Editorial Lead

• Were a SaaS scale up and one of the fastest growing tech companies in the North.
• Theres 90 of us around the UK with our HQ in Leeds.
• Our software is award-winning and used by 100000s of students at over 1000 universities & colleges worldwide.
• Were growing so we can achieve our mission to support 1 million students to become better learners by 2030.

Were building a new Learning Media Unit at Genio: a small team responsible for turning what were learning about education technology and learning differences into ideas and media that can reach far beyond our products. The Studio will create work for learners educators and the wider industry across written video social and other formats. Some of that work will help large audiences directly; some will build Genios voice and authority around the ideas we believe matter.

As Editorial Lead you will be the editorial backbone of the Studio and the CEOs primary editorial partner on thought leadership. Youll take ideas that often begin messy or half-formed and help turn them into clear compelling work: from Substack essays and keynote narratives to video scripts presentations and other formats.

This is first and foremost a writing and editorial role. Youll need exceptional judgement about ideas arguments structure and language while also thinking beyond the page: understanding how the same idea changes when its spoken filmed visualised or adapted for another our deliberately AI-assisted environment you will also design and own the workflows that extend our output capacity and keep the production pipeline moving.

You will be responsible for:

• Driving CEO Thought Leadership: Turn the CEOs thinking into excellent finished content across formats including Substack essays social posts and video scripts.
• Owning the Content Pipeline: Lead the Studios content pipeline from concept to finished artifact maintaining a forward schedule that keeps production ahead of publishing.
• Writing Video & Learner Scripts and Final Editorial Authority: Write and own the final scripts for all Studio video output and act as the final copyeditor across all Studio written content thought leadership learner guides and everything in between.
• Designing AI-Assisted Workflows: Build and continuously refine structured AI-assisted processes that maximize team output without compromising quality.
• Managing Studio Operations: Coordinate the Studios weekly operations (scheduling meetings and deadline accountability) to ensure consistent delivery without needing day-to-day operational management from the CEO.

You will be working most closely with our CEO the Learner and Community Lead and our Content and Community Executive to bring the Studios vision to life. This is a team that pushes each other hard and enjoys it if that sounds energising rather than exhausting youll fit right in.

This role reports directly into the CEO.

Essential:

• Exceptional Writing & Editing: A confident distinctive writer who can craft everything from long-form essays to short-form social posts adapting voice and complexity to fit the audience and format not just repurposing the same piece.
• Scriptwriting & Visual Storytelling: Able to structure ideas for video so they hold attention explain complex concepts clearly and feel natural in spoken delivery. You think about what the audience should see as well as hear and understand when a visual demonstration or metaphor can communicate something better than words alone.
• Media & Format Fluency: Genuinely immersed in how ideas and stories work across modern media including social video and creator-led formats. You understand how different formats and platforms shape attention and communication enough to make strong editorial decisions about format length and angle.
• Strong Research & Narrative Instinct: Able to go deep on complex topics understand who each piece is actually for and find the compelling story in raw material.
• AI Fluency: Actively using AI in your work today with real opinions on where it helps where it doesnt and where the risks are.
• Thrives at Pace: Comfortable setting direction without a playbook and genuinely energised by a fast-moving team wholl challenge your thinking including the CEO.
• Operational & Zero-to-One Mindset: Organised disciplined and comfortable building editorial processes from scratch in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus / Nice to have:

• Experience designing or owning AI-assisted editorial workflows producing editorial work across multiple media formats or collaborating closely with visual/creative specialists.

55000 - 70000 dependent upon experience
33 days annual leave (Inclusive of bank holidays)
3 gifted days off at Christmas
EMI Share Options Scheme
Generous individual learning and training allowance
Truly flexible hours to suit when you work best
Full home working set up and beautiful collaborative office space
Free Leeds City Centre office parking
Nomad working policy with family travel insurance
Enhanced 26 weeks maternity and 4 weeks paternity (fully paid)
Health cash plan (from glasses to massages)
6% employer pension contribution

Our beautiful office space in Leeds is our key hub for collaboration and we love to get together in person. We operate a flexible hybrid working model including supporting our Genios who are based remotely across the UK. This role is based out of our Leeds office requiring you to be in the office twice a week. We will discuss ways of working with you at interview however if you have any questions before you apply please reach out to .

Well review your application and provide a response within 1 week. Even if its not the news youd hoped for we appreciate its good to know either way.

If we invite you to meet with us for interview heres an overview of what the process will look like:

1. Screening interview with someone in our Recruitment team (30 minutes).
2. First stage interview with the hiring manager and another Genio colleague (1 hour). We will ask you to bring along examples of existing work to discuss during the interview.
3. A short take-home task sent only to candidates progressing past the first interview.
4. Final interview (90 minutes) with the CEO and a Genio colleague covering culture values and a review of your task.

Ahead of your interview you will receive a confirmation email outlining who youll be meeting and when anything youll need to prepare in advance and any resources we think you might find helpful.

Interested in learning more about a career at Genio
Here are a few further resources:

• About Genio
• Life at Genio
• Case studies and user stories

Not quite the right role for you however youd love to be a part of Genios journey
Lets connect! Reach out to and well add you to our network to keep you updated with any future opportunities we think you might be interested in.

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