Who We Are The Standard is a media owner that provides Culture & News for Londoners everywhere.
Through our story-first digital centric publishing we deliver content across Digital, Audio, Video, Social platforms and are launching a new weekly print product.
We are based in Finsbury Square, London.
About you You are an experienced, collaborative and results-driven sub-editor.
You have a successful track record of working in a newsroom or magazine production team on both print and digital products.
Skills and experience Experience as a sub-editor within a news organisation or magazine and across print and digital platforms.
The ability to edit copy quickly, accurately and to the highest standard.
Impeccable grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Strong fact-checking skills and meticulous attention to detail.
The ability to write sparkling headlines and furniture.
Demonstrable working knowledge of media law, ideally with a recognised journalistic qualification.
The ability to cultivate strong working relationships with colleagues, working collaboratively to solve problems and balance competing demands.
Experience using Adobe InCopy and InDesign.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities Primarily sub-editing copy for The London Standard weekly newspaper, as well as the Standard website when required.
Ensuring copy is legally safe, accurate and conforms to house style.
Working with the Head of Production and Senior Sub-Editor to sub-edit and proofread a broad range of content, from in-depth investigations and news nibs to fashion, culture, travel and business.
Writing engaging headlines and captions.
Helping to make sure all digital content is optimised for search engines, driving organic traffic and improving our visibility in search results.
Selecting the best pictures and strongest headlines, including SEO-driven headlines for our digital products.
Expected behaviours Continuous Improvement – Works in a smart, flexible and focused way, is open to change and suggests ideas for improvements to the way things are done.
Collaboration – Builds and maintains positive and supportive working relationships with colleagues.
Helps to create an inclusive and professional work environment.
Building Capability – Keeps own knowledge and skill set current and evolving and looks for ways to continue learning to support the achievement of business objectives.
Quality Service – Delivers high quality and efficient service and takes account of the diverse customer needs and requirements when looking at ways to improve service quality.
Responsive Delivery - Works to agreed business goals and objectives and deals with challenges in a constructive and responsive way.
Takes personal responsibility for quality of outputs.
The Standard Values Trust Fair.
Honest.
Accurate.
From our reporting to how we conduct our relationships, trust is in our DNA.
Diversity We are London – the most diverse city in the world.
Our commitment is to represent our city with a team and through content that reflects our readers.
Innovation Ideas are our currency.
In a city that is always evolving we embrace and drive change across all our platforms, within our team and as a business.
Collaboration We're in this together – as colleagues, stakeholders, and citizens of our great capital.
Teamwork is key to our success – inside and outside of the building.
Resilience Through many of history's landmark moments The Standard has responded and delivered.
We're proud to be a news brand with a powerful legacy – and a focus on the future
Diversity Statement: our commitment to diversity and inclusion At The Standard our ambition is to represent our city with a team and through content that reflects our audience.
We want to attract those voices previously underrepresented in media, offering a rewarding career and opportunities for all.
Teamwork is key to our success.
We want all our people to feel like they belong and that their voices matter.
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