Job Description

WHO WE ARE:

At CloserStill, we strive to deliver the best. We’re on a mission to be the most dynamic B2B events and communities business in every market we serve, bringing people together to learn, connect and grow.

Operating across five regions, we power over 200 market-leading events, publications and brands across Business Technologies, Healthcare, Learning, HR & Education, and Future Transport & Infrastructure.

But what truly sets us apart is our people.

Our teams are diverse, driven, and united by a shared commitment to excellence. Rooted in our core values of ownership, empathy, teamwork, integrity, and determination, we empower every employee to grow, shape their own path and make a meaningful impact.

Joining CloserStill means being part of something bigger - not just building events, but creating opportunities, connections, and lasting value for the communities we serve.

About Digital Health

Digital Health – part of CloserStill Media – is a news, events, and networking business focused on healthcare IT in the UK, with a specific focus on the NHS.

Our online news service publishes around three stories each day, keeping UK and NHS digital healthcare leaders informed on all the latest developments in the sector. It also includes features-based content and opinion, including sponsored content.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Digital Health, a news, events, and network business focused on healthcare IT and digitisation in the UK, specifically within the NHS, is seeking a news editor.

Working as part of a small editorial team consisting of Digital Health's editor, its news reporter and two or three part-time freelance editorial staffers, the news editor will take responsibility for all news output.

The role involves hands-on reporting, editorial leadership, and sub-editing. The post holder will report to Digital Health's editor and will line-manage the team's news reporter.

The successful candidate is likely to have several years of experience in journalism, communications, or content. You may be someone who has already held an editing role, or someone looking to step up from a reporting job into one.

While specialist knowledge of IT and digitisation, healthcare, or the NHS is helpful, it is absolutely not a pre-requisite. What we're primarily looking for is someone with sparkling editorial and organisational skills.

THE ROLE:

• Manage the news list and news schedule, with three stories published each weekday. Maintain the news list with details of the topic, assigned writer, deadline and planned publication date. Be able to maintain the schedule even when certain stories don't materialise or are delayed.
• Line-manage the team's news reporter. Assist the news reporter's continued development, offer support and constructive feedback, and guide work.
• Source stories and build contacts. Working with other members of the Digital Health editorial team, identify stories of likely interest to our audience and to key contacts and opinion leaders
• Assign stories and manage deadlines. Be fully responsible for assigning stories to team members, setting clear deadlines, and helping ensure those deadlines are met.
• Write stories. Write high-quality news stories, tailored to the audience and delivered on deadline.
• Sub-edit stories. Sub-edit news stories written by other editorial colleagues, recognising issues and correcting them as needed.
• Publish content via our content management system (WordPress). Upload content and images, tag correctly, and schedule publication.
• Promote Digital Health content. Draft and publish social media posts; support the production of weekly newsletters.
• Support the news reporter with the Digital Health podcast as required. Potentially appear as a guest or host and/or support the development of topics and recruitment of guests.
• Support the editor with non-news content as required, including opinion and commercially backed editorial content. Potentially edit, commission, or project manage such content.
• Work collaboratively with fellow members of the editorial team. Support colleagues and share knowledge as needed to ensure every team member can work to the best of their ability.
• Work collaboratively with teams within the business. Share knowledge with colleagues and learn from other teams to support the news team's work.
• Represent Digital Health at events, meetings and press conferences. This notably includes our annual conferences, Digital Health Rewired and Digital Health Summer Schools.

ABOUT YOU:

Essential

• Superior writing and editing skills coupled with strong news judgement, honed in journalism and/or communications or content settings
• Excellent organisational and scheduling skills, juggling multiple deadlines simultaneously while maximising the effective use of one's own time as well as that of editorial colleagues
• Ability to quickly edit copy, spotting and correcting any issues with grammar, spelling, punctuation, house style and accuracy
• Proven ability to maintain regular lines of communication with editorial colleagues, even when working remotely
• Comfortable feeding back to writers about edits, offering explanations and constructive support where required
• Demonstrable ability to build strong working connections with a range of internal and external colleagues and contacts, through both virtual and face-to-face meetings
• Happy to be hands-on, lending support to colleagues as part of a small editorial team
• Interest in healthcare and in IT, and the desire to continuously build and refine knowledge and contacts in these areas

Desirable

• Prior experience of formal line management, or of informal management or mentorship of junior colleagues
• Experience in using content management systems
• Experience of working on non-news content, specifically features, opinion pieces and commercially-backed content
• Experience of writing on complex topics or sectors
• Knowledge or experience of healthcare and/or IT

We do not usually offer sponsorship for this role

CloserStill Media reserves the right to request a DBS or credit check should the role require it.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:

CloserStill Media embrace diversity in all its forms and are committed to continuing to develop a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment based on merit without attention to age, ethnicity, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status or disability status.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, don't hesitate to get in touch with our HR team at hr@closerstillmedia.com.