Sub-Editor Designer

About this Role

The National Education Union is a force for change in the world of education, bringing together more than 450,000 teachers, lecturers, support staff and leaders working in maintained and independent schools and colleges across the UK.

We are now seeking to recruit a Sub-Editor Designer (working 2.5 days per week) to join our Communications, Campaigns and Political Engagement department based in Hamilton House.

Working as part of a small team, you will provide professional knowledge and specialist expertise to deliver the union’s publishing portfolio of magazines, newsletters, ebulletins and other print publications in order to recruit, retain and engage/mobilise members, engage and influence stakeholders, and celebrate the union’s success.

To be effective in this role you will need to have proven experience of sub-editing for a range of audiences; proven experience of lay-out, design and production processes as well as the ability to successfully manage relations with suppliers. The successful candidate will have good communication skills and experience of exercising judgement with the capacity to make decisions within accepted parameters.

You will also need to have excellent IT skills including specialist use of Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite and digital technology, websites and other electronic media.

Prospective applicants are also advised that your normal place of work will be the NEU office specified in this advert and that the NEU operates ‘Blended Working Arrangements’ for office-based staff, which means you will typically need to be based in the designated NEU office for 3 to 4 days a week (based on a full-time contract), with the remaining days based at home, and subject to business needs.

In addition to salary, we offer good conditions including 33 days’ annual leave plus Christmas closure days and a defined benefit pension scheme. Salary and benefits are pro-rata for part-time applicants.

Further information

Further details can be downloaded from our website at https://neu.org.uk/working-neu where applicants will be able to complete an online application on our recruitment portal. Closing date is mid-day Thursday 25 September 2025.

THE UNION IS FUNDAMENTALLY COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNIES IN ITS POLICIES AND PRACTICE