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The Vinyl Factory is looking for a full-time Sub-Editor to work as part of our team in London. Candidates should be familiar with The Vinyl Factory’s editorial direction, and passionate about covering a large range of music – from classics and rarities to new music from across a spectrum of genres. As is the nature of online editorial, your job will be split between a number of tasks, the most important of which will be sub-editing news articles and features on a daily basis, using dynamic headlines in conjunction with engaging images, to frame stories both on site and social media platforms. In addition to music and record culture, you should have an interest in turntables and analogue equipment, and feel able to cover these subjects with confidence. Another aspect of your role will include contributing to (writing and co-ordinating) features on site, as well as sharing stories on social media platforms through photography, film and engaging copy. Candidates should have previous experience working in online journalism, enjoy the rigours of fact checking and grammar, and be able to apply their diverse knowledge of music to VF’s editorial direction. Candidates must also be able to thrive under the pressures of working in a fast-paced digital publishing environment, be dedicated to working within a collaborative team, and be proficient in the following:  WordPress Photoshop News and content sourcing tools (Google Alerts, Crowdtangle, etc) Project management and organisational tools (Google Drive, etc) Social media platforms and scheduling (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) Adobe Creative Suite Sound like this could be for you? Send us your CV via Doors Open, along with links to 3-5 previously published articles.

THE ROLE We are looking for a mid-weight creative strategist with a deep understanding and love for culture to join LOUD, our cultural consultancy. Working within our London office, you'll play an integral role in the development of cultural understanding, and building strategically sound creative solutions for our clients. Blurring the lines between research agency, production studio, advertising shop and media owner, LOUD offers fast paced, innovative and varied work. You will sit within LOUD’s strategy team, helping connect the dots between research, strategy and creative execution. ABOUT MIXCLOUD AND LOUD Mixcloud is the global community for audio culture. We operate a fair, legal audio streaming service with artists and creators at its core and have a highly engaged audience of 1M+ creators and 20M+ listeners. Our mission is to get more fans directly supporting creators. We’re empowering the people behind the music to cultivate meaningful relationships with their own fan communities, so they can make more together. We want to see a world where everyone can create sustainably and connect deeply. Beyond the algorithm, human to human. LOUD is Mixcloud’s cultural consultancy. We created LOUD to help our brand partners achieve cultural resonance. To help them build cultural platforms that their audience cares about, with meaning and purpose. Our clients include some of the most culturally competent and conscientious global brands around, across lifestyle, technology, music and fashion, including Dr Martens, adidas, W Hotels, Shure and Red Bull. WHAT YOU WILL DO You will work on projects that cover the full range of cultural insight, strategy and creative: research, strategic direction, video, audio, events, web-builds, communication strategy and more. You will contribute to the research, definition and articulation of LOUD’s strategic thinking. You will lead the creation and delivery of strategic and creative responses to briefs, conceiving brilliant solutions to clients’ problems. You will craft and deliver innovative and creative methods to communicate insight and strategy. You’ll provide the thinking and reasoning for the creative direction we take and champion this reasoning. You will pride yourself in landing exceptional, differentiated and on-schedule work. You will understand our clients’ businesses and challenges, collaborate with them and drive them to better understand people and culture. You will write and deliver inspiring presentations. You will be a champion of people, culture and creativity within the business. You will work closely with a variety of different stakeholders across the business, up, down and across. WHO ARE YOU? You are a people watcher: you love spending time figuring out why people do what they do. You are a culture watcher: you have a strong understanding of contemporary culture and know what’s happening next. You are passionate about making creative work the world needs. You have a track-record of building meaningful relationships with clients, becoming a trusted collaborator. You’re ambitious and keen to be a part of a small, dynamic team, with plenty of development opportunities. You spend a lot of time reading, listening and thinking. You’re organised. Ideally, you have some experience in conducting primary research (not a deal breaker if not) You probably have 3-5 relevant years’ experience in strategy, creative partnerships or insight roles (but if you’ve covered the above in fewer or in different roles, please tell us.) Benefits We live the culture we champion. We’re a culturally active bunch, with many of us pursuing our passions as DJs, producers, radio hosts, promoters or creatives. We host DJ lessons in the office, cater weekly lunches and host social team mixers. We offer a great benefits package that includes unlimited holiday, stock options, flexible working, a healthcare plan and a kitchen packed with healthy snacks. Wellness at work matters to us, and our team also organises meditation sessions, yoga and a running club. Mixcloud is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applicants of different backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical disability, or length of time spent unemployed. >>> Click on Apply Now to be taken to the application page. 

People at Apple don’t just design products — they design the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. Apple is looking for an outstanding creative leader for the Music Content Design team across Europe, The Middle East and Africa. This is a role for a true creative. A design thinker, communicator and problem solver who wants to have their hands in several things at once; who can conceptualize across screens, formats and break the conventions of those formats. Someone who can passionately lead a global team and is dedicated to shaping lasting meaningful editorial experiences for our listeners. Key Qualifications Extensive experience in design and creative leadership required; experience with music labels, publishing, magazines or editorial content creation. A creative thinker who is strategically-centered, organized and process driven. Fluency across graphic design, typography, photography, motion and illustration. Excellent communication, both verbal and nonverbal. Have willingness to work on a global team, across PST and GMT time zones is required. A deep understanding on how brands scale along with how they communicate and shift within varying applications. Passion for cultivating relationships, mentoring creatives and the ability to use that rapport to align teams around a vision. Able to give concise and well considered creative direction. Ability to create and communicate comprehensive presentations around an idea, the team’s work, a campaign or future initiatives. Experienced in developing and executing an editorial design strategy and an advanced understanding of what makes content engaging and successful. Passionate about fostering a collaborative and inspiring team that will interface with multiple facets of Design at Apple. Keep up with and inspire from the evolving landscape of available music, technology and art. Strong photographic sensibility; sourcing, art-buying, editing, re-touching or capturing. A keen ability to create work under minimal supervision in an international context, as well as package and present solutions to the wider creative team. Act as a cultural guide, exposing unique, regional visual trends throughout EMEA markets and seamlessly applying them to the Apple brand. Collaborate with Creatives, Project Managers, Business Owners and Executives to solve complex problems with simple solutions. Demonstrated deep knowledge of Adobe Creative and iWork suites. Description The Content Design team conceptualizes, designs and creates editorial content for some of Apple’s most visible products. Your ideas will impact the way we represent music and how we form visual conversations with listeners. You will lead creative strategy on how Apple Music looks and feels for listeners across the globe. You'll have a deep abiding love for music along with the artwork and the visual culture around it. A proven ability to deliver designs across multiple platforms that authentically represent the content. Your knowledge in music will range from contemporary to classics to regional deep cuts and you will be naturally eager to continue to learn. You will have proven experience taking calculated risks that drive culture, have an extraordinary eye for detail, a keen sense of what matters and a belief that you can make a difference. This is a leadership role that requires collaboration across multiple design, business and production teams. This person will lead the team responsible for creating original playlist artwork, campaign artwork and featuring artwork that will appear on Apple Music and iTunes Store. Additional Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Graphic, Information, Communication, Web design or equivalent experience Portfolio demonstrating proficiency in delivering strategic ideas across digital, social, motion and/or static form factors. Passionate about the Apple brand and committed in preserving its authenticity Willingness to travel to EMEA markets which Apple operates services in at least once per year. English fluency a requirement. Additional languages are beneficial. >>> Click on Apply Now to be taken to the application page.