Senior Subeditor

Role:
Senior Subeditor

Location:
London

About the role:

You will ensure our content is precise and presented in the best possible way to our readers. You will have experience of different multimedia formats and help to bring these to life. You will write punchy headlines and interesting captions. You will insist on proper grammar, correct spelling and catch any typos. You will sharpen language and cut clichés. You will have exemplary proofreading skills.

Working with the other members of the production team, you will strive to improve how our content is discovered and experienced on our website.

Main Responsibilities:

• Subedit news and expert commentary to ensure it reads well and adheres to house style;
• Subedit scientific and clinical copy to ensure content is free of errors;
• Fact check sources and identify statements at risk of libel;
• Write headlines and stand firsts that get to the crux of a story and lure the reader in;
• Research pictures and write picture captions;
• Add value with multimedia content, including videos and podcasts;

Requirements:

• Journal publishing processes;
• Copyediting, proofreading;
• Experience of working on content in different formats;
• STM publishing;
• Writing and editing skills;
• An understanding of the healthcare sector;

How we are currently working:

Royal College of Pharmacy supports and works in a hybrid way, which means you will be able to work from home, however, there will be an expectation for collaborative face-to-face working – on average and typically this may be something between 4-8 working days per month at our London Office Office.

Closing date: 13/8/2026

We are passionate about creating a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity these are part of our core values at Royal College of Pharmacy and we are striving to have an organisation that represents the diversity of the profession. At RCPharm we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.