Local Business Editor & Digital Storyteller

Reach plc; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Reach plc's BirminghamLive team is seeking a Business Editor to lead local business journalism with digital storytelling flair. Based in Birmingham, you will drive community growth, deliver breaking local and national business news, and build networks with the business community.

You’ll curate newsletters, live blogs, and subscriber-focused content while collaborating with commercial teams to maximise audience engagement and revenue opportunities for BusinessLive.

Qualifications

• You’ll live on patch and bring an extensive network of local contacts.
• Excellent understanding of search, social headlines, and newsletter strategy.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily feed of unique, relevant business coverage for the local community.
• Source original stories that engage readers and inform on local business.
• Curate newsletters, live blogs, weekly roundups, and subscriber-focused journalism.
• Represent the title and BusinessLive across in-person events, social platforms, videos and podcasts.
• Feed standout enterprise, entrepreneurship and small-business stories to the BusinessLive platform.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to maximise revenue opportunities.

Skills

Local network

Digital storytelling

News judgment

Audience growth

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Job description

Reach plc's BirminghamLive team is seeking a Business Editor to lead local business journalism with digital storytelling flair. Based in Birmingham, you will drive community growth, deliver breaking local and national business news, and build networks with the business community.

You’ll curate newsletters, live blogs, and subscriber-focused content while collaborating with commercial teams to maximise audience engagement and revenue opportunities for BusinessLive.