Deputy Editor in London

About MUBI

MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. To make this possible, we create, curate, acquire and champion visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world. We have a team of brilliant, dedicated and passionate people to help bring our mission to life. From London to New York, Istanbul to Paris, and Berlin to Mexico - we work together to realize MUBI’s vision. That’s where you come in! Join our global team and help us make great cinema accessible to everyone, everywhere.

About the role

MUBI is a rapidly growing global streaming service curating the world’s best cinema. We are seeking a highly motivated Editor to join our team in New York or London to oversee commissioning and editing for our English-language online film publication, Notebook, as well as contribute to our biannual print magazine of the same name. Working closely with our Editor-in-Chief in New York, you would be central to creating and managing exciting, incisive, and diverse film criticism for our global readership.

We work hybrid-remote where we require 3 office days if you live within travelling distance. We're primarily hiring for this role in London, UK with offices in Soho, however we are open to applications from those based in New York City, US where we have an office in Midtown. Our core days are Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, with the flexibility to use our beautiful offices on the remaining two days if you wish.

Where you’ll have impact:

• Commission and edit a range of feature types for daily digital publication that creatively shape Notebook’s perspective on world cinema
• Manage Notebook’s daily digital editorial workflow, including managing the publishing calendar, editorial budget, and contributor payments
• Build article layouts in the editorial CMS
• Compose weekly email newsletter
• Conceive and oversee new editorial initiatives
• Scout and maintain a network of contributors, from emerging talent to established voices
• Commission and edit features for the print editions of Notebook as a contributing editor, from issue development to final proofreading
• Monitor analytics and audience insights to set growth targets
• Represent Notebook on the ground at events, festivals, and screenings
• Coordinate promotional strategy with social media team
• Collaborate with Content and Marketing teams to support MUBI programming

What you’ll bring:

• Leverages at least three years of professional experience in an editing capacity within a cultural publication.
• Displays a deep passion for cinema beyond mainstream releases, underpinned by a rich knowledge of both historical and contemporary international film.
• Maintains an active familiarity with the current landscape of English-language film criticism.
• Utilizes excellent communication skills to effectively coordinate an international roster of contributors.
• Collaborates seamlessly across various internal departments to achieve shared goals.
• Proactively seeks out innovative ways to explore the medium of cinema and engage new, diverse audiences.
• A strong copy editor and proofreader
• An advocate for all kinds of cinema
• An exceptional writer
• Be able to multitask and juggle simultaneous projects of various scales and priority
• Have impeccable attention to detail and strong diligence
• Effectively evaluate priorities and work under tight deadlines
• Have the ability to work independently toward deadlines, reporting results on a regular basis
• Be a team player with an enthusiastic attitude
• Be organized, punctual, and patient

We want to make cinema accessible to everyone. We believe people from different backgrounds bring different ideas that foster innovation and engagement, allowing us to attract great people to develop the best experience for our users.

MUBI is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. That means it's our responsibility to ensure that all candidates are not discriminated against in our hiring processes and our employment decisions based on their race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, age, gender identity or expression, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, family or parental status, or any other applicable characteristic.