Content creation and commissioning

• Write, edit, source, and commission specialist health and public-policy content.
• Conduct interviews with policy leaders, healthcare professionals, partners, and other relevant contributors.
• Produce reports, articles, interviews, and summaries arising from online and in-person events.
• Write press release content to launch new reports.
• Develop clear briefs for commissioned writers and contributors.
• Provide constructive editorial feedback and manage content through drafting, revision, and approval.
• Maintain a diverse and relevant network of writers, experts, and potential contributors.

Integrated Care Journal

• Act as Editor of the Integrated Care Journal.
• Set and maintain its editorial direction in consultation with the Head of Content and Policy.
• Develop an editorial calendar and maintain a reliable pipeline of relevant content.
• Commission, write, and edit articles, interviews, commentary, and other journal content.
• Ensure the journal reflects developments and priorities across health and integrated care.
• Build relationships with contributors, sector experts, PR agencies, and sponsors.
• Ensure content is published effectively and promoted appropriately, including where appropriate in PPP communications and at PPP events.
• Write and post content on dedicated ICJ social media platforms.
• Review readership and engagement information and use it to inform future editorial plans.
• Liaise with the commercial team to update media packs, and place adverts on the website.

Partners, clients, and contributors

• Liaise with authors, clients, partners, PR agencies, and sponsors to deliver high-quality content.
• Liaise with report designer(s) to ensure consistency of layout, design, tone of voice across PPP reports.
• Work with other companies within the Dorson Group to identify new sources of analysis and insight.
• Build and maintain positive long-term relationships with external contributors.
• Provide editorial advice to partners and clients.
• Clarify briefs, intended audiences, deadlines, and approval arrangements.
• Manage expectations and resolve editorial issues professionally.
• Maintain appropriate standards of editorial independence, disclosure, and transparency.

Audience engagement

• Develop editorial plans for publication newsletters and other audience-engagement activity.
• Select and shape content for newsletters in collaboration with the Website and Digital Content Manager.
• Use readership and engagement insights to improve editorial themes, formats, and commissioning decisions.
• Identify opportunities to repurpose reports, events, and long-form content for different audiences and channels.

Event support

• Attend and support PPP events where editorial coverage is required.
• Conduct interviews with speakers, delegates, and partners.
• Represent ICJ as a media partner at events where appropriate; including potentially chairing panel discussions.
• Identify potential stories and produce timely follow-up content.
• Provide occasional operational support, including room or delegate management, photography, and microphone support, where required.

Skills and experience

Essential

• Professional experience in editing, proofreading, and content production.
• Excellent writing skills and command of written English.
• Experience editing complex, specialist, or policy-focused material.
• Experience commissioning and managing external writers or contributors.
• Strong editorial judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple publications and deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Ability to give clear, constructive editorial feedback.
• Understanding of digital publishing, content management systems, SEO, and audience engagement.
• Confidence interpreting readership and engagement data.

Desirable

• Knowledge of health, healthcare, integrated care, or public policy.
• Experience editing a journal, specialist publication, or professional media platform.
• Experience working on policy reports or research-led publications.
• Experience managing sponsored, partner, or client-funded content.
• Familiarity with content licensing, copyright, and intellectual-property considerations.

Key measures of success

Success in the role will include:

• Consistently high editorial standards across PPP publications.
• Policy reports and other publications delivered accurately and on time.
• A strong and reliable pipeline of Integrated Care Journal content.
• Increased relevance, quality, and reach of PPP’s editorial output.
• Positive relationships with contributors, clients, partners, and sponsors.
• Evidence that audience insights are influencing editorial decisions.
• Clear and effective collaboration with the Website and Digital Content Manager.