Company background for Release Coordinator
Our client is a world leading online news platform, with a global audience running into the hundreds of millions. Their in‑house Tech & Product team sits at the heart of everything - and they're looking for a Release Coordinator / Junior Release Manager to grow with them.
This is a genuine entry point into a high‑calibre software delivery team. You don't need to know everything on day one - you need to be organised, curious, and serious about building a career in release management or software delivery. The environment and the people around you will do the rest.
The role for Release Coordinator
- Reporting to the Release & QA Manager, you'll support the end‑to‑end coordination of software releases across web, native apps and backend systems - working closely with Project Managers, Developers, QA, Product Owners and Editorial stakeholders to ensure every release lands smoothly, safely and with full visibility.
- Assist in building and maintaining release schedules, deployment calendars and change logs across multiple platforms and teams.
- Coordinate release activities across environments - canary, staging and production - keeping all the right people informed throughout.
- Draft and distribute clear release communications to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, covering new features, fixes and changes.
- Support release readiness checks - testing status, approvals, documentation - and help track defects, rollbacks and risks.
- Maintain release trackers, dashboards and reports, and gradually take ownership of smaller releases as your confidence and experience grow.
What you'll bring
- Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail - you're the kind of person who notices when something's missing before anyone else does.
- Clear written and verbal communication - comfortable translating technical information for non‑technical audiences.
- A calm, methodical approach under pressure - release windows are time‑sensitive and you don't rattle easily.
- A basic understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC) - Agile or Scrum exposure is a bonus, as is familiarity with tools like Jira, GitHub, TeamCity or Confluence.
- Proactive, accountable and genuinely eager to learn - you take ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do next.
Why this one's worth considering
- A platform used by hundreds of millions of people globally your work has real, immediate impact at scale.
- A fast‑moving, commercially and technologically ambitious team growing into global markets.
- Excellent benefits including a free onsite gym, heavily subsidised canteen, employee discounts, season ticket loan and contributory pension.
- 25 days annual leave rising by one day per year up to 30.
Salary: £40,000 + excellent benefits | Location: London (hybrid) | Basis: Permanent
If you're looking for the right place to start and grow a career in software delivery, we'd love to hear from you.
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