Content Editor - KentLive

Lynn News; England; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is seeking a senior journalist to manage engaging content for KentLive. The role involves team management, digital storytelling, and ensuring audience engagement across various platforms. With competitive salary and benefits, this position is ideal for media professionals passionate about driving audience growth.

Benefits

Pension scheme with up to 6% match

25 days holiday per year

Giving back day for community support

Enhanced family leave

Private Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee assistance programme

Career development opportunities

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Senior qualified journalist with exceptional media law knowledge.
• Track record of engaging large audiences with digital storytelling.
• Social media savvy with understanding of digital audience behavior.

Responsibilities

• Manage publishing of engaging content for KentLive.
• Guide team of reporters to deliver quality content.
• Develop strategies to maximize audience engagement.

Skills

Content Writing

Digital Storytelling

Media Law

SEO

Education

NCTJ or equivalent qualification

Job description

What Will The Role Involve

You will organise and manage the publishing of fresh engaging and accurate content for KentLive. You will brief your team of reporters to deliver great content - including words pictures video data and interactives - to ensure we get the highest possible levels of audience engagement. Youll play a key part in launching live blogs for big stories and maintain momentum as audiences flock to our sites.

You will ensure the website and social media channels have compelling content in line with our audience data and trends. You will work to grow our loyal audience focusing on newsletters and other engaging content ensuring we maximise every opportunity in this area. You will support and guide your team daily weekly and monthly from 1:1s and team briefings to career development and promotions. This role will involve weekend (typically 1 in every 3) and evening working so a flexible approach is required.

Qualifications

Who are we looking for

You are an experienced NCTJ or equivalent senior qualified journalist with exceptional 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 the skills to be a supportive people manager and the ability to guide and encourage your team to get the best out of them. You are social media savvy with an excellent understanding of SEO search social and digital audience behaviour. You can create and edit accurate copy at pace meeting deadlines with ease.

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

Full-time

Key Skills

Income Tax,General Maintenance,Content Writing,Flash,Application Programming

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1