Commissioning Editor, Project Publishing

Overview

In this role, you will lead the end-to-end creation of in-depth reports and series for FT readers, from concept to publication. You’ll work closely with editors, writers, and freelancers to commission and edit compelling content across core editorial verticals. You will shape formats, coordinate multimedia elements, and secure promotion across platforms, contributing to FT’s mission of quality, impartial journalism. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role that blends storytelling with project delivery in a fast-paced newsroom environment. You’ll bring innovative ideas for traditional and online formats to engage a broad audience.

Pay / Benefits

• generous annual leave
• medical cover
• inclusive parental leave packages
• subsidised gym memberships
• opportunities to give back to the community

Responsibilities

• Writing or commissioning synopses for individual reports and series in collaboration with specialist writers and senior editors
• Commissioning articles and multimedia content for special reports and new projects covering core editorial verticals such as asset management, science, technology, sustainability, climate health, law, business education, and regions/countries
• Editing, fact-checking and revising articles, and preparing for publication, to online and print deadlines
• Liaising with editorial desks and bureaux on feasibility, scheduling and commissioning of special reports and new projects
• Reviewing video edits and graphics for sign off
• Pitching ideas for new editorial projects that can deliver innovative in-depth coverage of core editorial topics
• Collaborating with FT Live to bring existing event content to FT readers
• Partnering with main news desk to secure homepage promotion for most newsworthy content
• Working with audience engagement and social media teams to promote published content externally.

Key requirements

• Knowledge of the core FT subjects
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with editorial desks and reporters
• The ability to edit copy
• Familiarity with content management systems
• The ability to embed video and graphics
• Previous experience collaborating with events teams
• Previous experience project planning and management

• strong communication
• collaboration
• ideas-generation
• content management systems
• video embedding
• graphics coordination

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