Senior Editor
| Posting date: | 27 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £50,000 to £60,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | bonus, hybrid working from home (up to 3 days per week), free parking on-site, perkbox, employee social events and awards |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2026 |
| Location: | Westerham, Southern, TN16 1NU |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Meridian Business Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 59030092 |
Summary
Our client, a leading, innovative and forward-thinking media company are looking for a Senior Editor in both a strategic and hands-on delivery role working on a successful, established and growing international B2B brand. You will be the public face of your brand in a sector that you live and breathe, responsible for developing and delivering the multi-platform content strategy to drive new subscribers and growth and increase engagement and retention with new readers; as well as curating quality content across multiple channels (print, digital, multimedia) and playing a pivotal role in the development and delivery of events. As a Brand Ambassador you will be the external face of the brand when networking at events and building strategic industry relationships. Part of
your role will also see you responsible for line managing an Editorial Assistant, supporting their growth and development, and managing the workload of sub-editors.
As Senior Editor for this exciting global brand you will get the opportunity to:
- Commission and deliver brand content across all channels for the brand, including website, email, print, video, podcast, webinars, and events
- Devise content and editorial strategy (taking part in brand meetings), curating and managing a calendar of live brand activities and the annual content calendar across print, digital and live content products
- Develop and manage a programme of live activities including roundtables, networking events and conferences
- Utilise your ability to build strong relationships to collaboratively work effectively with internal sales events and marketing teams
- Act as a brand ambassador developing key relationships externally with industry experts through embedding yourself within the industry, as well as attending events
- Forward plan each year's print issues considering market trends
- Lead, manage and develop your team, ensuring best practice
I am very interested in speaking with an experienced Senior Editor, Editor, or Managing Editor who has experience delivering and managing a content strategy across multiple print and digital channels within a B2B publishing environment, with a track record of content being a vehicle to drive new subscribers and revenue growth, as well as improved reader engagement. Experience in people management, including mentoring, developing and recruiting team members is essential, along with delivering content within (and living and breathing) the pharmaceutical / life sciences sector is essential as well.
Salary £50,000 - £60,000 p.a. (depending on the level of experience) plus bonus opportunity.
Benefits including hybrid working from home (up to 3 days per week), free parking on-site, perkbox, recreational activities on-site, and employee social events and awards.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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