioning Editor

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Job Description

Description

This is a senior editorial role at the heart of a modern, premium media brand known for its taste, integrity and editorial rigour. As Commissioning Editor, you’ll help maintain Design Anthology’s distinct voice across our print and digital platforms, in a fast-paced but thoughtful environment that values precision and attention to detail. Reporting to the Editor-in-Chief, you’ll manage the subediting process and uphold our high editorial standards. We’re looking for an experienced editor with a clear understanding of journalistic norms and a sharp editorial eye. This role comes with a potential pathway to Managing Editor, offering the opportunity to play a key part in the continued evolution of a growing global media brand.

Responsibilities

• Managing the editorial process including commissioning of writers, deadlines and budgets, across print, digital and other platforms
• Shaping stories with writers ensuring they fit the Design Anthology tone, style and adhere to our editorial standards
• Working with the chief sub-editor and managing the editing process and workflow for print, website, email, social media or brand copy, including copy edits and fact checks
• Writing and sub-editing commercial copy for print, website, email, social media, including copy edits and fact checks
• Ad-hoc story and other writing for Design Anthology platforms
• Working with the commercial team and the editor-in-chief to manage the ideation, creative direction and editorial process of Design Anthology partnerships and advertorials, including commissioning of writers, photographers, illustrators, deadlines, workflow and budgets
• Shaping commercial stories, advertorials and partnerships with writers ensuring they fit the Design Anthology tone, style and adhere to our editorial standards
• Ensuring all final output meets Design Anthology’s strict style, quality, trust and integrity standards
• Proofing and checking layouts for print
• Research and sourcing of new contributors
• Researching and pitching story ideas to the Editor-in-Chief