Content Editor – Maternity Cover

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

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👨🏼‍💻 Content Manager

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Reach plc

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1836

📱 Media

Media

Reach plc is a leading media and publishing company, known for creating trusted, quality content across a range of print and online brands. Operating primarily in the UK and Ireland, Reach plc reaches a significant portion of the online population and holds a strong audience ranking. The company is committed to responsible business practices with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and protecting the environment. Reach plc’s diverse brand portfolio includes more than 120 print and online media brands, emphasizing its influence and reach in the media landscape. The company keeps shareholders informed with regular updates and reports on financial performance, corporate governance, and strategic initiatives.

📋 Description

• Utilising the research and data collected by reporters in the team, you will write and edit engaging news content, including articles, pictures and video. • You will organise and manage the publishing of fresh, accurate and legally-sound news content. • Live coverage is a vital part of our newsrooms, so you will use your excellent news sense to know when to launch live blogs for big stories and how to maintain momentum as readers flock to our sites. • You will step up and deputise as needed, supporting and inspiring your team of reporters to pitch, research and write stories of their own. • You will oversee our websites and social media channels, helping to develop our social strategy. • This role will involve working shifts on a rota basis including some evenings and weekends so a flexible approach is required.

🎯 Requirements

• You are an experienced NCTJ/NQJ qualified (or equivalent time served) journalist with extensive UK media law knowledge. • You have a proven track record of writing and editing digital news content in a fast-paced newsroom environment. • You are a first class writer and storyteller with a thorough understanding of our news brands and audience engagement strategies. • You have a good understanding of SEO, search, social and digital audience behaviour. • You are social media savvy and have experience utilising various social platforms including but not limited to Facebook, X and Instagram. • Ideally you have prior people management experience, or you are keen to step up into a management role, utilising your communication, motivation and people skills to do so. • You have a good working knowledge of your patch and can use this to inform your content decisions.

🏖️ Benefits

• 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as an extra day after you've been with us for three, five and 10 years. • An extra day's paid leave each year to volunteer for a cause close to your community or your heart. • Big moment day - an extra day’s paid leave for a moment that matters to you - like getting married, moving house or welcoming a new addition to the family (human or furry!) • Help saving for your retirement - we'll match your company pension contributions up to 6% and you can contribute through salary sacrifice. • Supportive and progressive people policies - we’re proud to have a range of policies to support people in their lives in and outside work, including enhanced family leave and policies to promote flexibility, inclusion and progression. • A healthcare cash plan - giving you money back for a range of medical expenses and fast access to doctor's appointments. • Car lease scheme - you can buy a brand new electric or hybrid car through our leasing partner, and pay for it through salary sacrifice. • Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your family. • Access to lots of discounts - including 15% off with Reach's very own online marketplace, Yimbly, where you can buy everything from homewares to beauty products. • Interest-free loans - including for season tickets and technology.