Immediate Media Co
Horticultural Sub Editor
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Horticultural Sub Editor
Horticultural Sub Editor (up to £40,000)
At Immediate, we are home to some of the biggest and most loved consumer brands in the UK, including:
- Radio Times
- Good Food
- Gardeners’ World
- History Extra
Our trusted quality content reaches millions of people monthly across digital, print, video, podcasts, apps, and live events.
We provide expert guidance to inspire audiences, deepening their knowledge of hobbies, skills, and passions to enrich their lives—equally whether it’s fitness, culinary, horticultural, or landscape enjoyment.
About the Role
The Horticultural Sub Editor ensures all sub-editing and horticultural factchecking aligns with Gardeners’ World (GW) brand standards across platforms: print, web, social media, podcasts, video, and beyond.
Reporting to the Head of Multimedia Operations, you will collaborate with platform leads and colleagues across editorial, content creation, and brands to uphold horticultural and general accuracies – preparing content for publication while aligning with platform-specific audience needs.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Sub-editing editorial content across all media, ensuring:
- Accuracy for the home gardener, using correct botanical & common plant names in line with contemporary conventions
- Grammatical, factual and legal correctness
- Consistency with GW’s house style and tone of voice
- Platform-readiness, including optimising for web, metadata, compliance with accessibility standards (e.g. alt text)
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Sub-editing marketing/commercial content with the same reliability
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Managing workflows using CLIENTS/UMS software while subsiding files in InDesign and publishing on gardenersworld.com CMS while logging progress in Monday.com
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Horticultural accuracy verification for audio-visual content
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Assisting with horticultural queries or assisting in maintaining/developing GW’s lexicon
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Adhering to deadlines while championing high-quality sub-editing for the brand
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Complying with BBC Editorial Guidelines and BBC Magazines Commercial Guidelines
Requirements
We require:
- A horticultural qualification or relevant experience/expertise
- Proven experience in cross-platform sub-editing
- Including DTP software (especially Adobe Indesign) for print
- Working knowledge of CMS platforms (budget management and website maintenance)
- Experience with workflow tools (e.g. Monday.com)
- Attention to detail paired with ability to handle deadlines
- Familiarity with legal implications in media and defamation laws
Benefits
- Relaxed culture: Regular social events, including a summer festival
- Wellbeing support: Well-being initiatives, talks, workshops, Mental Health Core, and resource provision.
- Paid leave: 25 days (plus birthday), with the week between Christmas and New Year off
- Development opportunities: Training via Internal Learning Platform or LinkedIn Learning
- Hybrid culture: Flexible/remote working plus early finish Fridays
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme & Family Policies (including paternity, adoption, surrogacy and fertility)
- Enhanced benefits package e.g. pension scheme, life assurance
- Modern offices, incentives and collaborations across teams
- Diversity & inclusion commitment: Detailing success and anti-discriminatory practices
- Trust in professionals regardless of existing trajectories (e.g. career breaks or re-entries)
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Inclusive Environment
At Immediate, we prioritize equality & diversity. Our commitment ensures no discrimination based on:
- Sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternal & paternal entitlements
- Marital/civil partnerships, sexual orientation
- Race, nationality, or ethnic background
- Age, disability, or religion/belief
Additionally, applications from professionals returning to work following a career break, maternity leave, or caring responsibilities are embraced.
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