Sports Content Editor

3 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Reach Full time

It is a really exciting time to join the Reach family across Yorkshire and the North East as we are now looking for a **Sports** **Content Editor** to join our team.

This is a rare opportunity for a talented journalist to take up a senior role directing a creative team of reporters. You will play a pivotal role in our strategy to continue to grow our audience at scale, to deepen our relationship with existing readers and to reach our underserved communities.

This role would be the ideal step for somebody with newsdesk experience or for a senior reporter looking for that next goal. You’ll be passionate about sport and reporting it to the largest audience possible in an eye-catching way, bringing features, analysis and up to the minute reaction to our readers. You will be working in our North East and Yorkshire team, working across our regional brands such as **Leeds Live, Hull Live, Yorkshire Live, Teesside Live and Chronicle Live.**

We’re looking for fresh ideas and new perspectives from people from a wide range of backgrounds, and we want you to tell us the stories you believe are important from our many communities so we can continue to diversify our content.

**So, who are we?**

We are Reach Plc, you might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it. We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human.

Oh, and we should probably also mention that with a monthly readership of 47 million people, Reach is the largest commercial publisher in the UK. At Reach, not only will you feel better understood, you will also feel you understand other people better too.

**Key Responsibilities**
**What will the role involve?**
- Find, develop and edit stories from every area and community across Yorkshire and the North East
- Lead the newsroom to produce content which engages readers and reaches as many people as possible
- Publish to the highest possible digital standards, including optimising for SEO, social media and registration
- Manage home pages and audience engagement channels, including social platforms
- Develop members of the team, supporting them to reach their full potential
- Help build signed in communities, grow our loyal readership and finding new audiences
- Be flexible - this role will involve shift work
- ** This role includes some shift work and weekend working, this will typically involve 1 day every weekend**

**Who are we looking for?**
- ** Ideally an NCTJ or equivalent journalism degree and knowledge of media law**:

- Experience of content management
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop content teams
- Understanding of editorial strategy and brand values
- Strong storytelling skills
- Good digital publishing skills - or a willingness to learn
- An understanding of social media both in terms of finding content and sharing it
- An understanding of how to use analytics to inform content commissioning and production - or a willingness to learnFirst-class organisational skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to present in conference
- Adaptable, flexible, creative and full of flair
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to take instruction as well as manage own workload efficiently

**Package Description**
**What can we offer you?**
We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;
- ** Help saving for your retirement** - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
- ** 25 days’ holiday per year when you join**. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a **Holiday Purchase Scheme**:

- ** Giving back day** - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
- ** Enhanced family leave** - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
- ** Private Healthcare Cash Plan** - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
- ** As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers** everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
- ** Wellbeing support** - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your nearest and dearest, a free subscription to mindfulness app Headspace and access to free mental health coaching through Sanctus
- ** Awesome career opportunities** - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
- We are also a member of the **30% Club**, a global



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