Content Editor

Company Description

We are looking for a Content Editor to join the Marketing team at Reach Work – part of Reach Plc, the UK’s largest national and regional news publisher.

ReachWork is a portfolio of specialist job sites GAAPweb.com (Finance & Accountancy), TotallyLegal.com (Legal) and SecsInTheCity.co.uk (PABusiness Support).

You’ll be responsible for optimising job adverts across our sites, working closely with our commercial teams to ensure strong results for clients, as well as writing career content for our blogs, managing our partnerships and sharing content across our social channels.

As a part of the Marketing team, you’ll be the voice of the brands and your role will be focused on both B2B (employers & recruiters) and B2C (job seeker) audiences.

About us

Hello, we’re Reach. Every day, our trusted news, stories and content connect with millions of people where they live whether that’s on their social feed or at their neighbourhood newsstand; through their local community or their take on the hot topic of the day.

Were home to more than 120 brands from household names like the Mirror, Express, Daily Star and Daily Record, to local titles like MyLondon, BelfastLive, and the Manchester Evening News, and brands making a splash in the US like the Irish Star.

Its our ability to understand people and the things that matter to them that makes us the UK and ROIs largest commercial news publisher. We reach 70% of the UKs online population, 10% of the US online population, and over 100 million social followers around the world, reflecting who they are, where they live and what they love.

Your story, with Reach

As a modern media organisation, were much more than just news. And it takes a wide range of people and skills to serve diverse audiences, customers and communities like we do.

We know everyone has their own story to tell, so we’ve built an environment where every background is respected and every day is a day to explore.

We’ll help you build a career that works with your life, while giving you the space to create and grow.

Job Description

Join us as a Content Editor and shape the voice of our brands. In this dynamic role, youll optimise job adverts across our platforms, ensuring top results for clients while crafting engaging career content for our blogs. Youll cater to both B2B and B2C audiences by refining job descriptions to boost visibility and response rates.

Your responsibilities include researching and writing marketspecific career articles, managing social media content, including video creation, and collaborating with partners on commissioned content and event promotions. Youll work closely with our SEO consultant to enhance organic traffic through best practices and maintain a collaborative relationship with commercial teams to ensure client success.

You will own the tone of voice for each brand and act as a gatekeeper for all written content on the ReachWork sites.

We’d love you to work flexibly, and this role is mainly homebased with a few days each month based from our Canary Wharf head office. Our team works a 9 day fortnight, with every other Friday off.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with experience in content editing, content marketing or copywriting, with experience of writing a variety of content from social media posts and onsite messaging, through to white papers and long form articles.

You will have an understanding of SEO best practice and experience of optimising content for search engines.

How well look after you

We take good care of our people and that means more than just a pay packet. Whatever your role, youll get a range of benefits. Here are our standard UK & ROI benefits please check the specifics out for your role when you apply. We are offering a salary of up to £27,000 depending on experience and benefits including;

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as an extra day after youve 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 days 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 like getting married, moving house or welcoming a new addition to the family (human or furry!)

• Bonus scheme youll get a stake in our success and a chance to add to your annual earnings.

• Help saving for your retirement well match your company pension contributions up to 6% and you can contribute through salary sacrifice.

• Supportive and progressive people policies we’re proud to have a range of policies to support people in their lives in and outside work, including enhanced family leave and policies to promote flexibility, inclusion and progression. We believe you shouldn’t have to wait to join us to know what to expect from us, which is why we share this overview of the policies we have in place to support families and carers. If theres something you want to understand more about, just ask it won’t make a difference to your application.

• A healthcare cash plan giving you money back for a range of medical expenses and fast access to doctors appointments.

• Car lease scheme you can buy a brand new electric or hybrid car through our leasing partner, and pay for it through salary sacrifice.

• Wellbeing support including a 247 assistance programme for you and your family.

• Access to lots of discounts including 15% off with Reachs very own online marketplace, Yimbly, where you can buy everything from homewares to beauty products.

• Interestfree loans including for season tickets and technology.

• Additional Information

  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.