Salary £58,000 – £60,000
Senior Content Editor
Salary £58,000 to £60,000 depending on experience
Permanent
Hybrid Home / London & Folkestone
Are you a dynamic content expert seeking a pivotal leadership role? Join Saga Publishing as our new Senior Content Editor, where your creativity and strategic vision will shape engaging, multi-platform experiences for our rapidly growing audience at Saga Magazine. We’re expanding our reach on and offline, and this newly established position puts you at the heart of our exciting journey.
As a key member of our award-winning content team, you’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Content and Editorial Director to drive innovative content strategies that resonate with readers and listeners across print, digital, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. You’ll commission and nurture outstanding work from both in-house writers and freelancers, helping us deliver memorable, high-quality copy that our over-50s audience loves.
If you thrive on spotting fresh opportunities and enjoy steering teams towards strategic success, this is an exceptional chance to influence Saga’s creative direction whilst working in a friendly, hybrid environment alongside talented professionals in London. Here, you’ll have the autonomy to shape content, inspire colleagues, and make a real difference to our customers.
Elevate your career in a role where your editorial expertise and leadership can truly shine.
We work in a hybrid way at Saga both at home and in the office. In this team we work mainly from London. You will be required to be in our London Office every Tuesday and Thursday with the occasional visit to our Folkestone office for key events and community days. Other travel with the role might also be expected.
Role Responsibility
• Working closely with the Head of Content and the Editorial Director to implement content strategy across all channels – the magazine, website, newsletters, social, Apple and podcast.
• Commissioning and editing content designed to grow our multi-platform audience and increase engagement, as well as maximise revenue and onward traffic on our website to our business units.
• Reviewing and editing content before publication for factual accuracy and legal safety and alignment with brand standards and goals.
• Ensuring that we, as an award-winning brand, maintain editorial excellence with a consistent tone of voice.
• Analysing content performance metrics and using them to inform editorial strategy and enhance engagement.
• Assisting with managing the editorial team and supporting them to produce high quality content that drives subscriptions, online traffic, newsletter sign ups, social media follows and app and podcast downloads.
• Staying up to date with industry trends, audience behaviours and best practice in content.
• Assisting the Head of Content in securing interviews with high profile cover stars, leveraging personal contacts and networks and liaising with agents and publicists.
• Commissioning skilled and experienced writers to conduct the celebrity interviews with a focus on securing newsworthy and interesting quotes that will interest readers and secure media attention.
The Ideal Candidate
You will be a credible editor / content manager who is full of compelling ideas and skilled at commissioning and editing content that resonates with our Saga audience and their evolving interests. You’ll already be established in this space with some solid relationships in the media arena that could potentially widen our celebrity booking reach. You may have previously worked as a Deputy Head of Content or Senior Commissioning Editor.
You will also be able to demonstrate the following skills and experiences;
• People management skills and Leadership skills
• Be a self-starter who works independently
• Excellent writing, commissioning and editing skills – Strong attention to detail
• A flexible approach with a willingness to take on additional responsibilities
• Have previously worked on national magazines and/or newspapers
Desirable;
• Degree educated, ideally with a postgraduate qualification in journalism.
Saga Values: Make it Happen, Do the Right Thing, Customer First, Excellence Every Day, Our People Make Us Special
Package Description
At Saga we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that’s why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.
BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional leave – 5 extra days
- Pension scheme matched up to 10%
- Company performance related annual bonus – Up to 5%
- Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
- Wellbeing programme
- Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
- Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Grandparents leave
- Income protection
- Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform
About the CompanyOver the past 70 years we have become the UK’s specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.Job Reference: saga/TP/135599/3448…