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Markets Editor – Farmers Weekly
Hybrid: Sutton (3 days in the office)
- Salary: Up to £42,000, depending on experience and company benefits.
- Contract: Permanent, full-time
As Markets Editor for Farmers Weekly, you’ll be at the heart of the stories, trends, and market movements shaping UK agriculture. From commodity prices and input costs to emerging opportunities in carbon and biodiversity markets, you’ll help farmers make informed business decisions through trusted, insightful journalism across print, digital, and podcast channels.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a high-profile area of one of the UK’s most respected agricultural brands. Whether your background is in agricultural journalism, business reporting, market analysis, or the farming sector, you’ll have the freedom to shape coverage, develop ideas, and build expertise while working alongside experienced and supportive colleagues. With access to leading industry voices, valuable market data, and a highly engaged audience, you’ll contribute to helping Farmers Weekly deliver the insight farmers rely on every day.
You Will
What you’ll be doing
- Lead Farmers Weekly’s markets coverage across print, digital, and podcast channels, producing engaging content that translates complex economic and commodity trends into practical insights for farming audiences.
- Deliver comprehensive coverage of agricultural input and output markets, including:
- Labour, seed, feed, fertiliser, red diesel, crop protection, fodder
- Cereals and oilseeds
- Livestock and milk prices
- Identify emerging opportunities such as carbon markets and biodiversity net gain.
- Produce original journalism, analysis, interviews, and long-form features to provide subscribers with valuable market intelligence, expert commentary, and actionable advice.
- Utilise data, charts, graphics, and infographics to strengthen storytelling and improve audience understanding of market movements and trends.
- Manage the weekly markets content workflow, including:
- Writing, editing, and proofreading copy
- Ensuring continuity of coverage during holidays and peak periods
- Oversee the production and accuracy of Farmers Weekly’s markets data, collaborating with third-party data providers and internal stakeholders.
- Work collaboratively with news, business, and wider editorial teams to integrate markets expertise into broader coverage and cross-brand projects.
- Contribute to editorial planning by identifying stories, trends, and opportunities to engage audiences, support subscription value, and strengthen Farmers Weekly’s position as a trusted source of market insight.
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Must-haves
- Proven experience in journalism, editing, or content creation, ideally covering:
- Agricultural, commodity, or financial markets
- Strong understanding of:
- Agricultural supply chains
- Input markets
- Commodity dynamics
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics for farming audiences.
- Experience using data to support editorial content, including:
- Charts
- Visualisations
- Market analysis
- Strong organisational skills to manage multiple deadlines and workflows.
- Confidence collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience creating multimedia content, such as podcasts or video.
- Knowledge of UK agriculture and farming sector issues.
- Experience working with third-party data providers and market intelligence sources.
- Familiarity with digital audience engagement and content performance analysis.
If you do not meet every requirement but bring transferable skills, sound judgement, and fresh thinking, we encourage you to apply.
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Why join Mark Allen Group?
Mark Allen is a specialist media business with over 40 years of experience building trusted brands for professional audiences.
- You’ll join a business that blends respected legacy brands with innovation, offering:
- Real ownership in your role.
- Development through hands-on learning, mentoring, and internal progression.
- Exposure to specialist markets and loyal professional audiences.
Our values shape our culture:
- Passionate
- Creative
- Nurturing
- Fair
We Offer
- Hybrid working
- Real ownership in your role
- Development opportunities through mentorship and progression
- Exposure to specialist markets and loyal audiences
- A culture built on values, creativity and fairness
How to Apply
Apply through our careers site with your CV.
Optional additions:
- A brief note explaining what attracted you to the role and what you would bring.
- A video introduction (not required and won’t disadvantage your application).
Note on visas: Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK (specific country assumed to be UK). No visa sponsorship available for this role.
About Us
For over 40 years, the Mark Allen Group has built and grown specialist media brands that inform, connect, and support professional communities. We combine trusted content, data, events, and insight to drive engagement and growth.
As a commercial media owner, we balance legacy brands with innovation, ensuring both our audiences and our people play a crucial role in shaping the future. Our people shape how our audiences engage today and shape tomorrow.
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