FR/EN Head of Adaptation Service

Location: Full-time, based in the newsroom in Brussels, Belgium. Working hours are approximately 1pm–9pm each weekday.

Company

hirify.global is an independent European media outlet founded in 2013 that produces in-depth political information and operates through subscriptions without advertising or sponsorship.

What you will do

• Manage a team of adaptation editors and maintain shared editorial quality standards, style norms, EU terminology, and examples.
• Organise schedules, holidays, absences, workload planning, backups, and team work-life balance.
• Run regular individual and group check-ins, provide structured feedback, and support professional development.
• Oversee recruitment and onboarding as the adaptation team expands.
• Translate and adapt articles between French and English for the Energy, Power, or forthcoming EU vertical, meeting same-day publication deadlines.
• Review adaptations for factual accuracy, names, titles, terminology, and language quality while collaborating with journalists, editors, and proofreaders.

Requirements

• Native-level English or French and at least C2 proficiency in the other language.
• Background in journalism or related experience, with at least three years as an editor in a media organisation.
• Previous team management experience, regardless of team size or duration.
• Strong attention to detail, active listening, adaptability, emotional intelligence, and feedback skills.
• Solid understanding of EU institutions or strong motivation to deepen this knowledge.
• Ability to work from the Brussels newsroom during the required weekday schedule.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a European newsroom focused on expertise, multilingual collaboration, and high journalistic standards.
• Contribute to the development of an independent media outlet operating at European scale.
• Join a company that is fully owned by its team and prioritises work-life balance.
• Collaborate with colleagues across editorial, commercial, finance, HR, marketing, technology, product, and design functions.

Hiring process

• Written exercise.
• Interviews with the HR officer, two editorial managers, existing adaptation editors and journalists, and two ExCo members.