Santander Bank

NavCo Senior Reporter / Associate Editor | S3 | Santander Navigator | London

Country: United Kingdom

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We’re a fast-paced, innovative business area, revolutionising the way people trade internationally. We are looking for a talented and passionate editorial assistant/sub-editor to help us take our digital international trade platform to new global heights.

Navigator Global is here to help SMEs take on the world of international trade and win. SMEs that operate across borders are often more resilient, more profitable, and grow faster than those that stick to domestic markets. However, for many businesses, the time, cost, and risk of going global can stand in the way of success. Owned by Santander and supported by the global transformation capabilities of dentsu, Navigator Global is launching a world-first platform and ecosystem delivering intelligent insight, coaching and connections to help SMEs tackle the complexity, risk and cost of doing business across borders.

As Associate Editor/Senior Reporter, you’ll be part of a collaborative Content & Editorial Team that produces trusted, high-quality content on international trade, business and cross-border growth. You’ll generate, research and produce compelling stories, while taking the lead within our internal newsroom – overseeing the editorial process alongside the managing editor, coordinating editorial flows and upholding the highest standards of quality and insight.

This position is ideal for a seasoned reporter with solid experience in global trade or business journalism who is looking to expand their role and take on more editorial duties while still being actively involved in content creation. If that sounds like you, then we want to hear from you!

The difference you’ll make:

• Staying ahead of developments in international trade, supply chains and global markets to ensure our coverage remains timely and relevant to our readers.
• Upholding and championing editorial best practices, and delivering compelling, well-researched stories that align with our core focus areas across the consumer goods, manufacturing and industrial sectors worldwide.
• Assisting the managing editor in managing and coordinating internal and external content flows to ensure consistent, end-to-end coverage that reflects our wider global proposition
• Expanding our reach by identifying new story formats, series or angles that resonate with SME audiences and position us as a trusted source

What you’ll bring:

These are the essential requirements you need to be successful in this role:

• Excellent senior journalism or in-house editorial experience covering business, trade, or complex global topics, with a solid published portfolio of high-quality, accurate content
• Exceptional writing, editing and fact-checking skills, as well as familiarity with media law and editorial standards, with a sharp eye for detail, structure, style and tone.
• Solid understanding of international trade, global markets or supply chains, and the ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories for a business audience.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key industry players to produce exclusive, proprietary content that is unavailable elsewhere, as well as confidence working closely with other stakeholders to deliver end-to-end, audience-first coverage
• A proactive approach and willingness to pitch new ideas, respond to fast-changing developments and adapt priorities when needed

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Additional languages are highly beneficial
• Prior experience in a leadership or section editor role, managing an editorial team or freelancers in a fast-paced newsroom environment
• Established contacts and networks worldwide across trade policy, industry bodies etc and in core business sectors, particularly food and beverage, consumer goods, manufacturing and industrials
• Data journalism and multimedia digital content production skills

What else you need to know:

This role is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract based in Triton Square London.

We want our people to thrive at work and home and be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location.

We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• £6,000 car allowance per year.
• Company funded individual private medical insurance.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services

What to do next:

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through email. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk.