Felix Editor

We're Recruiting for our next Felix Editor*!

  • Contract Type: Fixed Term 31 July 2025, Part Time 0.8 FTE

  • Salary: £37,000 Pro rata

  • Closing date: Sunday 9th June (12 noon)

Summary of Post

The Editor-in Chief is responsible for producing the Imperial College Student body’s newspaper, Felix. The newspapers’ role is to inform, entertain, and hold the College and the Union to account.

You will be joining the Officer Trustee team directly and will be supported by a team of student volunteers. In turn, you will help those volunteers to develop relevant skills, as well as handling the operational and financial aspects associated with running the paper.

We are looking for a self-starter who is personable and relatable, has a can-do attitude, can adapt in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys working across various departments and partners.

This role is on a Part-time, 0.8 FTE Fixed-term contract until 31 July 2025. Please see Job Description for more information.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Be ultimately responsible for all matters pertaining to the operation and publication of Felix, both online and in print, ensuring that standards of good journalism are upheld
  • Provide training and support to members of the Felix society
  • Maintain, upkeep, and make accessible to students and the public, the Felix archive
  • Be responsible, with the assistance of the Felix society committee, for the social maintenance and health of the Felix society
  • Be financially responsible for the Felix society
  • To report regularly on their activities and that of the newspaper to relevant partners

Essential requirements

Our ideal candidate will have experience of further or higher education. In addition to experience, skills, and knowledge of:

  • Experience of volunteer/people management, motivating individuals to perform well
  • Experience of writing copy/having communicated information in an intriguing, readable manner
  • Understanding of Imperial College London’s structures and activities
  • A thorough understanding of issues relevant to Imperial students and readers of Felix
  • Knowledge of general news and current affairs acquired from a wide and multifaceted range of sources, especially in the UK HE sector
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise and sort information, proactively seek out information for reporting purposes
  • Ability to manage the time of others, especially in the context of meeting publication deadlines
  • Ability to work independently to deliver projects and meet deadlines, as well as working constructively as part of a wider team

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties which are broadly in line with the role's key responsibilities.

Further Information

* This post is for current or graduating students only

Please apply by sending a CV and cover letter to: icu.people@imperial.ac.uk

Closing date:  Sunday 9 June 2024

Interview will be expected to take place week commencing 17th June 2024.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

All successful applicants will be advised regarding interview dates and times.