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Forbes seeks an assistant editor in London

Forbes Media seeks an assistant editor to support Forbes Europe in its London bureau.

Assistant editors are the linchpin of the Forbes newsroom. They work at the intersection of editorial (staff writers, editors and outside contributors) and internal teams within Forbes: audience development, social media, live events, sales optimization, product and development.

This candidate will be assigned to various areas of European content, working at the intersection of editorial (editors, staff writers and outside contributors) and internal teams including social, product, analytics and live events.

Responsibilities include: 

Work on front lines of editorial coverage. Read and edit (as appropriate) the content stream from Europe and overall site and monitoring any issues with the CMS.

Assist editors to find, recruit, and set up new contributors. Train and support contributors on how to use and optimize Forbes publishing tools.

Stay on cutting edge of technology, specifically the venture capital and cybersecurity industry; monitor breaking news and must-read sites, social streams, trade press and more.

Collaborate with editors to find original angles to news and enterprise stories; follow up with reporting and writing stories or pitching stories to contributors.

Participate in larger Forbes projects, including Europe 30 Under 30 and Midas Europe List as a reporter and writer. Ideal candidate is expected to pitch, write regular stories for the site and/or magazine. Member of fact checking pool for the magazine.

Work with audience development and other internals teams monitor optimize traffic.

Create original content for Forbes platforms outside the site, including social media, podcasts and newsletters, as well as live events.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree plus 6 months to 1 year of relevant work or internship experience in digital journalism or related field. Editing experience at college publication is a plus, as is writing experience.

  • Hands-on experience with CMS, analytics, G Suite/Microsoft Office and social media platforms
  • Obsessed with all-things entrepreneurial and international
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work independently when required while at the same time operate efficiently in a team dynamic
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and a keen eye for detail
  • Knowledge of European languages (French, German, Spanish, Italian) an added bonus

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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