We’re looking for an editorial assistant to join our growing team of journalists at Sifted.
Sifted is a new media platform reporting on the world of technology and startups in Europe, backed by the Financial Times. Just a year after launching, we’ve become known for our high-quality journalism and fresh viewpoints, and a must-read for many founders, investors and people working in startups across the continent.
Our team of reporters, based across Europe, aren’t chasing after the latest funding announcements or product releases; plenty of other sites have got that covered. We are telling the untold stories — big startup trends, compelling company profiles and the everyday lessons that come from growing a business and messing up along the way.
We’re on the lookout for a self-starting, commercially-minded and data-enthusiastic person to help us develop and expand new editorial products. This is a role for somebody who likes coming up with ideas, testing out new things and figuring out how to solve challenges fairly independently. It will, however, also involve working closely with, and learning from, our team of super experienced and creative journalists.
To start with, your role will be to build out, enrich and improve our ecosystem maps, with a view to making them both editorially and commercially more valuable, and grow the audience for our corporate innovation newsletter Future Proof.
Our ecosystem maps detail companies to watch in specific countries and sectors. They’re our way of gathering information on Europe’s early-stage startup scene which is otherwise hard to find, and they also help us to reach new audiences. Working on them takes an organised and methodical mind, but there’s plenty of room for creativity too.
Our weekly Future Proof newsletter is designed for people involved with and interested in corporate innovation. It’s led by our innovation editor Maija Palmer. Your role will be to help her produce it, curating news, collecting data, reporting and editing interview and opinion pieces from community contributors.
We are also starting to arrange meet-ups for the Future Proof audience so you will help organise these, including finding speakers, arranging venues and liaising with attendees. There is a lot of scope to help us figure out new, more creative and efficient ways to do all of this.
Over time, you will come up with ideas for new products too — and work with the editorial, commercial and product teams to bring them to life.
What are we like to work for? We have a small-company mindset, but big company goals, and can draw on many of the strengths and benefits of a world-respected brand, the Financial Times. We’re friendly, hard-working and passionate about what we do. We have a flat structure, collaborate across disciplines, and everyone has impact across many areas of the business. We value feedback, honesty and clear communication.
Who You Are
- You’re curious and enjoy learning new things.
- You like research — and are happy managing data and working with a big spreadsheet.
- You have excellent attention to detail.
- You’re super organised and are confident running projects independently.
- You’re interested in startups.
In This Role Over The Next 12 Months You’ll:
- Conduct research into Europe’s startup scene, compiling ecosystem maps of companies in specific sectors and geographies
- Grow the readership of these ecosystem maps, for example encouraging companies listed to share them and contacting relevant organisations which might also promote them
- Develop the scope and format of the ecosystem maps, for example working with our designer to make them more user-friendly and sourcing commercial sponsors or partners
- Assist with the production of Future Proof, including sourcing news stories, writing news stories and collecting data
- Come up with new ideas for editorial products which Sifted can commercialise — and test them out
If you have some of the following, that would be a bonus:
- Experience with data collection and management
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- 25 days of annual leave plus the usual public holidays
- Flexible working hours and the option to work from home some days
- Weekly team lunches, seemingly endless snacks — and free drinks on Friday at our co-working space
- Regular team socials (eg. pub quizzes, dinners, theatre trips)
- The chance to have an impact across many areas of the business
How To Apply
Please send an email explaining why you’d like to apply and why you think you’d be a good fit for this role to jobs@sifted.eu. Please attach a CV. Please mention Journo Resources when applying for jobs, it really helps us out.
We will try to get back to all applicants, however if you haven’t heard back from us by 23 March your applications has been unsuccessful.
