Editor
- Salary From:£35,500
- Salary To:£39,500
- Region:UK Wide
- Location:Dual Glasgow/Home, Dual London/Home, Dual Shipley/Home
- Advertised Job Category:Engagement
- Department:Content
- Job type:Fixed Term
- Closing Date:3 October 2025
EditorFixed Term Contract (9-12 months) Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hoursLocation: split between home and our
Shipley Office/ Glasgow office
Salary range: £35,500 - £39,500
About us
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.
About the role
In this role you will undertake editorial and other content-production activities for the development of information and support materials produced for people living with cancer and those close to them, ensuring all outputs adhere to high editorial standards and agreed processes which safeguard our quality and brand.
You will be working in partnership with other Macmillan teams and external organisations, as needed, to ensure the smooth running of editorial functions required for the production of high-quality information materials.
About youThe successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- Excellent content writing, editorial and proofreading skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience of developing cancer or health-related information, or an ability to deal with complex information about cancer and related issues
- Project management experience
- Experience of using InDesign - understanding of good design and basic understanding of resolving layout issues
- Basic working knowledge of Illustrator/Photoshop
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:
- 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days
- Pension matched up to 7.5%
- 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
- Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
- Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more
Recruitment ProcessApplication deadline: Friday 3rd October 2025
First interview dates: w/c 13th and 20th October 2025
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice and reasonable adjustments.
We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
If you would like to discuss your application or anything further in regards to a career at Macmillan Cancer Support please email us at TATeam@macmillan.org.uk.