Job Description

Editorial Content Executive

(Full time)

Closing Date:

- 26th June 2025

Salary:

28,000.00 per annum



We also offer 26 days' annual leave (+ public holidays) on starting, matched pension contributions up to 5%, enhanced pay when taking leave as your family grows, income protection insurance, a health-cash plan and a wide range of wellbeing and mental health support services.

Location:

Our office is based near Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, and we're typically working from there 2-3days a week with flexibility to work remotely. You're also welcome to work in the office more frequently.

Hours:

Our usual full-time hours are 35 a week - with an early finish on a Friday! We offer other flexible work options, such as compressed hours, which we're happy to discuss.

Position:

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To take a lead role in creating authoritative, engaging and compelling content for channels both internally and externally, including the website, email and the Society's membership magazine, British Horse. To be jointly responsible for delivering British Horse magazine content, aligned to the overarching content and marketing plan. Manage day to day relationship with our appointed publisher and help track budgets associated with the production of British Horse. To play a key role in creating content that achieves desired objectives and outcomes in pursuit of our brand advocacy, stakeholder satisfaction and commercial objectives across all channels.

Requirements:

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What you'll be doing:

Writing, preparing and distributing content across print, digital and social channels for both internal and external campaigns and business objectives


Supporting the Editorial Content Manager in the planning, production and delivery of the membership magazine, British Horse


Briefing and project managing freelance journalists and other suppliers


Managing the day to day relationship with our publishers for British Horse magazine


Supporting the Editorial Content Manager to create and deliver an internal/external communications calendar and plan that supports the charitable aims and KPIs of the society


Work closely with the performance marketing team to create and produce consistent and high-quality copy content for building campaign awareness and meeting business objectives


Ensure that a fact-based and version-controlled process is maintained for all content

What you won't be doing:

Detailed video creation or editing


Regularly creating social media content


Significant administrative work


Extensive video editing or filming

This is a great role for you if:

You love writing and the editorial process


You have great attention to detail


You want to work with people across the organisation and equestrian community


You enjoy working to deadlines


You want to work in an organisation that supports you to bring your full, authentic self to work and is working really hard to be a beacon of inclusion in the equestrian sector.

Other information:

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The British Horse Society is committed to achieving equity for all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.



We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better organisational outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees.



We therefore strongly encourage suitably experienced people from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.



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