About the job

Job summary

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is looking for a new Editorial Lead for membership and donate marketing.

This role sits within the Marketing and Membership team and will own and deliver membership and fundraising content and communications, driving donation and legacy growth, patron numbers and membership visitation, retention, and growth. The Editorial Lead has complete ownership of the Kew Magazine and will be responsible for planning content, commissioning and working with our external agency to deliver the title three times a year. The role manages two direct reports and works with several stakeholders across Kew from marketing to science and horticulture.

Job description

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in managing and delivering a magazine or similar regular publication, in the membership, fundraising, or not-for-profit sector. They will have worked in an editorial, copy-writing, or journalistic environment at a senior level and be skilled at being able to identify great stories and bring them to life to engage and inspire an audience. They need to have experience in producing content across different channels and understand the different requirements in tone and style, while remaining on brand.

Person specification

Kew is a large and complex organisation, so experience of handling numerous stakeholders is essential as well as an ability to work with and challenge senior stakeholders if necessary. This role is the gatekeeper to how and what we communicate to our most valuable audiences. Good personal skills are crucial, this role works with a variety of different teams across Kew as well as manages and develops its own direct reports.

This role is based at Kew with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements.

Benefits

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application via the Kew Gardens website. 

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interviewing disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.