Are you as comfortable understanding the significance of what a Secretary of State is telling the House of Commons as you are writing about how a student might need to make £10 of shopping last all week? Are you an experienced journalist with a keen interest in the latest money news? We are looking for a Money Content Editor to join our newly created Content Hub.

This is a fantastic opportunity to write engaging money content for more than 50 major news sites including some of the biggest publishers in the UK including the Daily Express, Mirror, Star, Manchester Evening News, Daily Record, Liverpool Echo and Birmingham Live. 

The Content Hub is home to around 300 journalists from across our business and powered by our amazing brands, delivering brilliant content that drives engagement, impact and results. You’ll be part of our Money and Lifestyle team, publishing original content across our network based on audience data.

So, who are we?

We are Reach Plc, you might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it. We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human.

Oh, and we should probably also mention that with a monthly readership of 47 million people, Reach is the largest commercial publisher in the UK. At Reach, not only will you feel better understood, you will also feel you understand other people better too.

This role is home based and we are therefore open to candidates based across the UK.

What will the role involve?

You will source, write, edit and share money focussed, shareable content stories across our brands web, mobile, app and social platforms. You will tell stories through a variety of channels including videos, pictures and written articles with engaging captions and headlines that get our readers talking. You will use effective social searches and social media to source stories and push your content.

If a big announcement or press conference takes place, you will pick out the newsworthy lines, shaping money coverage for our readers across the country. You will help manage reporters in your team, showing them how to make their stories sing and dance for referrers including Google Discover and spotting lines they should be covering. You will take responsibility for achieving targets as part of the team, utilising analytics to learn lessons and analyse what works. This role will involve working shifts on a rota basis with some evenings/weekends, so a flexible approach is required.

Who are we looking for?

You are an experienced senior NCTJ qualified journalist (or have relevant time served experience) with demonstrable experience writing and editing news content in a regional or national newsroom and excellent media law knowledge. You are an expert digital storyteller with an understanding of how to create engaging content. You have a keen news sense and can leap onto the trending issues of the day. You can create and edit your team's content at pace, meeting deadlines with ease.

You have a keen interest in money news and a desire to report on the latest money issues that will inform and help our readers. You are social media savvy and have proven experience promoting your content across various platforms. You are a supportive people manager level role and have the skills to support and inspire your team through clear communication and motivation.

What can we offer you?

We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;

• Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and well match contributions up to 6%
• 25 days holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years service with Reach, youll 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 youll 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 UKs top 50 Inclusive Employers everyones 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 - youll 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

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.