Audience and Content Editor – Reading & High Wycombe

We are looking for a newsroom leader to help shape one of the UK’s top news regions across print and online platforms.

Working for The Reading Chronicle, Bucks Free Press and associated weeklies, this is a great opportunity for an outstanding journalist to help shape and drive the news agenda on a busy city patch.

The Audience and Content Editor position is a hybrid role across print and online, but we are looking for a qualified candidate who feels comfortable leading a team of reporters and making quick decisions in a fast-paced environment.

You will work alongside a team of Audience and Content Editors in developing the reporting team and helping them get the very best out of their stories for print and online.

Key Responsibilities

This job’s primary focus will be on our print products: working alongside the Regional Editor to craft and shape our titles to ensure a quality read is available on newsstands in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire day in, day out.

From seeing a story through from tip-off to splash, working closely on front page and inside story selection, to leading subscription-driving campaigns and investigations, and liaising with our print production staff whose job it is to oversee design and subbing, this role is essential to the running of an effective team.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

We are looking for creative people who understand the needs and pressures of a modern newsroom and want to help us deliver the best possible products to our audience.

The ideal candidates would already be working on a newsdesk or could be an experienced senior reporter looking for the next step up.

You will have excellent knowledge of the law and will be comfortable dealing with members of the public.

Candidates should be available to work in Reading and High Wycombe and must have a full NCTJ qualification.

You will:

Be able to inspire and enthuse a team
Embrace the chance to have fun in your job and with your team
Drive our news agenda
Work under pressure
Be reactive, creative, and full of ideas
Create the right mix of content for the right time of day and platform
Know exactly what makes a story and how to tell it for different platforms

The closing date for applications is October 2. However, we will begin the recruitment and interview process as and when applications arrive.

If this sounds like the job for you, email your CV and a brief covering letter

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
Holiday buy scheme for extra flexibility
Structured career progression & ongoing training
Pension plan
Employee Helpline counselling and advice
Perks & discounts including:
- Gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye care
- Retail discounts
Team building days & annual volunteer charity day

About Newsquest Media Group

We are a media company with a difference. We are committed to bringing a voice to your region by investing in a passionate team of journalists who proudly serve their communities by sharing authoritative news that readers trust. Our sales teams provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions.

We are one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK and have a portfolio of more than 250+ local news brands and magazines online and in print. With an online audience of 41 million users a month and 7 million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population.

In addition to our local news brands, we own several digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1jobs and s1homes, Exchange & Mart, and Newsquest Specialist Media. We also own LOCALiQ, an award-winning digital marketing agency that specialises in driving more leads, increasing online growth and generating return on marketing investment on behalf of thousands of UK SMBs.