Senior Writer
20 hours ago
Wimbledon
Senior Writer / Content Editor • Location: Wimbledon, London, • Contract: Full-time, initially 3-month contract, • Pay rate: £17.94 per hour, • Working pattern: Hybrid – 4 days per week onsite Role Overview We are looking for an experienced and creative Senior Writer / Content Editor to join a busy editorial team. This is a hands-on digital journalism role, focused on producing high-quality editorial content for a luxury audience, with a strong emphasis on yacht brokerage, industry news and features. The role involves writing, editing and uploading content for a major digital platform, collaborating closely with the Online Editor and wider editorial team to meet daily publishing targets. Key Responsibilities • Generate story ideas daily to meet editorial targets and coverage goals, • Write, edit and publish digital articles, with a particular focus on yacht brokerage content, • Produce industry news, interviews, yacht roundups and feature articles tailored to a luxury audience, • Work closely with the Online Editor to commission, develop and refine content, • Build and maintain strong relationships with yacht brokerage houses to secure exclusives and story leads, • Ensure all content meets high editorial standards for accuracy, authority, clarity, tone and grammar, • Identify content gaps and contribute ideas to strengthen coverage, • Optimise editorial content for SEO and reader engagement, • Assist with preparing and editing newsletters, • Support multimedia output, including basic image editing using Photoshop, • Liaise with colleagues across editorial, design, social media, events and commercial teams to align content with wider objectives Skills & Experience • Minimum 2 years’ editorial experience in a magazine, newspaper or digital newsroom, • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, • Ability to write clean, accurate, authoritative copy at paces, • Proven experience in reporting, fact-checking and sourcing stories, • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines independently, • Clear understanding of SEO best practices for editorial content, • Interest in luxury lifestyle and yachting (industry knowledge desirable but not essential), • Confident team player with strong collaboration skills, • Experience using a CMS and basic Photoshop skills are advantageous