Marketing – the UK’s leading community for senior marketers – is looking for an innovative and energetic news editor to spearhead constant improvements in its digital daily output of news, analysis and agenda-setting opinion.
The news editor is Marketing’s website champion – www.marketingmagazine.co.uk. They will play a pivotal role in helping the editor to find ingenious new ways to engage and excite the PPA Award-nominated title’s audience of decision-makers in the marketing sector, online and on mobile.
The ideal candidate, who is likely to have come from a digital news editing background, sits at the heart of the team. They lead a core ‘news desk’ of two reporters and a digital content manager, and work closely with the rest of the senior team to ensure a constant stream of attention-grabbing and insightful content. Razor-sharp writing and editing skills are a key requisite to ensure all content is of the highest quality.
The news editor is responsible for developing an already strong online performance through the distribution of Marketing’s daily e-bulletin and the management of its social media feeds on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, where the title has about 320,000 followers.
They will have a keen nose for what makes an insightful news story as well as a clear understanding of the kind of entertaining, shareable content to help grow traffic and drive engagement. We want marketers to be talking about Marketing and talking with us. Their world is all about creating a buzz for their customers, and that’s what we strive to do for them. The candidate will have:
At least two years experience as digital news editor at a trade or consumer title
In-depth knowledge of the marketing and communications industry
Experience managing a team of reporters
Superb writing and editing skills
A keen understanding of SEO and an eagerness to evolve best practice
An understanding of analytics and using real-time data to shape content strategy
Experience managing social media pages as a key distribution tool
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
The ability to keep calm under pressure
How to apply
To apply please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@haymarket.com