Job Description
Copy Editor
£60,000 - £70,000 + Excellent Company Benefits
Hybrid
London
Leading media business intelligence provider specialising in Digital Infrastructure, M&A and financing, is seeking a high-calibre Copy Editor to join its London-based editorial team.
The role sits at the core of their editorial operation, working across a fast-paced, proprietary intelligence (PI)-driven newsroom delivering data-rich, market-leading content on global telecoms, datacentres, fibre, towers and broader digital infrastructure transactions.
You will work closely with a team of editors, reporters and data specialists to produce high-quality, accurate and commercially valuable content for a senior audience of investors, advisors and corporate leaders.
Our client is differentiated by its deep industry relationships, exclusive intelligence, and data-led analysis.
Role:
The Copy Editor will be responsible for editing and refining proprietary intelligence articles, analysis, and data-driven content, ensuring speed, accuracy, and consistency across all editorial output.
This includes working on complex M&A and financing stories, strengthening structure and clarity, verifying financial and factual detail, and ensuring compliance with legal and editorial standards.
You will also play a key role in improving editorial processes, supporting reporters and editors, and helping scale output and quality in line with our client's Finance's growth strategy.
Requirements:
- 5+ years' experience editing or reporting on financial, business, or M&A-focused content
- Strong understanding of M&A, financing (DCM/ECM), valuation metrics, and financial statements
- Experience working on fast-paced, real-time news or proprietary intelligence is highly desirable
- Exceptional editing skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to quickly restructure and improve complex copy
- Strong grasp of grammar, style, and clear, concise business writing
- Solid understanding of legal and compliance considerations in financial journalism
- High level of numeracy and confidence working with financial data
- Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple deadlines, and maintain accuracy at speed
- Interest in Digital Infrastructure (telecoms, data centres, fibre, towers) preferred
Lipton Media is a dynamic, proactive and progressive media recruitment agency solely dedicated to the media industry. We are leaders across media sales and creative opportunities. We cover: media sales, digital media sales, print sales, exhibition sales, event sales, conference sales, outdoor sales, radio sales, marketing, conference production and editorial jobs.
Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge.
