Audience Editor

Overview

Audience Editor role (Fixed term contract - 12 months).

Location:

Remote - UK. Division:
Editorial. Department:
Central Hub. Salary currency: GBP Sterling. This role is primarily home based with regular office travel for those located near our Bristol, Plymouth or Exeter work spaces. We are ideally looking for candidates based in the South West, but we are open to candidates from across the UK.

You will identify the best audience opportunities to drive growth across the Reach portfolio, ensuring content is packaged appropriately for the correct platform to drive high performance. You will manage social media channels for Bristol Live, Somerset Live, Gloucestershire Live, Devon Live, Plymouth Live, and Cornwall Live. You will ensure others in the team follow the principles set out for driving maximum growth in key areas while continually identifying new areas of opportunity for our brands.

You will curate newsletters and drive interest in them through a targeted distribution strategy, whilst helping to grow direct messaging channels. You will implement projects to grow registered users, finding new ways to promote content off-platform and connect with new readers.

You have hands-on newsroom writing experience and a proven track record of growing and engaging audiences across social media and newsletters. You are a senior NCTJ/NQJ or equivalent qualified journalist, with up-to-date media law knowledge. You have a passion for digital storytelling and understand its vital impact on both local and national levels.

You are an excellent communicator with exceptional time management skills, allowing you to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. We thrive on collaboration, so you are a natural team player who values collective success and open dialogue. You have a strong understanding of all current social media platforms (especially Facebook) and you are an evangelist for audience engagement.

You have the agility and willingness to adapt to the rapidly changing needs of digital audiences as well as shifting business priorities. You have a solid understanding of the South West and you are familiar with our brands and audiences.

• 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.
• 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 to support work-life balance, inclusion and progression.
• A healthcare cash plan for medical expenses and fast access to doctor's appointments.
• Car lease scheme with salary sacrifice for an electric or hybrid car.
• Wellbeing support, including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your family.
• Discounts, including 15% off with Reach's online marketplace, Yimbly.
• Interest-free loans for season tickets and technology.

If you’re excited about this role but don’t tick every single box, please don’t let that stop you from applying. We value potential, passion and the perspectives that different backgrounds bring to our work. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair and welcoming to all, without discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.