Partnerships Editor

This role is based in Alexandria and is onsite 4 days per week, with 1 day per week wfh.

The Local Project is Australia, New Zealand, and North America's fastest growing design publication, celebrating extraordinary local design to our global community. With a focus on uncovering and understanding the impact that design makes on everyday experiences, The Local Project celebrates honest and human-centred design through premium print, digital, editorial, video and social content, with over 100,000,000+ impressions per month across our owned, operated and third-party platforms. In 2024 we launched The Local Production, a full-service specialist agency focused on creating content to truly elevate brands.

Reporting to The Local Project's Editor with a dotted line to our Partnerships team, the Partnerships Editor is responsible for supporting our client and partner content from ideation through to publication.

Some of the things you'll be working on...

- Collaborate with Partnerships team to ideate, manage and deliver partner content.

- Manage the workflow of partner content from ideation through to publication, ensuring content is delivered on time, on budget and to brief.

- Commission freelance and in-house writers to write original content.

- Edit content for accuracy, clarity, spelling, grammar and SEO, balancing The Local Project’s style guide with client objectives.

- Work with the Digital Team on key digital analytics to determine opportunities for growth and improvement.

- Monitor competitor channels for trends and opportunities to support in-house and client strategies.

- Cultivate relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

- Report on key metrics to the executive leadership team.

Experience you'll bring...

- Previous experience in a comparable editorial role with a focus on client and partner content.

- Strong editorial background with experience commissioning, editing, and producing high-quality print and digital content.

- Leadership or mentoring experience with small teams or contributors.

- Collaborative approach and comfort working cross-functionally with creative and commercial teams.

- Strong organisational and time management skills, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.

- Familiarity with CMS tools and production workflows.