Mercator Media Ltd
Content Editor & Creator
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Location: Fareham, Hampshire
Type: Full-time, permanent. Office-based (no remote / hybrid working)
Salary: £29’000 per annum
Reporting to: Marketing Director
Role Overview
We are seeking a commercially aware and creatively driven content professional to lead and align our editorial and communications strategy across multiple brands. This role will act as the central point of coordination across our content teams, ensuring consistency, engagement, and growth across newsletters, digital platforms, and event-based media.
The ideal candidate combines strong editorial judgement with modern content skills, including video, social media, and audience development. They will be equally comfortable shaping strategy, creating content, and representing the brand at industry events.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and lead a cross-brand content and editorial strategy aligned with business and event objectives.
- Act as the central coordination point between existing editorial contributors across brands (e.g. newsletters, features, campaigns).
- Plan and deliver engaging, multi-format content including written articles, interviews, video, podcasts, and social media output.
- Own and evolve the content approach for event promotion and on-site coverage, including pre-event campaigns and live content capture.
- Conduct and manage video interviews at events, ensuring high-quality, audience-relevant output.
- Identify opportunities to grow and engage audiences across platforms, applying modern content and social media strategies.
- Support and enhance eNewsletter performance through content planning, structure, and storytelling.
- Collaborate with marketing and commercial teams to ensure content supports sponsorship and revenue objectives.
- Monitor content performance and audience engagement, using insights to refine strategy.
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Skills and Experience
- Proven experience in editorial, content strategy, or communications roles (ideally within B2B or events-driven industries).
- Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce clear, engaging, and audience-focused content across formats.
- Experience creating and managing multimedia content, including video and/or podcasts.
- Strong understanding of social media platforms and audience growth strategies (particularly newer or emerging trends).
- Confidence in interviewing industry professionals and creating content in live event environments.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and align content across different brands or business units.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of how content supports marketing and sponsorship objectives.
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Personal Attributes
- Creative, proactive, and ideas-driven.
- Digitally savvy, with an awareness of evolving content trends and platforms.
- Confident communicator, both written and in-person.
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, events-led environment.
Desirable
- Experience in maritime, logistics, or B2B publishing sectors.
- Familiarity with email marketing platforms and content performance metrics.
- Experience working with influencers, creators, or audience growth strategies.
Benefits & Package
- 6.6 weeks annual leave (including Christmas close-down).
- Additional holiday purchase options.
- Pension.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Eyecare plan.
- Death in service insurance (3x salary).
- Mental, physical and financial wellbeing support platform
- Employee discount cards.
- A fun, supportive office culture (e.g., dress-down Fridays, team activities).
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