We’re looking for a hard-working, fast-moving, digital Editorial Coordinator to join our POPSUGAR UK team within Vox Media. Our ideal candidate is pop culture obsessed with a strong interest in celebrity, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and wellness who has a smart, funny voice and a healthy habit of checking social media regularly. If you care about telling diverse stories, are the first to spot a trend in the making, live on TikTok, and are skilled at writing shareable headlines and witty leads for the UK market, we want to talk to you!

This position reports to the UK Content Director and is based out of our London office and remote working. 

WHO WE ARE

POPSUGAR is the go-to destination for diverse and undeniably cool women who crave wit and honesty in their everyday lives — from a fresh take on wellness, to the state of abortion rights, to deep dives on entertainment.

POPSUGAR is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Cover lifestyle and identity content for POPSUGAR UK across celebrity, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and wellness verticals
• Produce timely stories based on trending topics, using own research and as assigned and edited by the Content Director 
• Manage a monthly list of strategic and seasonal evergreen content updates as assigned by Content Director, targeting SEO
• Optimise and update copied US content to homepage
• Scour the web on regularly to uncover new trending topics and pre-viral trends, with a heavy focus on search-optimised content
• Consider analytics and previous successes to pitch strategic, winning story ideas
• Support editors with content creation during special events, including award shows and Fashion Week, working quickly and cleanly in real time
• Take feedback from editors to improve writing, headline writing, framing, pitching, grammar, and time management skills
• Attend and participate in team meetings, editorial staff meetings, brainstorms, and industry events
• Oversee the editorial calendar under the Content Director’s guidance, keeping it up to date with new releases, events, and occasions of note
• Follow a wide range of trending topics to identify opportunities to spotlight multicultural stories and talent to align with POPSUGAR’s mission for inclusivity and diversity

 

WHO YOU ARE

• 1+ year of experience in digital media, writing/editing, or a related field  
• Excellent writing and communication skills 
• Have a strong contacts list across entertainment, fashion, beauty, and wellness spaces 
• Sound news judgment resulting in content that drives traffic and engagement
• Experience producing pieces of standout original content each day 
• Bursting with intersectional perspectives and passions that can translate to impactful content
• Experience optimising content for search
• Well-versed in social media
• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
• An ability to adapt to new and changing tasks and priorities on an hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly basis 
• A proven interest in and dedication to covering broad viewpoints, cultures, and experiences
• A familiarity with and passion for the POPSUGAR brand 
• Must be willing and able to work occasional evening and weekend hours

 

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

 

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This job is remote/hybrid. We’re dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all of our employees, and when we reopen, will require everyone who works from one of our offices to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees with approved religious or medical exemptions may be subject to additional safety requirements, such as submitting to regular COVID-19 testing and/or wearing a face covering in our offices.

 

WHY VOX MEDIA? WHAT WE OFFER

This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.

 

OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here. 

Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).

 

WHAT COMES NEXT

Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.

Pay Range£30,000—£36,000 GBP