Job Description

Salary: Competitive

Contract: Full time, permanent

Are you passionate about features and opinion articles, multimedia and infographics? We’re seeking a Senior Features Editor who will work closely with our section editors to improve content at all stages of workflow, to help reinforce The Pharmaceutical Journal’s position as one of the leading publications serving pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences.

Requirements:

• At least three years of experience in journalism, preferably in a health-related field
• Undergraduate degree, preferably in science, pharmacy or medicine
• Strong awareness of current issues and of what makes a good feature.
• Capable of coming up with ideas and developing them. Commissioning experience is crucial.
• Well organised.
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills.
• A strong wish to keep the profession informed of clinical developments.
• Ability to manage a team of people, including freelancers.
• Possess a methodical approach to work yet able to work to tight deadlines.
• Proven writing ability.

The Team

The Senior Features Editor will join our six-strong news and views team, who work closely together to break exclusive news, conduct in-depth investigations and showcase opinions that challenge and inspire change. We do this through both written and multimedia content, including podcasts and interactive infographics. The Senior Features Editor will also work closely with colleagues in our learning and production teams to deliver relevant and accurate content to readers in a timely manner.

How we are currently working

RPS supports and works in a hybrid way, which means you will be able to work from home, however, there will be an expectation for collaborative face-to-face working – on average and typically this may be something between 4-8 working days per month at our London Office.

️Closing date: 16 May 2025

If you would like to learn more about the role,view our job description

Please attach your CV and Cover Letter

We are passionate about creating a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity these are part of our core values at RPS and we are striving to have an organisation that represents the diversity of the profession. At RPS we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.