Editorial Assistant, TheFA.com
Role Profile
TheFA.com, the official website of The Football Association, is looking to recruit an Editorial Assistant to become a key part of its content team based here at Soho Square.
The role requires someone who is passionate about the game to maintain editorial output of the site and is prepared to keep it up-to-date at all times, often outside of normal office hours.
As well as providing regular updates of TheFA.com's wealth of static information pages and content, the position will also require the ability to contribute a prolific output of news stories on England, The FA Cup and all FA activities for the website as well as our vast array of FA and England match programmes. Therefore both a creative and diligent mindset is required.
In return, we are offering an unparalleled opportunity to work in football and report on the English game at all levels.
The successful candidate will have either journalistic experience or qualifications, or a combination of both. Computer literacy is a must while web editing, HTML, Photoshop, video production and proof reading skills would also be an advantage.
Communication skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships both within The FA and the world of football will be key assets.
The dedication and desire to learn, allied with large doses of drive, ambition and team-work are all a must.
If this unique opportunity interests you, please apply by sending your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for this role, along with your current/last salary by either email or post;
Email: editorialassistant@TheFA.com
Postal: Human Resources Department, The Football Association 25 Soho Square, London, W1D 4FA
Closing date for applications to be received is 9am (BST) on Monday 7 April 2008.
The Football Association actively promotes Equal Opportunities in employment, and welcomes applications from all parts of the community. We would appreciate it if you could complete and return an Equity Monitoring form with your application.
The form can be downloaded here. All information will be treated anonymously and in confidence. The form will be separated from your application form, stored separately and used only to provide statistics for monitoring purposes.