Associate - Digital Subscriptions & Growth

Overview

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.

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.

Reach is building out our subscription proposition rapidly with strong targets in 2026. With a start up mentality, diving new subscriptions and retaining existing readers is at the core of our audience subscription strategy across growth. As a part of this growth, we are looking for a new addition to our Subscription team.

This isn't a traditional junior role; you won't be confined to a single department. One day you might be testing a new paywall feature with our engineers, the next you may be conducting deep-dive research into competitor pricing models. You will sit at the intersection of Product, Marketing, Editorial, and Operations. Your primary job is to learn fast, execute flawlessly, and help the core team unblock bottlenecks as we scale.

You’ll help us move the needle on core metrics (CPA, LTV, Churn) and monitor engagement analytics, and help run A/B tests on acquisition channels. You will be the "first user" for everything we build, mapping user journeys, conducting QA on new features, and identifying the "friction points" that stand between a reader and a subscription. You’ll manage day to day “engine room tasks”, being a key player in our fast moving, fast growing operation!

This is a hybrid position working two days per week from our Canary Wharf Hub.

• Map user journeys and conduct QA on new features as the first user.
• Identify friction points that hinder reader subscriptions and help unblock bottlenecks.
• Monitor engagement analytics and contribute to decision making on acquisition channels.
• Run A/B tests and support the optimization of paywall and onboarding experiences.
• Collaborate across Product, Marketing, Editorial and Operations to align on subscription growth goals.

This role is well suited towards a STEM graduate looking for a career defining role, or individuals seeking a career pivot. If you’re the sort of person who can grasp a new software tool, a data set, or a complex marketing concept quickly, and you know how to look at numbers, spot the "so what?", and turn data into a story, then we would welcome you to apply.

You will learn more in 6 months here than in 2 years at a wider corporate graduate scheme. As the internal business grows, you will have the opportunity to specialise in Product, Growth, or Operations, and so individuals with curiosity, an interest in genuine learning and growth opportunities will be well suited to this position.

In a nutshell, if you are a go getter who wants to be hands on in a fast moving, start up environment, have an aptitude for analytics and data, and a genuine interest in the media and want to be a part of it, this will be a great role for 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:
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