Editor- Features and F500 C-Suite

Editor Features and F500 C-Suite

Reporting to: Managing Director Europe

Department: Community and Events

Job Overview

Fortune is seeking an experienced commercially schooled and highly skilled editor to lead the production of our Europe print edition and support our Fortune 500 C-suite community.

In this role youll oversee the creation of up to 20 pages of local content plus the cover across six print issues each year. Youll work with our network of top freelance journalists to deliver deeply reported rigorously edited stories that speak directly to Europes Fortune 500 C-suite audience. Youll also collaborate closely with Fortunes U.S. Executive Editor for Features to ensure you have the support and partnership needed to deliver world-class coverage.

Beyond the magazine youll support Fortunes growing C-suite community by conceiving editing creating and sharing editorial content tied to our events and key issues as directed by the Editorial Director UK & Europe and building relationships with that community.

Moderate C-Suite discussions with poise humility and editorial discipline. Surface themes and tensions that matter most to the community and reflect them in bespoke editorial will support Fortunes commercial growth by helping the sales team build relationships with C-suite executives framing and positioning Fortunes editorial authority during key meetings.

What Youll Bring to the Team

Editorial Excellence: A commitment to the highest standards in reporting writing editing and fact-checking.

Leadership & Vision: Ability to assign and shape stories that resonate with Europes most senior business leaders.

Production Expertise: Skill and experience managing print issues from assignment to final proof.

Collaborative Mindset: Comfortable working with freelancers designers photographers and editors across regions.

Agility: Ability to balance magazine production with dynamic community-focused editorial work.

Commercial Awareness: Comfortable introducing editorial work in ways that support Fortunes business goals.

Cultural Fit: A proactive collegial teammate who embodies Fortunes valuesintegrity quality and global thinking.

Key Responsibilities

Magazine Production

• Oversee the editorial planning commissioning editing and production of six Europe print issues per year.
• Assign stories to Fortunes existing freelance networkor to new contributors you identify.
• Work closely with Fortunes New York-based design team on covers photography and layouts.
• Ensure all content meets Fortunes editorial standards and aligns with the interests of our European C-suite readership.
• Deliver clean well-structured on-time copy for each edition.

Team Management

• Manage the Features Writer Fortune 500 Europe C-Suite who will report directly to you.

Community Support

• Collaborate with the Editorial Director UK & Europe to support Fortunes Europe-based C-suite community.
• Create and share editorial content tied to community events discussions and emerging issues.
• Write or assign short-form and long-form stories or other content/media that reflect the interests and needs of the community.

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Work closely with Fortunes editorial events design and partnerships teams in Asia Europe and US.
• Represent editorial interests in cover meetings production timelines and project planning.

Client Engagement Support

• Partner with Fortunes commercial team to support relationship-building with CEOs and C-suite executives.
• Join select meetings to introduce Fortunes editorial mission and frame how our journalism connects with clients business or brand strategies.
• Help position Fortunes editorial authority in ways that deepen engagement and open opportunities for the commercial team.
• Maintain clear documentation of outreach and engagement efforts to ensure alignment between editorial and commercial teams.

Your Experience & Attributes

• At least 7 years of senior-level editorial experience preferably in business or financial journalism including live events
• Strong background in assigning editing fact-checking and managing magazine production.
• Comfort working with high-level sources and complex global business topics.
• Experience commissioning photography and collaborating on visual storytelling.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Strong understanding of the European business landscape and C-suite priorities.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively across Europe.
• Collaborate with the sales team to recruit new sponsors and increase revenue year over year.
• Collaborate with the membership team to launch the membership program recruit new members nurture current members and increase revenue year over year.

Requirements

• Availability to work from the London office five days a week.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time across Europe.
• Must have authorisation to work in the UK.

About Fortune

Fortune is a global business media brand covering the ideas people and strategies shaping the future. Known for trusted journalism and iconic lists like the Fortune 500 we report on the companies driving changeand the leaders behind them.

Weve built deep relationships with the Fortune 500 C-suite. Our audience includes senior decision-makers worldwide who engage with us across digital print events and data.

Were growing steadily in the UK and Europemaking this a great time to join us.

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