BRIGHT is seeking a passionate and versatile full-time junior sub editor to work across our portfolio of magazines and commercial projects. You will be part of a small team in a fast-moving multimedia environment, with the opportunity to hone an assortment of editorial skills. Reporting to the chief sub editor, genres covered include media technology, filmmaking, photography and lifestyle.
Experience in magazines, newspapers or a publishing environment would be preferable, but not essential. Most crucial will be a painstaking attention to detail with the ability to exhaustively spot spelling, grammar and factual errors, as well as the confidence to rewrite content in quick time and turn your hand to a multitude of copy tasks. From print to online, email and social, managing different projects while remaining cool under pressure is all part of the role.
Your role:
- Maintaining the accuracy, consistency and integrity of all editorial and commercial written content
- Sub editing print and online media to agreed house styles
- Attending production meetings and collaborating with editors to maintain copy flow
- Editing newsletters and scheduling send-out with the digital team
- Proofing pages to internal and external stakeholders and liaising to approve copy
- Undertaking a range of digital tasks relating to the online versions of magazines
Knowledge of Adobe InDesign is desirable, but full training will be provided.
Based at our offices in Sawston, Cambridgeshire, we offer flexible hours and working from home every Monday and Friday, alongside a starting salary of £25,000 pa and a competitive benefits package. Please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected] by 15 July 2025.
