Deputy News Editor – Ipswich

We’re looking for a dynamic Deputy News Editor who can build on the East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star’s online growth, while also ensuring our thousands of print readers get the rich storytelling they deserve in their daily paper.

You’ll work with a team of journalists in our newsroom in Ipswich, Suffolk, to get the most out of their stories.

Key Responsibilities

You will grow the audience on the brands’ websites, drive digital subscriptions, help reporters cater to our loyal audience, and ensure our newsletters are of a high standard.

You will work alongside the rest of the newsdesk editors, motivating, mentoring and developing the reporting team.

You will help run the day-to-day news agenda, planning, investigations and campaigns.

You will also lead the content mix for the two printed daily newspapers.

When other editors are away, you will step up and fulfil those duties.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

We are looking for a creative, digitally savvy operator who understands the needs of a modern newsroom and wants to help deliver the best stories to our audience.

The ideal candidates would already be working on a news desk or be experienced senior reporters looking for the next step up.

You will have an excellent knowledge of media law and will be comfortable dealing with members of the public. You may often write your own articles as well.

You will:

Be able to inspire a team
Drive our news agenda
Deputise for other editors when they are off
Thrive working under pressure – including reacting to breaking news
Know exactly what makes a story
Be creative and full of ideas
Write articles when needed
Create the right mix of content, for the right time of day and platform – online and in print
Be able to process and edit copy for both print and online
Place copy on pages for the newspapers

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.