Senior Editorial Assistant

Who are we?

People Matters is a niche media company that engages with thousands of professionals, and business and HR leaders to create data-driven insights, and challenge, transform, and enrich how talent management contributes to business success.

Why join us?

Because we are the future of media, thought leadership, events and technology. Because innovation is core to People Matters’ DNA. Because we have several firsts: We are the first Indian magazine focused exclusively on the HR and work space; the first to award emerging HR professionals, the first to showcase HR talent, and the first to bring HR solutions assessments SaaS platform. If you think people matter to business success, then you should join us. Visit us at

Location: Delhi NCR Preferred

Job Overview:

We are seeking a motivated and personable Senior Associate to join our Editorial Team under the Content & Community Department. This role is critical to building and maintaining relationships with members of our community who are keen to contribute content to People Matters. The ideal candidate has:

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●      The ability to appropriately prioritise members of our community.

●      A strong grasp of content quality and the ability to appropriately curate contributions.

●      The ability to organise and align contributions with our content strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Content Management for Contributions

○    Design and execute a strategy for the sourcing and placement of contributed content, aligned with overarching Editorial content strategy, target audience, and People Matters goals.

○    Curate contributed content for clarity, accuracy, structure and tone.

○    Stay informed about the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in business and HR to ensure that contributed content is engaging, comprehensive and insightful.

2. Content Writing and Reviewing

○      Write high quality content for publication on People Matters website under own byline.

○      Review and appropriately edit content contributed by our community, elevating its quality where possible to support the image and credibility of contributors and People Matters.

3.Community Engagement and Revenue Enablement

○      Build, maintain, and grow relationships with contributors from our community including industry experts, top influencers and thought leaders.

○      Create for community contributors a welcoming, meaningful experience that can be deepened for further engagement.

○      Drive community impact and revenue enablement through the development of contributions into a content IP.

4.Impact Measurement Analyses and Optimisation

○      Regularly analyse contributed content performance metrics to refine content strategy.

○      Use contributor and audience insights to guide content strategy and align with community needs and reader preferences.

Qualifications

●      Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, Mass Communication, or a relevant field (Business Administration or Business Management may be a possibility)

●      3-5 years of proven work experience in journalism, corporate communication, public relations, or content marketing (Exposure in HR is an added advantage)

●      Business-quality verbal and written communication skills in English - non-negotiable requirement. Candidates must be able to write without using generative AI, and ideally be able to identify and correct genAI content.

●      Awareness of business and industry trends (Knowledge of HR, talent and technology trends is an advantage)

●      Ability to engagingly communicate with senior executives and their representatives

What We Offer:

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●      Competitive compensation package, benefits and employee-centric policies and culture

●      Opportunities to building People Matters PoV and thought leadership through editorial & business and HR community engagement

●      Opportunity to enable revenue and directly impact the business

And you'll do it while being part of a culture that celebrates courage, curiosity, and collective

growth, where every idea is valued, every voice is heard, and experimentation is encouraged.

Interested candidates can share their CV at priya.sharma@gopeoplematters.com