Assistant Europe Editor

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
We are looking for an assistant Europe editor to plan, commission and edit for Guardian Europe.
Our Europe coverage delivers fearless, incisive journalism that connects European politics, economics, culture, and ideas to an engaged global readership.
This is a permanent NUJ contract.
About the role
Generate opinion pieces, columns, first-person essays and other forms of original journalism from and about Europe to engage the global audience
Identify great Europe-based thinkers and writers and find exciting new voices
Work closely with both established Europe columnists and new contributors, usually writing in English as a second language, to shape copy and test arguments
Edit to ensure pieces are factual, relevant, lively and engaging; liaising with the legal department on accuracy and with production editors through to publication
Find the most engaging ways of airing issues and debates including via multimedia content.
Develop ideas for new projects, series and formats that will help to grow Guardian Europe
Contribute to the smooth running and management of a busy strand
Help with commissioning/planning Europe newsletters
About you
Demonstrable experience of working as a journalist or editor on a national or other major European media outlet