What will the role involve
- A sharp eye for a story thats likely to spark interest in a large group of people be shared generate discussion help people make decisions in their own lives or prompt a laugh.
- Source and create content for our great national and regional titles writing in an engaging and easytoaccess style to reach as large an audience as possible
- You will be creative with a stream of original ideas for content that readers will love to ensure we get the highest possible levels of audience engagement.
- You will utilise AI tools in line with company policies to optimise content creation improve accuracy and efficiency and create engaging articles that resonate with our audience
- Find and tell stories within your topic areas which engage as many readers as possible on brands across the Reach network
- Develop original ideas for content which will perform well on our national and regional brands
- Source onbrand stories from social platforms including Instagram TikTok and Facebook as well as blogs
- Build communities online and in real life to share stories with once published and engage with readers about those stories
- Liaise with content editors to maximise opportunities to drive engagement after publication
- Write stories and headlines in ways that encourage people to read and share them
- Monitor social media trends and specifically target key referrers
- Uphold Reachs policy around diversity and inclusion and work to ensure our values around non discrimination are upheld in everything we publish.
- Utilise AI tools in line with company policies to optimise content creation improve accuracy and efficiency and deliver engaging articles for the vertical that resonate with our audience
Qualifications :
Who are we looking for
An experienced journalist ideally with your NCTJ or equivalent qualification and media law knowledge you have a strong track record of telling stories accurately that engage large audiences with a real passion for digital storytelling. You have a sharp news sense excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
You have first rate editing writing and subbing skills relish the test of working under pressure and to tight deadlines. Youre social media savvy with current SEO and Discover knowledge and ideally youre familiar with newsroom analytics and content management systems. Youre flexible inquisitive and are on the pulse of what makes a great story!
Strong people management skills would also be beneficial.
Additional Information :
What can we offer you
We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;
- Help saving for your retirement join our pension scheme and well match contributions up to 6%
- 25 days holiday per year when you join. After three five and ten years service with Reach youll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Giving back day an additional days leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
- Enhanced family leave including maternity paternity and adoption and youll be eligible after just six months employment
- Private Healthcare Cash Plan free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
- As one of the UKs top 50 Inclusive Employers everyones invited to join our events programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
- Wellbeing support including a 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest
- Awesome career opportunities youll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
- We are also a member of the 30% Club a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels
Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background circumstances age disability gender identity ethnicity religion or belief and sexual orientation.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime