Content Editor - Liverpool Echo

We are looking for a Content Editor to join the Liverpool Echo. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Content Editor looking for a new challenge or a senior reporter keen to take the next step in their journalism career. You will play a key 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.

The ideal candidate will be confident taking the lead on big breaking news coverage, brimming with story ideas and a creative and innovative thinker. We’re looking for fresh ideas and new perspectives from people from a wide range of backgrounds so we can continue to diversify our content. This role is based in our Liverpool city centre Hub and we are therefore open to candidates based in and around Liverpool.

What will the role involve?

• You will support a team of reporters to deliver great content, including words, pictures, video, data and interactives, ensuring we get the highest possible levels of audience engagement.
• You will organise and manage the publishing of fresh, engaging, accurate and legally-sound news and lifestyle content.
• Live coverage is a vital part of our newsrooms, so you will use your excellent news sense to know when to launch live blogs for big stories and how to maintain momentum as readers flock to our sites.
• You will be a hands-on people manager, supporting and inspiring your team to pitch and write great stories.
• You will oversee our websites and social media channels, helping to develop our social strategy.
• You will play a crucial role in developing our Customer Value Strategy, focusing on newsletters and looking for opportunities to maximise our audience loyalty.
• This role will involve working shifts on a rota basis including evenings and weekends so a flexible approach is required.

Who are we looking for?

• You are an experienced senior journalist with your Senior NCTJ/NQJ Level 6 journalism (or in-house equivalent) qualification or relevant time served with extensive UK media law knowledge.
• You have a proven track record of writing and editing digital news content in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
• You are a first class writer and storyteller with a thorough understanding of our news brands and audience engagement strategies.
• You have a good understanding of SEO, search, social and digital audience behaviour.
• You are social media savvy and have experience utilising various social platforms including but not limited to Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok.
• Ideally you have prior people management experience, or you are keen to step up into a management role, utilising your communication, motivation and people skills to do so.
• You have excellent local knowledge and can use this to inform your content decisions.

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 will 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 days 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 is 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 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest.
• Awesome career opportunities - you'll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes.

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.