Features Editor

• Business : emap
• Brands : Construction News
• Base Location : Fleet street, London / Hybrid (minimum 2 days in the office)
• Employment Type : Full time, Permanent
• Salary : £ DOE + Benefits

Construction News is the leading publication for construction, a sector accounting for 7% of the UK’s economic output. Our audience consists of the people and firms delivering billions of pounds worth of building and civil engineering schemes on behalf of government departments, property developers and housebuilders. But our readers face major challenges: from making a profit and keeping workers safe, implementing post-Grenfell regulations and drastically reducing carbon emissions.

We are a critical friend to industry, delivering high quality reporting on and for the sector via breaking news, comment, analysis, in-depth features and investigations across our website and monthly print magazine.

Recent stories include the scandal of dangerous RAAC concrete in schools; the cancellation of the second phase of HS2 and a major investigation into mental health issues caused by late payments to subcontractors.

CN has a proud history stretching back more than 150 years. In addition to our written journalism, we also produce podcasts, run agenda-setting conferences and events plus online webinars and round tables.

Our Fleet Street office in central London is open every day but the team works on a hybrid basis, with two days in the office and three days remotely.

About the Role:

Construction News is looking for a long form editor to lead the team’s delivery of content of long form content across web and print, including:

• Features covering topics of importance to the UK contracting industry;
• Long and short-form interviews with sector leaders;
• Write-ups of visits to the UK’s biggest building projects;
• News and data analysis of the biggest news stories;
• Opinion from external expert contributors, including legal articles.

This role reports to the editor and deputy editor – and sits alongside our news editor, who manages our news output. It involves close working with CN’s production editor to manage the flow of copy to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Leading the conversation with staff on form and content of long-form articles from 600-2,000 words;
• Writing long-form content briefs for writers – staff and freelance – and managing delivery to deadlines;
• Editing submitted copy in Word and InDesign;
• Organising photographic, infographic ideas, liaising with art editors;
• Maintaining rolling magazine long-form content plan;
• Cutting and editing opeds;
• Contributing regular short-form online news articles;
• Standing in for news editor when on holiday when required;
• Supporting production editor with subbing duties when required;
• Contributing to sponsored CN podcast, presenting sponsored webinars, and managing advertorials;
• Representing magazine at conferences, CN awards ceremonies and other events.

Requirements

• Five years of local/regional press or B2B editorial experience;
• Degree-level education and/or journalism training qualification.
• Any of the following attributes would be considered an advantage:

• Subbing experience;
• Solid knowledge of construction, housing, planning, health or safety law.

Requirement to work from central London office on Tuesdays and Thursdays but more flexible working patterns for those living further from London can be negotiated depending on circumstances.

What we offer

Learning & Development:

At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees.

Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, events management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology . We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organizational objectives.

To support our employees’ career development, we have designed specialized programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy.

Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees.

• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days. Pro-rata for part-time employees.
• One additional day of leave per year – Celebration Day.
• Health plan.
• Life assurance.
• Private virtual GP access.
• Seasonal flu jabs available at the office.
• Continuous learning & development opportunities.
• In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Discounted gym memberships.
• Retail discount vouchers.
• Rail season ticket loans.
• Pension scheme.
• One paid volunteer day per year.
• Annual Summer & Winter Celebrations.
• Work from home during August.
• Income protection and more.

Privacy: Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy at

Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

How to apply: Please submit your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted you will be contacted within 10 working days of your application.

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