Deputy Chief Sub Editor, Women's Lifestyle & Wellness (12 Month FTC)

We are the UKs leading premium publisher home to iconic and influential media brands including Cosmopolitan Esquire Elle Harpers Bazaar and Country Living. At Hearst UK we dont just create content - we shape culture.

Our workplace is built on collaboration creativity and trust. We champion bold ideas embrace innovation and continually evolve to meet the moment - all while celebrating the legacy thats brought us here. We believe in each others potential and push boundaries together to make a meaningful impact both in the media landscape and in peoples lives.

Were proud of our heritage - but even more excited about making history.

Hearst UK operate a hybrid working model of four days per week in the office and one day working from home. Our office is based atHouse of Hearst 30 Panton Street St Jamess London SW1Y 4AJ where teams collaborate in person and connect across brands and functions.

The Role

You will ensure the content of Cosmopolitan Prima Red Mens Health Womens Health and Runners World is accurate legal of an excellent standard and adheres to each titles tone and house style. Assist the Group Chief Sub Editor and Chief Sub Editor to ensure a coordinated workflow and production process of content for the six brands from raw copy through to sending pages to press and all other platforms ensuring deadlines are me

Main Duties

• Deputising for the Group Chief Sub Editor/Chief Sub Editor in their absence.
• Working with the Group Chief Sub Editor to manage workflow and successfully coordinate the production cycles of the six brands.
• Policing copy deadlines in coordination with the Group Chief Sub Editor to ensure a consistent and orderly flow of copy and layouts.
• Subbing content to a high standard ensuring copy is accurate fact-checked and functions according to each brands house style.
• Willing to give creative input and elevate pages through on-brand captions headlines and rewriting of copy particularly on international reuse content where references jokes and tone may differ.
• Checking the work of the Sub Editors to ensure it reaches the desired standards.
• Liaising with the Womens Lifestyle and Wellness art hubs about the flow of layouts.
• Referring copy/layouts to the legal department where necessary.
• Checking with writers/contributors/content editors where necessary.
• Circulating page proofs throughout the brand editorial teams and taking in corrections as directed.
• Liaising with the production department to manage the sending of pages to press.
• Liaising with marketing digital and subscriptions departments over relevant pages to ensure they meet requirements.

What were looking for

• An interest in the relevant brands
• Excellent writing and subbing skills
• Team player with a collaborative approach
• Good communicator
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Meticulously well-organised
• Able to remain calm focused and effective under pressure
• Capable of juggling several tasks at once and able to prioritise
• Deadline-oriented
• Knowledge of media law
• Self-motivated and positive
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign and content management systems