Commercial News Editor – Newsvend – London

Competent writer and editor, working with a range of clients across several industry sectors.

Newsvend is a fast-growing online news agency based in South West London supplying unique content to third-party websites, intranets, social media channels, native advertising platforms and Digital Out-of-Home networks.

We pride ourselves on the quality of service we provide to our clients and are looking for a hard working news editor with a similar attitude to join our team and help grow our business. The right applicant will have a genuine interest in the evolving online news and content marketing industry and embrace the opportunities that working for a small company can bring, as well as the demands inherent in such a position.

In return for your hard work, we can offer a flexible working environment, excellent experience and competitive pay.



This high output role requires you to:



Research and write a mix of content on a daily basis, including blogs, news articles and research papers
Monitor a wide range of industry news sources

- Work with the editorial manager to ensure coverage of the optimal range of subjects
Quickly edit press releases supplied by third parties

- Proof stories written by others
Maintain contact and relationships with clients to ensure ongoing satisfaction

Desired Skills and Experience

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Degree-level education
2 years or more of professional writing experience. This must include some IT-related and/or B2B writing experience.
English as a FIRST language

- Experience of writing for the web

- Fast, accurate typing skills
Exemplary grammar, syntax, spelling and vocabulary

- Immaculate attention to detail

About the company

Newsvend delivers a focused product to businesses that are seeking to build their online presence through the addition of customised, relevant and unique content.

‘Customer-centric’ content can take many forms, including blogs, original news feeds, long-form and researched articles, infographics, white papers and e-books. The regular addition of relevant and interesting content will ensure that your online presence will stand out as an ‘authority source’ within your industry.

Regular content will also move your site up the search engine rankings for your main key terms and for ‘long-tail’ key terms.

We have highly educated and experienced team of journalists and researchers who have access to the most advanced news sourcing system in existence. Our technical team includes SEO experts that have been working with Google since it first appeared. They all work together with our social media managers to ensure that the content we produce is leveraged to its full extent.

Newsvend have a holistic approach to online marketing, and can demonstrate a synergy by including the various communications and marketing functions, including SEO, PPC, social media and PR, under one synchronised umbrella strategy.

How to apply

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to ellie@newsvend.com

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