Digital Production Journalist

Digital Production Journalist

• Location: Kensington, London (hybrid – at least 3 days per week in-office)
• Contract: Full-time

We’re looking for a Digital Production Journalist to join our digital publishing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the newsroom, shaping how our stories are structured, optimised, and delivered to audiences across platforms.

This role involves publishing journalism that is timely, accurate, engaging and beautifully presented. You’ll be part of a dynamic and collaborative team led by our Associate Editor (Digital Publishing), helping us maintain high standards, improve publishing speed, and drive audience growth.

Key Responsibilities

Publish and optimise news stories, features, and analysis using CMS tools

Sub-edit copy for accuracy, clarity, consistency and SEO best practice

Apply structured templates to ensure our journalism is clear and engaging on all devices

Work closely with SEO, audience, and visuals teams to maximise reach and impact

Incorporate visuals and graphic elements to maximise audience engagement

Monitor analytics to inform editorial improvements

Collaborate on hero pieces and breaking news with a focus on quality and speed

Skills

Experience in digital sub-editing, production journalism or similar

Excellent grammar, editorial judgement and attention to detail

Familiarity with content management systems and digital publishing tools

Understanding of SEO principles and digital audience engagement

Ability to work quickly, calmly, and collaboratively under pressure

A keen eye for layout, structure and visual presentation

Desirable experience

Journalism qualification or equivalent newsroom experience

Sub-editing at a national newspaper or website

Experience working with visuals or interactive storytelling formats

Knowledge of accessibility and mobile-first content principles

Understanding of SEO, social media engagement, and audience behaviour

Why Join Us?

Work on impactful, high-quality journalism

Be part of a team actively improving digital publishing workflows

Learn and grow with access to training and career development

Collaborate across SEO, visuals, and editorial in a forward-thinking newsroom

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)

Pension plan and life cover

Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics

Plus much more...

THE I PAPER

The i Paper is the only national newspaper that's never supported a political party and it reaches more than [9.2] million readers each month in print and online.

It is committed to delivering accurate, impartial news and intelligent debate, trusting readers to make up their own minds. It is the winner of 2024 UK Newspaper of the Year and is rapidly growing its digital subscriptions base, recently hitting [70k] total subscriptions.

www.theipaper.com

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.