Admin Assistant, Digital Editorial Team

Salary: £28,860

Location: Fulham office, London (full-time, office-based)

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Reporting to: Digital Editor

Country & Town House is looking for an Admin Assistant to join our growing digital editorial team. Our tagline is ‘a life in balance’ and sustainability and championing homegrown talent is at the heart of everything we do. If you want to be part of this aspirational lifestyle brand and join a growing, independently-run publishing business – we want to hear from you.

This is an entry-level role, ideal for someone at the start of their career in digital media who is organised, proactive and keen to learn. Reporting into the digital editor, you’ll provide hands-on support across our online competitions, website content and day-to-day editorial admin, helping the team run smoothly and giving you a genuine grounding in how a digital publishing operation works.

The ideal candidate will be a confident self-starter with a keen eye for detail, comfortable juggling several small tasks at once and happy to pitch in wherever needed, including supporting the team at events.

Here’s what a few team members recently said about working at C&TH.

“C & TH is a fun and innovative place to work at. It is fast-paced and stretching but at the same time it’s very rewarding to see the great products we produce. It has a friendly, welcoming atmosphere, where everyone’s opinion counts and you feel valued as a member of the team.”

“C&TH is a company that gives you free rein to pitch new ideas and actually act on them, giving everyone a chance to shape the company they work for.”

“Working at C&TH means working with the friendliest, most generous and most passionate team in the business. We work hard, but we have a lot of fun while doing it.”

Responsibilities

• Sourcing, uploading and managing online competitions across the C&TH website
• Uploading and formatting digital content onto WordPress, including images and links, to agreed style and deadlines
• Assisting the digital editorial team with research to support features, guides and articles
• Supporting the wider editorial team with general administrative tasks as needed
• Helping keep online content accurate and up to date, flagging any broken links or issues
• Other ad hoc tasks as required, including supporting the team at C&TH events

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong written English and confident proofreading skills
• Comfortable using online platforms and happy to learn new systems, including WordPress
• A proactive, can-do attitude and willingness to get stuck into a variety of tasks
• A genuine interest in lifestyle, culture and digital media

Desirable

• Experience using WordPress or another content management system
• A degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Previous experience in an office, editorial or admin role, including internships

About Country & Town House

Country & Town House (countryandtownhouse.com) is the go-to destination for trusted, inspiring and uplifting content that enhances our readers’ lifestyles wherever they live and champions living a balanced life. C&TH delivers relevant and inspiring content across its main pillars of Culture, Style, Interiors, Property, Hotels & Travel, Food & Drink and Health & Wellbeing, through print, online, social media, newsletters, podcasts and events. Content, where relevant, is underpinned by helping consumers make better choices when it comes to products and services that highlight sustainability as a driving consideration.

C&TH print & digital connects its readers with advertising partners through engaging and influential content across different lifestyle categories.

C&TH has signed up to Race To Zero, pledging to reduce its carbon output by half by 2030, and has an ambition of becoming a B-Corp business, meaning we put planet and people on the same footing as profit.

At C&TH, we see the value in having a diverse range of perspectives within our workforce. We are therefore committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. To help eliminate any potential bias, our recruitment processes include the use of anonymised documentation during short-listing.

How to apply

Please send your CV and a short cover letter to [email protected] with the job title in the subject box.

We will notify you if you make it through to the first round.