Salary: Up to $85,000 dependant on experience.

We’re looking for a SEO Editor to join Reach’s new editorial team in New York. Working across all of our US sites, this is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in a dynamic, diverse and growing newsroom with ambitious plans for the future.

Reach Plc is the UK’s largest commercial news publisher. We’re home to more than 130 trusted brands, from national titles like the Mirror, Express, Daily Record and Daily Star, to local brands like MyLondon, BelfastLive and the Manchester Evening News.

Since the start of 2023, we have been building out our US operation, headquartered at 200 Liberty St, New York. We’ve launched three standalone brands in the Mirror US, Express US and the Irish Star, covering news, sport, entertainment, politics and lifestyle - all targeted at US audiences.   

We’re now entering a period of rapid growth, and are looking to add ambitious and dynamic talent to our teams.

So if you enjoy a rapid pace, a lively newsroom, a flat structure and the opportunity to work in a scale-up environment backed by the resources of a large organization, Reach Plc could be perfect for you! 

We are happy to consider applications on a flexible working basis, and will always aim to accommodate requests where possible.

This role based in our office at our New York hub, we are therefore open to candidates commutable to New York. Please note in order to be suitable for this role you must be eligible to work in the US.

What will the role involve?

You will help drive audience growth across all search platforms including Google organic and Discover, as well as identify traffic driving opportunities. You will create and maintain entity, tag and topic pages. You will make recommendations to the news team on SEO best practices and keep them up to date on trends and algorithm changes that may affect their content.

You will create SEO guides and training material, updating when needed. You will assist with forward planning content for upcoming high traffic and seasonal topics or events. You will create evergreen content ideas, optimised for search.

Who are we looking for?

Ideally you are an experienced SEO editor with a proven track record of working in a fast paced newsroom environment. More importantly you are someone with in-depth knowledge of SEO & best practices gained from a dedicated SEO position or within an Editorial position within a newsroom.

You understand how to create content that drives engagement and have the skills to guide the rest of your team to do so too. You are passionate about digital storytelling and can meet deadlines with ease.

You have in-depth knowledge of a variety of SEO tools including Google Analytics and Google Console, understanding how to draw content insights and how to share these with our editorial team. You are organised with excellent time management skills to allow you to forward plan content efficiently. You stay up to date with the latest trending topics and are bursting with ideas about how to create engaging, traffic driving content.

What can we offer you?

As well as offering a competitive salary and benefits you can also expect;

• Three weeks holiday allowance, 401k and health cover
• 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
• 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 campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested please apply early to avoid disappointment.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.