Overview

Application Deadline: 5 October 2025

Department: Marketing & Communications

Location: Southbank, London

Compensation: £33,100 / year

Description

We are currently looking for a Marketing Editor to join our Marketing team on a full time, permanent contract. Sitting within the wider Marketing team, the Editorial team consists of the Senior Editor and the Marketing Editor. The Marketing Editor edits, proofreads and fact-checks public-facing marketing copy, including event copy for the Southbank Centre website and marketing assets, ensuring it is appealing, accurate and consistent; provides guidance on house style and tone of voice; generates creative copy for campaigns; and supports the Senior Editor on key publications including the monthly listings guide. Please note that this role is located in an open-plan office environment. The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert. The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.

Need reasonable adjustments? Please contact us so we can help make the application process accessible to you. Be sure to include the job you are applying for and your full name. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Senior Editor to maintain a clear and consistent house style across print and digital channels
• Supporting the Marketing Campaigns team as they generate print and online content, e.g. marketing emails, brochures and advertisements (web, print and social media)
• Editing and generating event copy for use on listings and the Southbank Centre’s website and other print and online materials
• Ensuring high standards of accuracy for event information across all channels (e.g. proofreading, editing, fact-checking, ensuring accuracy, and maintaining tone of voice and house style)
• Advising on and generating creative copy ideas for campaigns

Skills & Experience

• Has both technical expertise in editing and a creative flair for writing copy, with demonstrable experience in a role which required these skills
• Demonstrable proofreading, research and fact-checking skills, with the ability to edit with strong attention for English grammar
• Has demonstrable written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to liaise with a broad spectrum of people in a diplomatic manner
• Has previous experience of working in a fast-paced environment and demonstrable ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines when under pressure
• Has previous experience of producing accessible and engaging copy for a range of audiences and specifically for online purposes

Benefits

• A min 5% pension contribution (going up to 8% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
• Staff ticket offers for SC events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
• Free staff yoga