Editorial jobs

Every story on Firefly's 130+ local magazines is written by someone in the community, and every one is checked by a person before it goes live. That person is you. Half helpdesk, half standards editor: welcome every first-time writer, keep every story honest, and be the human check on the tools that help us do it at scale.

Where: Remote, UK.

Hours: 14 days a month.

Pay: £1,600 to £1,740 a month for 14 days a month, depending on experience (full-time equivalent about £30,000 to £32,600), plus 28 days' holiday a year pro rata including bank holidays, and a workplace pension.

Contract: Fixed-term employed, 1 November 2026 to 19 March 2027 (start date by agreement).

What you'll do

- Help contributors publish their first stories, replying within a working day

- Check claims, sources and permissions before anything goes live

- Sign off everything our new tools touch, so a person approves every story

- Write simple guides and short how-to videos, and join the team's updates and calls

You

- Have editorial experience and sound judgement on accuracy, fairness and legal risk

- Are patient and clear with first-time writers

- Are confident with digital publishing tools and careful with records

How to apply: email jobs@fireflynewmedia.com with the subject "Application: Editorial Trust and Contributor Support Officer", your CV and a one-page note on why this role and one thing you've done that proves you can. Tell us where you saw this advert. Optional: a one-minute phone video introducing yourself; we shortlist from your CV and note alone and only watch videos after shortlisting. Full details: fireflynewmedia.com/jobs

Closes Wednesday 21 October 2026. We review applications as they arrive and may interview before then, so apply early. We reply to everyone within a week of the closing date.

Offers are conditional on references, right-to-work checks and, where the role needs one, a DBS check. We recruit on skills and potential. Age, background and route into work do not matter to us. Firefly welcomes applications from everyone, especially people from communities under-represented in local news. If you need any adjustments to apply or interview, tell us. You must have the right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor visas. We keep applications for nine months after the closing date, then delete them, unless you ask us to keep yours for future roles. Full notice: fireflynewmedia.com/jobs/privacy.

Pay: £1,600.00-£1,740.00 per month

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Work from home

Work Location: Remote