Branded Content Editor, Meetings & Events

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Develop and/or oversee freelance talent to create sponsored content initiatives for meeting planners, event professionals, and corporate travel purchasers.

• Generate short-form articles, comprehensive reports, insight presentations, and video scripts.

• Act as the Studio team's subject matter expert in the meetings and events industry.

• Keep track of trends in group business, incentive travel, venue development, and event technology.

• Ensure editorial excellence, brand consistency, engaging tone, and alignment with sponsor messaging.

• Utilize Claude and ChatGPT for brainstorming, outlining, interview preparation, and desk research, while ensuring factual accuracy and originality.

• Collaborate with Skift's sales team on pre-sales ideation and industry-specific proposals.

• Oversee client communications, content feedback, deliverables, deadlines, and content visibility.

• Research, script, and facilitate live and virtual partner events, panels, webinars, and sponsored Skift Summit/Forum discussions.

• Work alongside the internal studio team to maintain, enhance, and broaden the business-events product offerings.

⛳️ Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of the corporate meetings, incentives, conferences, and events sector.

• Understanding of the challenges faced by meeting planners, procurement leaders, and venue buyers.

• Proven experience in covering, creating content, or writing about MICE-related sectors such as hotel group sales, CVBs, DMCs, or event technology.

• Background in a dynamic marketing, advertising agency, or B2B trade publishing setting.

• Familiarity with AI content accelerators for initial drafting and research purposes.

• Proficiency in WordPress, HubSpot, and Google Drive.

• Capability to manage client relationships and feedback effectively.

• Skill in creating polished sales materials and proposals.

• Comfort as a public speaker and moderator for live events.

• Ability to independently grasp complex business processes and convert raw information into compelling narratives.

• Complete fluency in written and spoken English.

• Proficient in writing, editing, and proofreading multi-format copy with a sophisticated, professional tone, free of grammatical or spelling errors.

• Willingness to work during East Coast USA hours.

• A cover letter and resume are required upon application.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for advancement within a respected and forward-thinking media organization.

• Insight into the convergence of media, events, and travel intelligence.

• A collaborative, supportive, and remote-friendly work culture.

• Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse team.