Channel and Editorial Manager

Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal. The Role: The Channel and Editorial Manager is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the firm's channel communications plan, ensuring the effective production, scheduling, and optimisation of content across digital platforms. Working closely with the Content and Editorial Lead, the role oversees editorial processes, governance, and quality assurance to ensure all content is timely, consistent, and aligned with the firm's brand and strategic objectives. Acting as a central point of coordination, you manage content workflows, multimedia delivery, and analytics reporting, while embedding best practice and driving continuous improvement across all communications channels. Your Key Responsibilities: Oversee the planning, creation, editing and publication of digital content across key operational channels, including intranet, newsletters, websites and digital displays. Manage editorial calendars, content production schedules and approval workflows, ensuring timely delivery and strong content governance. Coordinate multimedia content production, including commissioning and liaising with internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Ensure all content adheres to quality standards, brand guidelines, accessibility requirements and relevant regulatory obligations. Monitor and evaluate content performance using analytics tools; produce regular reports and recommend improvements based on insights. Establish and refine editorial best practice to drive consistency, compliance and continuous improvement across digital communication channels. Provide expert guidance on digital storytelling, content development and effective platform utilisation. Drive operational efficiency by optimising content workflows and identifying opportunities for innovation and enhancement. What we're looking for: Significant experience in content and editorial management, digital publishing or communications operations, ideally within a professional services or similarly complex environment. Strong proficiency in content management systems (CMS), with a sound understanding of multimedia production and established editorial processes. Good data literacy, with experience using analytics and reporting tools to inform content strategy and assess performance. Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, coordinating a range of contributors while maintaining high editorial standards. Solid understanding of digital accessibility requirements, alongside experience in compliance and quality assurance practices. A highly organised and detail-oriented approach, with the ability to drive consistency and continuous improvement across digital content and channels. What's on offer: This role can be based in our London offices, with a hybrid working model available. Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:Health & Wellbeing Private Medical Insurance Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessmentsFinance Pension and flexible savings options Income protection and life assurance Mortgage advice and will-writing services.Family & Lifestyle Electric car and cycle to work schemes. Emergency family care Additional holiday/birthday leave. Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave. Travel insurance and season ticket loan Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you! Technical Skills This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required. Application Policy Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ( for legal roles for business team roles ). This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose. At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters, across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients.Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That's what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team.With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future. This is Linklaters. In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual's ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. 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