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Company Description

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 brands - from household names like the Mirror, Express, Daily Star and Daily Record, to local titles like MyLondon, Belfast Live, 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 Britain and Ireland's largest commercial news publisher. We reach around 70% of the UK's online population, 10% of the US online population, and over 100 million social followers around the world, connecting with them on who they are, where they live and what they love.

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.

About This Role

We are recruiting Brand Managers to join a newly created Brand Marketing team working alongside the Head of Brand. In this role, you will champion our editorial purpose by delivering bold, high-impact campaigns across print, digital, social, video, audio, and events. Working hand-in-glove with Editors, newsrooms, and internal creative teams, you will turn editorial ideas into standout marketing that drives genuine consumer engagement.

This is a primarily remote role, but regular in-person presence in relevant regional newsrooms is required to build deep relationships with editorial teams.

We have roles available across the following titles and locations:

• The Mirror and Daily Express
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  London
• Irish Mirror, Irish Daily Star, and Belfast Live
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  Ireland
• Wales Online & Birmingham Live: Wales or Midlands
• Liverpool Echo & Manchester Evening News: North West

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What You Need to Succeed

• Brand
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven track record as a Brand Manager, ideally within media, publishing, or a fast-paced consumer brand environment.
• End-to-End Campaign Execution: Demonstrated success in planning and delivering creative, memorable marketing campaigns that capture attention in crowded markets.
• Editorial & Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Strong ability to partner with Editors and journalists to translate newsroom priorities into impactful brand marketing campaigns.

• Creative Eye & Project Management: A sharp eye for brand identity, tone, and visual quality, combined with the project management skills to deliver on time and within budget.

• Communication & Relationship Building: Excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence to build trust-based relationships with senior editorial stakeholders.

• Regional Knowledge: Strong familiarity with key regional markets and audiences across the UK and Ireland is highly desirable.

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!)
• 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…