Role Purpose

This role, as an Editorial Assistant, is working on the Waitrose Food magazine account at John Brown Media.

The editorial assistant is responsible for assisting the magazine team in all aspects of the editorial process: assisting with research and the administration of features, organising samples for photographic shoots, dealing with reader enquiries, general office duties and assisting the editor.

Key Accountabilities

• General office duties – e.g updating content records, setting up meetings, commissioning forms for writers, monthly mail-out of contributor copies.
• General finance duties e.g overseeing monthly cost-logs, inputting invoices, raising purchase orders, helping with expenses.
• Researching and writing some stories e.g for The List news pages.
• Sourcing interviewees for My Cup of Tea celebrity feature and sometimes writing.
• Helping with shoots – sourcing products, organising couriers, attending if required.
• Compiling the monthly letters page and sourcing prizes.
• Attending and contributing ideas to planning meetings.
• Dealing with reader or other enquiries.
• Help with social media e.g John Brown/Dentsu social posts.

Person Specification

• Educated to degree level or with relevant experience; we are open to a wide range of backgrounds, but a passion for journalism (and ideally food journalism) is a must. Work experience at other media outlets would be an advantage but not compulsory.
• A genuine interest in food.
• Positive and highly motivated, with a keen eye for detail and the desire to produce work of the highest standard.
• Strong time management skills and ability to work accurately and efficiently under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate confidently and professionally with internal and external contacts at all levels both face to face and remotely.
• Ability to work interactively and co-operatively with other team members and the client in meeting team goals

About dentsu international

Part of dentsu, dentsu international headquartered in London operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 48,000 dedicated specialists. We help clients to win, keep and grow their best customers and achieve meaningful progress for their businesses. With best-in-class services and solutions in media, CXM, and creative. www.dentsu.com.

Working with us

Joining dentsu international, you’ll join a team of 48,000 people. It’s an opportunity to produce career-defining work. Along the way, you’ll team up with inspiring colleagues and encounter a richness of clients, cultures and experiences. We offer exciting challenges, memorable experiences and opportunities to shape your future.

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That’s what we care about. So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.