Money Editor

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious media group as a Money Editor, where you will lead a talented team in delivering top-notch personal finance journalism. This senior role includes commissioning content, managing digital production, and using analytics to refine strategy, all in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Medical cover

Parental leave

Life assurance

Season ticket loans

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven leader with national journalism experience.
• Exceptional editing skills and an instinctive grasp of tone.
• Knowledgeable in personal finance.

Responsibilities

• Commissioning and editing personal finance journalism.
• Managing a team of reporters and editors.
• Developing content strategy using audience analytics.

Skills

Leadership

Editing

Content Strategy

Journalistic Insight

Audience Engagement

Analytical Skills

Job description

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About The Role

A senior position reporting to the Executive Money Editor, with prominence inside The Telegraph and externally, the Money Editor is tasked with delivering all of our personal finance journalism and managing the large team of reporters responsible for The Telegraph's award-winning coverage.

Key Responsibilities

• Commissioning and editing the best personal finance journalism in Britain, including news, features, comment, analysis, expert advice, guides, tools and more
• Working with the Head of Money Publishing to ensure digital production of all Money content, including newsletters, is of the highest quality with the best presentation
• Writing a weekly comment about a personal finance issue pertinent to Telegraph readers
• Using performance data and audience analytics to inform and improve content strategy and idea generation
• Managing a large team of direct reports, including reporters and editors, to bring out the maximum potential of the team
• Organising the flow of content to meet the requirements of a busy, 24/7 digital newsroom
• Developing campaigns and investigations
• Overseeing Money's print supplements
• Collaborating with Telegraph colleagues in other departments including News, Business, Social, Audience, Design, Commercial etc

Key Skills

• A proven leader with considerable experience working in journalism at a national level
• An exceptional editor with an instinctive grasp of tone
• Bursting with ideas to commission and edit content across a range of formats
• Politically savvy with a nose for news
• Alive to the interests of our audience and our editorial priorities
• Hungry to grow our audience and full of ideas for how to do so
• Knowledgeable and interested in all fields of personal finance
• Highly numerate
• Experienced in print and digital publishing with an ability to identify the strongest angle and a knack for writing headlines
• Comfortable with the use of analytics
• Able to win the confidence of key colleagues across many editorial and non-editorial departments
• Able to motivate and manage reporters and editors while demanding accuracy and excellence in often pressured circumstances
• Aware of legal and regulatory requirements
• Understanding of the Telegraph's subscription model
• Highly organised, energetic, resilient and enthusiastic

Benefits

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you'll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government's Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.

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