TV Editor (Live) - Mirror & Magazines

Reach plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major media organization is looking for an experienced TV Editor to lead engaging and distinctive TV coverage while managing a dynamic team. This hybrid role involves overseeing live content, ensuring high editorial standards, and driving digital growth through strategic content commissioning. Ideal candidates should possess a strong journalistic background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to inspire creativity within their team. Benefits include generous holiday, volunteer days, and a healthcare cash plan, among others.

Benefits

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Paid leave for volunteering

Bonus scheme

Pension contribution matching

Healthcare cash plan

Wellbeing support

Access to discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a national newsroom or major magazine.
• Proven record of delivering TV to create digital growth.
• Mastered headline writing, homepage curation, and digital optimization.

Responsibilities

• Commission and manage original, agenda-setting TV content.
• Oversee live broadcasts, breaking news, and exclusive interviews.
• Mentor a high-performance team to hit data-led KPIs.

Skills

Data literacy

Analytical thinking

Creative storytelling

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

NCTJ or equivalent journalism qualification

Job description

Are you obsessed with the world of TV and the stars who make it happen? Do you have the vision to look 'beyond the obvious' and create TV content that truly resonates with massive audiences? Can you turn a shock twist on The Traitors into a must-read live blog in seconds?

We are looking for a powerhouse TV Editor to deliver distinctive, engaging, and agenda-setting TV coverage that resonates with digital audiences and strengthens the Mirror and Magazine brands including OK! and new! across all platforms, including site, secure, social, app, and print.

Reporting to the Head of Showbiz (with day-to-day direction from senior TV and showbiz desk members), you will pitch, write, commission, edit and optimise stories that address User Needs and are tailored to the most effective distribution channels, including search, Discover, homepage, and social.

This is a hybrid role linked to our Canary Wharf hub (3 days in hub per week), so we are therefore open to candidates based in and around London.

About us

Hello, we’re Reach. Every day, our trusted news, stories and content connect with millions of people where they live - whether that’s on their social feed or at their neighbourhood newsstand; through their local community or their take on the hot topic of the day.

We're home to more than 120 trusted brands - from household names like the Mirror, Express, Daily Star and Daily Record, to local titles like MyLondon, BelfastLive, and the Manchester Evening News, and brands making a splash in the US like the Irish Star.

It's our ability to understand people and the things that matter to them that makes us the UK and Ireland's largest commercial news publisher. We reach 70% of the UK's online population and speak to over 100 million social followers around the world. And we’re just getting started…

Your story, with Reach

As a modern media organisation, we're much more than just news. And it takes a wide range of people and skills to serve diverse audiences, customers and communities like we do.

We know everyone has their own story to tell, so we’ve built an environment where every background is respected and every day is a day to explore.

We’ll help you build a career that works with your life, while giving you the space to create and grow.

What will the role involve?

You will drive the Mirror and Magazines TV coverage by commissioning original, agenda-setting content while ensuring IPSO compliance and brand alignment. You will manage digital shifts, overseeing live broadcasts, breaking news, and exclusive interviews while mentoring a high-performance team to hit data-led KPIs. You will forward-plan major launches and curate multi-platform features for print and digital, utilizing SEO and user-needs frameworks to maximize engagement. You will package all content with sharp headlines and strategic social distribution across platforms like Facebook and Reddit, ensuring every story and video is legally sound, accurate, and innovative.

You will regularly lead digital shifts for TV on Mirror Online, selecting the strongest TV digital stories, allocating to reporters, editing and creating online headlines and liaising with the homepage. You will cover Live TV on shift, during major TV shows such as Traitors and I’m A Celebrity, spotting the strongest lines and breaking news as it happens, taking a multi-platform approach to all content and giving TV fans what they want.

You will build trusted relationships and secure original, exclusive content, while reacting quickly to breaking entertainment and TV news. The role requires speed, creativity, and accuracy, with the ability to spot agenda-setting angles in a crowded space. This role involves working shifts on a rota basis including 1 weekend in 4 and 1 week of lates in 4, so a flexible approach is required.

Who are we looking for?

You are an experienced NCTJ or equivalent journalist and editor with a sharp instinct for TV stories and a proven record of delivering TV to create digital growth. You have extensive experience in a national newsroom or major magazine, ideally at desk-editor level, where you have mastered headline writing, homepage curation, and digital optimization. You are highly data-literate, confident using analytics and "User Needs" frameworks to inform commissioning and drive engagement across search, social, Discover, and video platforms.

You are passionate about all things TV and have a bursting contacts book of TV stars and PRs to march. and possess the communication skills necessary to bridge the gap between creative storytelling and commercial success. You have the vision to lead a team while maintaining the highest editorial standards in a competitive digital landscape.

You have a calm, decisive, and innovative approach to leadership, even under the pressure of a fast-paced digital newsroom. You are an expert at managing, mentoring, and inspiring teams of reporters to produce high-impact, branded content. You are an effective collaborator, skilled at working across video, social, and commercial functions to ensure our entertainment coverage thrives on every platform.

How we'll look after you

We take good care of our people - and that means more than just a pay packet. Whatever your role, you'll get a range of benefits, including:

25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as an extra day after you've been with us for three, five and 10 years. We also have a scheme to help you buy extra holiday if you want to.

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!)

Bonus scheme - you'll get a stake in our success and a chance to add to your annual earnings.

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. We believe you shouldn’t have to wait to join us to know what to expect from us, which is why we share this overview of the policies we have in place to support families and carers . If there's something you want to understand more about, just ask - it won’t make a difference to your application.

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.

Additional Information

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.