Editor - PERE Deals

About The Role
The editor oversees all content for the PERE Deals brand, including website, alerts and newsletters as well as all associated publications. The editor sets the publications’ strategic focus in collaboration with the editor-in-chief, real estate. The editor serves as an ambassador for the brand, both inside and outside the company. The editor plays a key role in recruiting for the publication and performance management of the team.

Responsibilities & Duties

Lead the communication of the big-picture editorial vision for the brand

Determine news which should be covered

Ensure content provides substantial off-diary/exclusive coverage alongside on-diary coverage and some analysis, commentaries and various digital editorials to justify subscription

Take the lead by writing many of PERE Deals most impactful stories

Assign stories to the PERE Deals editorial team and lead their editing

Collaborate closely with PERE’s research team to help ensure the PERE Deals data offering is as fresh, complete and apposite as possible

Coordinate coverage in conjunction with the coverage in PERE and PERE Credit

Coordinate and where applicable, collaborate with other editors in the Real Estate Group on cross-title coverage

On an ongoing basis, guide team members in developing their skills and careers

Recruit and hire new members to the editorial team when needed

Ensure the editorial team is deploying best practices in all activities and adhering to the highest journalistic ethics and standards

Optimize content based on metrics to ensure content is relevant to our audience and is being produced to deliver performance

Collaborate with peers in other editorial and non-editorial departments

Work with upper management to ensure the brand is meeting the overall company’s goals

Continually establish and keep close contact with important sources in the private real estate industry and their public relations representatives

Participate in home and external industry events, including speaking on panels

About You
Essential Experience

Extensive experience in business or financial reporting and editing preferred

Experience covering commercial real estate, institutional markets or related financial fields a plus

Experience managing editorial teams

Computer proficiency, such as using the Microsoft Office Suite, online search tools, databases, WordPress, plus specialized tools to monitor website performance and SEO optimization

Essential Knowledge/Skills

Strong leadership and people management skills

Strong communication skills that manifest in quality interviewing; clear, concise writing;and a full range of editing skills, including line editing and top editing

Ability to meet deadlines

Excellent observation and judgment skills to extract and develop compelling stories

Familiarity with financial markets and investing, especially commercial real estate

Familiarity with social media platforms, such as LinkedIn

Personal Characteristics

Excellent people skills

Ability to stay organized and calm under pressure

Intellectually curious

Flexible, able to adapt to change

Deadline-oriented

Self-motivated

Comfortable multi-tasking

Strong attention to detail

Motivations

Desire to be part of a dynamic business with high growth expectations and global reach

Desire to be a team leader

Keen to establish self as authoritative voice on beat/subject matter

Excited about engaging with a sophisticated audience.

Interested in developing skills needed to generate quality longer-form/enterprise journalism

At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone – regardless of background. We are an equal opportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.

PEI Group supports flexible working arrangements, and we welcome career returners.

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