Editor, CODE Hospitality

About us

CODE is a community for the hospitality industry. Over the past seven years we’ve been working to reward, inspire, connect and educate, and have grown to serve a network of over 50,000 industry professionals. We’re proud to work with a broad range of best-in-class operators across all of our platforms and we endeavour to champion the industry in everything we do.  

The role

CODE Hospitality is seeking a transformational editor with an excellent track record in food, drink and hospitality journalism who can develop our editorial offering online and in print.  

 This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of CODE’s editorial offering. The ideal candidate must be well-versed in the UK hospitality industry and have experience reporting on it. You will be  responsible for ensuring high-quality coverage of what is happening in the hospitality industry with a strong focus on London and Manchester. A natural communicator with a highly strategic commercial mindset, you’ll be happy to manage a growing team of writers in a dynamic, collaborative environment.   

The role will report to the senior leadership team and work in close partnership with key internal and external stakeholders including the Head of Partners & Members, Marketing and Product Manager. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Assist the senior management team in the short and long-term strategic development of the business  
• Oversee and edit all day-to-day work relating to CODE editorial working quickly, yet accurately, to assign coverage and cover trending topics 
• Forward planning for known news events and take ownership of our flagship features including 100 most influential women in hospitality, 30 under 30, and  Happiness in Hospitality
• Line management of editorial team, ensuring support, mentoring, upskilling and development of team
• Ensure diversity of reporting across the staff and contributors 
• Represent CODE at key industry events, press events or media opportunities  
• Monitor key editorial stats to ensure content is consistently responsive to current business needs 
• Provide feedback on CODE website and site development  

Requirements: 

• Extensive and outstanding journalism experience 
• Experience leading and editing a news team 
• Excellent knowledge of hospitality  
• Strong knowledge of SEO and online journalism 
• Excellent managerial skills with the ability to lead whilst retaining and nurturing talent
• Strong  interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Able to work well under pressure and collaboratively, delegating accordingly 
• Strong presentation skills

 How we work 

The CODE team have a flexible set up with a combination of remote working and access to Soho Works spaces in central London where we meet as a team at least once a week. This role will involve frequent in-person meetings in London.  

 Key information 

Contract: Full-time role (37.5 hours per week) 

Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 per annum 

Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays; employer pension contribution; cycle to work scheme; invitations to industry dinners and events. 

Applications close: Tuesday 18th May 

Start date: As soon as possible 

To apply, email your cover letter and CV to [email protected]